OKIDATA 321 from Jet Direct
I have a HP Jet Direct on a Lan connected to an AS/400. I can configure and print to Laser jets just fine, but I cannot get any print from a Okidata 321 Turbo using similar configuration. Any tips on what to do differently?

Answer Question   |  February 25, 2010  4:55 PM
Device description, iSeries, JetDirect, Okidata 321

Add exit program in iSeries
How can I add an exit program to exit point QIBM_QTG_DEVINIT when the exit point is already registered as Allow deregister = *no and Allow change = *no?                               Display Exit Point                                                                               System: Exit point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   QIBM_QTG_DEVINIT        Exit point format  [...]

Answer Question   |  February 19, 2010  8:49 PM
iSeries, QIBM_QTG_DEVINIT

Creating Menus / Panel Groups – IBM RedBooks
Can anyone point me in the direction of an AS400 Redbook or link on creating *UIM type menu’s from panel groups?

Answer Question   |  February 17, 2010  9:53 AM
IBM RedBooks, iSeries

JDE Enterprise Unicode
We are upgrading from JDE A7.30 co-existance to Enterprise One. The database has been converted to Unicode. I have another application (Avantis) which integrates to DDM files on a second iSeries which does not use Unicode. How can I access/create these DDM files to appear non-unicode to the second iSeries?

Answer Question   |  March 18, 2011  4:17 PM
Avantis, iSeries, JDE, JDE E1 9.0, Unicode

Data Transfer in iseries
I am transferring a non keyed Physical File from an i5 to a .txt file on my PC.  Is there a way to force the resulting sequence of records in the .txt file on my PC to be the same as the Physical File on the i5 ? The sequence is inconsistent, sometime the same, [...]

Answer Question   |  February 20, 2010  6:55 PM
AS/400, iSeries, iSeries Access

PDF Mapping Program Email Activity Log in iSeries
Using PDF Mapping program as the PDF User Program in a PSFCFG object. Modified program to write a log when an email with PDF attachment is created. Program is called from within PSFCFG twice each time – but I only need one record, anyone have any suggestions or has anyone resoved this problem in the [...]

Answer Question   |  February 9, 2010  11:41 PM
AS/400 PDF, iSeries, PDF, PDF mapping program, PDF user program

Text Editor (Word Processor) on iSeries.
On our system we have limitless text for our Items. We developed a rudimentary text editor many years ago which is also used for creating letters (for emails/faxes etc) but ideally we would like to buy a decent ‘text editor’ that is native to the iSeries. Does anyone know of such a utility/product that we could integrate into [...]

Answer Question   |  February 8, 2010  12:48 PM
AS/400, iSeries, RPG IV, RPGLE

Copying on Iseries
I usually use two iSeries windows. How can I create a macro that will copy everything from iSeries window A to B? (mirror the information) *I dont mean recording keystrokes because the information is already in the first window….Help please!

Answer Question   |  February 5, 2010  5:44 PM
copy, iSeries, iSeries macros

variable record file
how ndm manage a varaible record if you define the same file with two diferent record size. one with 348 and the other with 356 with the same blocking factor

Answer Question   |  February 5, 2010  4:16 PM
IBM Z890, IBM Z9, iSeries

Deleting an S36 file
We have a file in our S36 environment with a 9 character name. How can I delete it?

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2010  3:12 PM
File management programs, iSeries, S/36

Touch Screen Programming in iSeries
Hi Folks, Can anyone give some pointers on touch sensitive screen programming or where I could get some info and guidance? I have seen these being used at supermarket checkouts but not in business applications.  Are there any restrictions to these being used in business applications (iseries)? Thanks.  

Answer Question   |  January 4, 2011  10:18 PM
iSeries, Touch Screen Programming

V6R1 Service Monitor detected a software problem
Received the following software problem, not sure what it means, can anyone help? Problem message ID . . . . . . . : CPI93B9 Severity . . . . . . . . . . . . : None Problem type . . . . . . . . . . : Machine detected [...]

Answer Question   |  February 5, 2010  1:38 PM
iSeries, V6R1

File overrides within interactive SQL sessions – how are they applied?
I have an issue where, in an interactive SQL on an iSeries (V5r4) despite specifying the library and file name for a delete statement, the action deletes from a file listed in the overrides. Is there a way to prevent this from happening?

Answer Question   |  February 3, 2010  10:58 AM
AS/400, AS/400 SQL, iSeries, SQL, SQL Sessions, V5R4

AS/400 UPS breaks, stops computer, and it’s out of warranty
I have AS400 [strong]9406-510[/strong]. My AS400 was connected to UPS “PW9125″, the UPS is broken. I disconnected (all cables) the UPS from AS400 and directly plug AS400 to wall outlet. I start IPL, but it stopped at code A6005090 (the light, like lightning   was on). What caused the code A6005090 ? Is it possible that because [...]

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2010  8:23 PM
IBM 9406, iSeries, iSeries error messages

IFS File Permissions When Uploading a File via PHP
Hello All, I’ve written a php script that uploads a file to the IFS using the following function: move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploaded']['tmp_name'], $target) It successfully uploads the file.  But, does not inherit the permissions of the folder it is contained under. I tried setting the upload_tmp_dir to a special folder with the permissions set. This didn’t help at [...]

Answer Question   |  March 3, 2010  8:28 PM
iSeries, PHP, Zend

SNDDST subject line
How can I put info onto the subject line when I use SNDDST on the iSeries?

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2010  4:42 PM
iSeries

Windows 7 mapped drives with Client Access
Using client access 5.4 with iseries os 5.1. Most parts of client access is working ok but cannot create a mapped drive. Is this there some setting tha i have missed?

Answer Question   |  February 2, 2010  9:57 AM
AS/400, Client Access, Client Access 5.4, Client Access 5.x, iSeries, Network connectivity, Windows 7

Change color on portion of 80 character field in certain conditions
In my qddssrc file I have an 80 character field that I move different literals to depending on certain conditions. In one case I want to be able to change positions 17 thru 26 of the 80 character literal to a different color than the rest of the line. Do any keywords exist to do [...]

Answer Question   |  January 27, 2010  7:34 PM
iSeries

Why does the keyword END is not accepted at the end of a stored proc ?
Hey guys,  I have thise error in SQL stored proc.  I’m on ISERIES and I use RUNSQLSTM to very my procedure. could you help ?  It’s seem I can’t put a END at the end! ———————     160            AND DUDGCT = CDCODE                                              161            AND SUBSTRING(CDCEL3,1,4) = (                                    162      SELECT CLSTHE FROM [...]

Answer Question   |  January 26, 2010  9:03 PM
DB2, iSeries, SQL

CL Parameter Problem
Hello All, I have a Net.Data macro that calls a CL program to do some processing. We have two iSeries: Dev and Prod Using the same code on Dev as is on Prod, the production CL program is getting the parameter values a different way. When you put the programs into debug, Here’s what one [...]

Answer Question   |  July 15, 2010  3:54 PM
AS/400, AS400 Hex Invalid data, CL Parameters, iSeries, net.data