ISeries Applications

Windows services connecting to iSeries

Hi, We have an application which has an Authentication service running on a windows server and this service is connecting to the iSeries. In an unlikely event of iSeries not being available (eg if the backups are running longer than expected), the service tries to connect to iSeries and fails. This...

AS400/iseries infoprint server IPDS printing to windows printer

We currently use software to control IPDS generated printer files and route to a windows printer. I am hoping we can get rid of this if we upgrade to use Infoprint server feature. Our main driver is that IPDS output needs to go straight to a windows printer. I see from the IBM red book that the...

Does anyone know if Version 4.05 of BPCS is compatible with V5R3 of i5/OS?

We upgraded out production machine to V5R3 of i5/OS and we are seeing an issue with BPCS programs not compiling that use to before. This includes errors with /COPY statements that were found but now showing the following errors * QRG2001 Severity: 30 Number: 11 ...

WEB / iSeries

Where do you foresee browser-based iSeries access applications going, with regard to development portals, user interface methodologies, etc. ?

Address validation or checking software

I'm looking for a software that check and/or correct address entry, Is there an application for Iseries based? I've found some windows and Web based applications but not on the AS400.

CPYFRMSTMF

Get error CPFA0DB The operation expected an object in the Qsys.Lib. Cmd issued: CPYFRMSTMF FROMSTMF('/LINOMA/AMBLINOMA/APPX855') TOMBR('QSYS.LIB/MCKESSON .LIB/MCKSSRC.FILE/APPXW855.MBR') MBROPT(*REPLACE)

HTTP Server i5 V5R4

I have the same or similar symptoms as a previous post, but the solution does not solve the problem: We've i5 515 Machine with V5R4M0. After applying the HTTP Latese (cumulative) PTF's, I'm able to have the Main "i5/OS Tasks" page. But when I click on "IBM Web Administration for i5/OS", "Internal...

EDI running on V5R4 OS iSeries

We are currently looking at upgrading our OS for the iSeries to V5R4. The stopping block is support for EDI and Cyclone. We are in the process of moving EDI to our Unix system the project will not be complete by the time we are scheduled to do the upgrade. EDI and Cyclone say they no longer...

iSeries - ending jobs in one sbs

Hi, in our application we need to end all jobs in sbs Qbatch (not the subsystem, but jobs only). Do you know how to do it?

Using Adopt Authority on a menu system that transfers to another job

I have a system with an old menu system that transfers the interactive job to another job. When you look at WRKACTJOB and see a + next to the interactive job, there are other jobs below this from the menu system. Does Adopt authority above the menu system follow down to the transferred jobs and...

SETLL vs. LOOKUP

Fact based opinions requested. Is it faster to perform a SETLL on a file to do an existence test or read the file (note: it has a very small number of records) into a program array during *INZSR and then do a LOOKUP to do the existence test?

How to package a software ready to be commercialized

I wrote a software and I’m playing with the thought of commercializing it. When selling an iSeries software, how should it be packaged? I was thinking of saving it into a SAVF and to distribute the SAVF with installation instructions. Is there a more “professional” way of doing this? ...