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AFPDS w/overlay is not WYSIWYG

When printing a *AFPDS spool file with an overlay, variable text data print differently than they display with the AFP Workbench Viewer and will not align properly. Overlay is fine, but text data is all over the page. Using Helvetica 9pt. and printing to a HP8150N printer. What am I missing?

View Answer   |  Jul 14 2009  9:45 PM GMT
AFP, AFPDS, overlay
asked by Prime8

  60 pts.

Transfer *SAVF to another AS400 box

Hi, Can anybody tell me as how to transfer a save file from one iSeries to another. I am using FTP. I tried the following FTP "Remote machine" after loggin in Typed BINARY NAME FMT 1 then i tried the PUT command... it did not work, may be my syntax was wrong or something. Can somebody help please....

View Answer   |  Jul 14 2009  12:21 AM GMT
FTP, Save/Restore Objects, SAVF
asked by Rockleadme

  385 pts.

Control Panel Problem iseries

My iSeries model 520 (power 5) control panel is out of function. All the buttons not functioning at all. Anybody know what happening?

View Answer   |  Jul 9 2009  5:41 AM GMT
iSeries, IBM System i 520, iSeries administration
asked by Vios

  5 pts.

Create a file with formulas on the iSeries and send to Excel.

I can create a file in SQL that has formulas in it (i.e. '=A1*B1') and I can send them to my PC and open them in Excel. However, the formulas are showing instead of the results. If I click inside the cell and hit Enter, I get the value instead of the formula. BUT, I want this automated and don't...

View Answer   |  Jul 8 2009  3:49 PM GMT
iSeries, AS/400, SQL
asked by JeffWilson

  20 pts.

Unable to open log.nsf

I was running Notes 5 on an iSeries and need to restart it to restore some files. Can I just delete the log.nsf on the AS/400 or rename it? How do I get past this error? The reason I need to restart it is because I'm trying to copy mail files off the AS/400 that are more than 2gb. It tells me I...

View Answer   |  Jul 7 2009  5:27 PM GMT
Domino log, AS/400 logs, iSeries
asked by Kathryn

  20 pts.

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...

View Answer   |  Jul 7 2009  3:18 PM GMT
AS/400, iSeries, iSeries applications
asked by Dixonpmi

  5 pts.

SQL embedded in RPGLE

RPGLE program with five modules updating different set of files. Main module calls others each time a customer is being processed to change some specific detail in many files. There are many customers, so the modules are called many times (LR is set on only at the end of the whole process). Each...

View Answer   |  Jul 7 2009  7:20 AM GMT
SQL, RPGLE, performance
asked by Mawc

  5 pts.

IFS folders are suddenly read-only from XP client

Has anyone else had a problem with IFS folders where they have suddenly gone to read-only when accessing them from an XP client using WIndows Explorer and UNC or mapped network drive. Checking the folder permissions on the iSeries shows that public has all rights, but the properties on the PC show...

View Answer   |  Jul 2 2009  11:05 AM GMT
IFS, iSeries, AS/400 credentials
asked by Djac

  685 pts.

How to create iSeries printer file width greater than 378 limit?

Is it possible to create an iSeries spooled printer file with a width greater than the 378 character limit on the CRTPRTF command? Possibly using an AFP function? The spooled file is intended to be imported into the COMPLEO utility for conversion to EXCEL. There is no need to print the spooled...

View Answer   |  Jun 26 2009  8:47 PM GMT
iSeries, CRTPRTF, Symtrax Compleo
asked by Shuete

  25 pts.

Advantages of AS400

Hi, Pls let me know the Advantages of AS400 when compared to windows,unix servers. regards S.Manjunath

View Answer   |  Jun 25 2009  11:40 AM GMT
iSeries, AS/400
asked by Accenture

  75 pts.

How to remove printed spooled file from output que list

We had several files that printed remain in either 'PND', 'WTR', or 'PRT' status. I ended the writer and was able to delete the ones in PND and WTR status. The file with PRT status remains. It does not affect printing other files. Tried vary off/on, stop/start writer, cleared printer buffer,...

View Answer   |  Jun 23 2009  9:21 PM GMT
AS/400, AS/400 printing, iSeries
asked by Kamari

  25 pts.

RUNRMTCMD - triggered from Iseries - will no longer run on PC windows 2000

We run RUNRMTCMD from Iseries. This command was executing fine until 10/14/08. We had a powersurge at that time. Since then we can no longer get the RUNRMtCMD command to run a converter program on the PC. We can run the converter program on the PC manually - takes documents from network file...

View Answer   |  Jun 18 2009  4:01 PM GMT
RUNRMTCMD, iSeries, AS/400 command keys
asked by Pgmr

  50 pts.

iSeries Navigator V5R3M0

Hi all, I have a DDS from a logical file on my system: A R I55120 PFILE(F55120) A K ICBOX A S ICSTAT COMP(EQ 'I') A ICTIPC COMP(EQ '1') How can I make this index...

View Answer   |  Jun 18 2009  3:39 AM GMT
iSeries Navigator, V5R3, DDS
asked by RBDSILVA

  305 pts.

V5R4 IBM support

Hi all - does anyone know when IBM will cease to support V5R4 of the iSeries operating system?

View Answer   |  Jun 17 2009  9:59 AM GMT
AS/400, iSeries, V5R4
asked by Bristoldoug

  35 pts.

CRTDEVPRT - problem creating print device on iSeries

I have created print device on my iSeries (CRTDEVPRT). Have successfully done this on many occasions on the same box and as recently as 6/9/09. When I using the same parameters using 10.7.xxx.xx IP address the report goes to PND status and does not print. Any other IP address and the...

View Answer   |  Jun 15 2009  6:09 PM GMT
CRTDEVPRT, iSeries printing, iSeries
asked by BrentSheets

  6535 pts.

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 ...

View Answer   |  Jun 8 2009  8:12 PM GMT
iSeries, iSeries RPG programming, AS/400 upgrading
asked by Lovemyi

  1470 pts.

Parameter list is not refreshed from previous calls

I created a command with validity checker defined. The validation work fine but the parameter list is not refreshed from previous calls to the command. I've defined a simple list for "user name " parameter in my command. If I give 3 user names (A, B, & C) in the list, in the next call even if I...

View Answer   |  Jun 8 2009  6:02 PM GMT
AS/400, iSeries, CL programming
asked by Rohithsharma84

  15 pts.

Running IE from i-series

I need to access a web app from the i-series. Any ideas on the best way to do this?

View Answer   |  Jun 3 2009  7:44 PM GMT
Remote procedure calls, Internet Explorer, IE
asked by Jjjlake

  40 pts.

QAQQINI File

What is the QAQQINI file? Does it have to be in every library? I saw someone mention ignore_derived_index and setting it to yes. My files don't even have that value. I have the file in QSYS, QUSRSYS, and one of our test libraries. Are there any other options I should worry about? Currently,...

View Answer   |  Jun 2 2009  12:23 AM GMT
QAQQINI, SQL, iSeries
asked by Dcantwell

  180 pts.

Rebuilding Logical Files

What does rebuilding a logical file do? Is rebuilding the same as recompiling? Or, is it a separate process How often should they be rebuilt? If you reorganize a physical file, does that rebuild the logical files as well?

View Answer   |  May 27 2009  4:57 PM GMT
iSeries, Database maintenance, Rebuilding Logical Files
asked by Dcantwell

  180 pts.

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