Does V6R1 Support previous versions
Does V6R1 still support older versions of IBM OS/400. E.g. does it still support IBM System36, IBM System 38, File naming conventions (TU.TABLE),relative files of System36 etc
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| September 14, 2010 2:41 PM
AS/400 interoperability, iSeries interoperability, OS/400, S/36, S38, V6R1
Does V6R1 still support older versions of IBM OS/400. E.g. does it still support IBM System36, IBM System 38, File naming conventions (TU.TABLE),relative files of System36 etc
Bold printing with an HP P1006
I have an HP P1006 that will not print bold when emulating from BosaNova. All of the other HP printers here emulate an HP LJ 4 and print perfect. If I attempt to emulate this printer as an HP LJ 4 nothing prints at all. I get the same results when trying HP III, or [...]
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| October 11, 2010 2:58 PM
HP Printer, HP Printer Problem, iSeries printing, OS/400, Printing
I have an HP P1006 that will not print bold when emulating from BosaNova. All of the other HP printers here emulate an HP LJ 4 and print perfect. If I attempt to emulate this printer as an HP LJ 4 nothing prints at all. I get the same results when trying HP III, or [...]
Service Mode Logging in AS/400
When a service engineer log into an AS/400, is there a way to bypass Systems Activity Logging? Meaning the login does not show on Activity Log. This is talking about a running AS/400 without powering down or reIPL.
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| September 5, 2010 1:31 AM
Activity logs, AS/400 administration, AS/400 error messages, OS/400
When a service engineer log into an AS/400, is there a way to bypass Systems Activity Logging? Meaning the login does not show on Activity Log. This is talking about a running AS/400 without powering down or reIPL.
*INLR causes files to close and can’t reopen
Hi All.. I am a big fan of this website and have been reading the questions posted by many fellow members since recent times and the responses.. Thx to all for all the knowledge sharing .. has been really absorbing. Well even i have had some of queries related to As400.. Thxful if anyone can [...]
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| September 3, 2010 7:30 AM
*INLR, *INLR in RPG, AS/400, OS/400
Hi All.. I am a big fan of this website and have been reading the questions posted by many fellow members since recent times and the responses.. Thx to all for all the knowledge sharing .. has been really absorbing. Well even i have had some of queries related to As400.. Thxful if anyone can [...]
Remote Location Not Secure
HI, I am trying to pass through from on AS400 to another using strpasthr rmtusrid(*current) and am receiving error message CPD8905(password required). The lower level messages tell me that I am receiving this error due to my remote location not being secure. It shows that it is secure in the system’s configuration list(wrkcfgl). I also [...]
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| February 10, 2012 5:25 PM
AS/400, OS/400, Remote Sessions, V5R4
HI, I am trying to pass through from on AS400 to another using strpasthr rmtusrid(*current) and am receiving error message CPD8905(password required). The lower level messages tell me that I am receiving this error due to my remote location not being secure. It shows that it is secure in the system’s configuration list(wrkcfgl). I also [...]
Can I hot-swap hard drives on AS400?
I have a failed drive on 9406-620. This leaves me with 4 drives unprotected. I’m concerned if I shut the system down it will not come back up. Is there a way to hot swap a drive or to deactivate the 5 drives (moving date to other drives). Ihave plenty of unused space on remaining drives. [...]
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| August 19, 2010 8:51 PM
AS/400, Hard Drive Installation, OS/400, V5R1
I have a failed drive on 9406-620. This leaves me with 4 drives unprotected. I’m concerned if I shut the system down it will not come back up. Is there a way to hot swap a drive or to deactivate the 5 drives (moving date to other drives). Ihave plenty of unused space on remaining drives. [...]
Expanding subfile in OS/400
HI, I am doing a small program on expanding subfile(page forward). ITs working fine till display. BUt if I press the page down till the last page its fine,after that too (last page is shown) if i press pagedown the last record is getting added again and again and so the subfile size is getting [...]
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| August 16, 2010 8:12 AM
iSeries, OS/400, RPGLE, V5R4
HI, I am doing a small program on expanding subfile(page forward). ITs working fine till display. BUt if I press the page down till the last page its fine,after that too (last page is shown) if i press pagedown the last record is getting added again and again and so the subfile size is getting [...]
TCP1A77 error
Hi, i do update my OS40 to V6.1 but since i have problem with my STRTCPSVR command when my system is in restricted stat. i got all the time the msgid TCP1A77 (TCP1A77 STRTCPSVR completed successfully; however errors occurred) so my backup counld’t start without activiting manually the IP interface needed to communicate with the [...]
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| August 15, 2010 6:58 PM
OS/400, OS/400 Upgrades, TCP1A77, V6R1
Hi, i do update my OS40 to V6.1 but since i have problem with my STRTCPSVR command when my system is in restricted stat. i got all the time the msgid TCP1A77 (TCP1A77 STRTCPSVR completed successfully; however errors occurred) so my backup counld’t start without activiting manually the IP interface needed to communicate with the [...]
Reading logical with different key fields scenario
Hi, I have a physical file FILE with fields A, B and C. I am using these fields as KEY fields in logical file FILELF. But in my program, i have scenarios like:- a. Read FILE on the basis of key fields A ,B and C, if not found then b. Read FILE on the [...]
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| August 9, 2010 7:48 AM
AS400 physical file, Logical Files, OS/400, Physical Files
Hi, I have a physical file FILE with fields A, B and C. I am using these fields as KEY fields in logical file FILELF. But in my program, i have scenarios like:- a. Read FILE on the basis of key fields A ,B and C, if not found then b. Read FILE on the [...]
Is there a limit to the relative record number(RRN) for physical file on system i , we are on V5R4 version of OS400
Is there a limit to the relative record number(RRN) for a physical file on system i , we are on V5R4 version of OS400. If yes, what are the likely issues we would have to face?
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| August 5, 2010 11:49 AM
i570 MMA, LIMIT, OS/400, OS400 Upgrade, Relative Record Number, V5R4
Is there a limit to the relative record number(RRN) for a physical file on system i , we are on V5R4 version of OS400. If yes, what are the likely issues we would have to face?
Apostrophe in OS/400
How to get an apostrophe (single quote… i.e. your’s) to appear on the interactive screen when developing using Screen Design Aid?
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| July 30, 2010 5:34 PM
apostrophes, OS/400, single quote
How to get an apostrophe (single quote… i.e. your’s) to appear on the interactive screen when developing using Screen Design Aid?
cobol/400 code samples
Hi, I am new to COBOL/400, plz provide me a link to some practical examples on cobol/400
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| July 29, 2010 3:53 PM
COBOL, COBOL/400, iSeries, OS/400, V5R4
Hi, I am new to COBOL/400, plz provide me a link to some practical examples on cobol/400
Unable to log into AS/400
What does message “CPF1123 Function check occurred during sign on processing” mean?
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| July 27, 2010 4:31 PM
AS/400 error messages, AS/400 login, iSeries, OS/400
What does message “CPF1123 Function check occurred during sign on processing” mean?
OPNQRYF HOW?
HI Everyone, i need a idea, i have on CL program (pgm parm) a field wndate(8,0) and i need make a opnqryf (file1) compare wndate with mvdatl(8,0), but i only wanted the first 6 position (yyyymm) of both . Anyone give a idea how can i made this? OS/400 in V5R4M1 thanks in advanced.
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| March 3, 2011 10:47 AM
CL Program, CLP, OPNQRYF, OS/400, V5R4
HI Everyone, i need a idea, i have on CL program (pgm parm) a field wndate(8,0) and i need make a opnqryf (file1) compare wndate with mvdatl(8,0), but i only wanted the first 6 position (yyyymm) of both . Anyone give a idea how can i made this? OS/400 in V5R4M1 thanks in advanced.
How to convert a “Numeric-String” with ‘-’ sign and decimal places into pure “Numeric”?
Dear AS/400 Lovers! I need to convert a string containing Numeric-value with two-decimal places into a “Numeric”. Alternatively the string may contain a minus-sign(‘-’) in the beginning of the numeric-string(e.g. ‘-4321007.86′). The result should be pure numeric i.e. -4321007.86 The string’s total length is 11-char, including minus-sign(‘-’) & decimals. I tried using %TRIM and then [...]
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| July 5, 2010 2:51 PM
AS/400, OS/400, RPGILE, String manipulation
Dear AS/400 Lovers! I need to convert a string containing Numeric-value with two-decimal places into a “Numeric”. Alternatively the string may contain a minus-sign(‘-’) in the beginning of the numeric-string(e.g. ‘-4321007.86′). The result should be pure numeric i.e. -4321007.86 The string’s total length is 11-char, including minus-sign(‘-’) & decimals. I tried using %TRIM and then [...]
iSeries Data Encyrption/iSeries V6R1
Hi I am looking for a software solution to handle data encyption. I need to be able to encrypt libraries, the IFS, and perform encrypted tape back ups. Is there a software package that will do this. From my research of different software packages, I was only able to find packages that would encrypt [...]
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| June 28, 2010 7:16 PM
Data encryption software, iSeries, iseries Data Encryption, iSeries V6R1, OS/400
Hi I am looking for a software solution to handle data encyption. I need to be able to encrypt libraries, the IFS, and perform encrypted tape back ups. Is there a software package that will do this. From my research of different software packages, I was only able to find packages that would encrypt [...]
Numerous Job Logs for QZSOSIGN after upgrade from V5R4 to V6R1
Just upgraded our Dev box from V5R4 to V6R1. I am now noticing numerous job logs being generated for QZSOSIGN, Signon Server Job. I can tell by the joblog entries that request is for user Qsecofr, how do I track it back to what job is actually making this request ?
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| October 26, 2011 3:01 PM
AS/400, i5, iSeries, OS/400, Upgrade from V5R4 to V6R1
Just upgraded our Dev box from V5R4 to V6R1. I am now noticing numerous job logs being generated for QZSOSIGN, Signon Server Job. I can tell by the joblog entries that request is for user Qsecofr, how do I track it back to what job is actually making this request ?
Q Users in the iSeries – enabled or disabled?
Where can I find a list of Q Users IDs and if they need to be disabled or enabled by default?
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| June 23, 2010 4:26 PM
iSeries User Profiles, OS/400, OS/400 and iSeries
Where can I find a list of Q Users IDs and if they need to be disabled or enabled by default?
Trimming just one leading zero (if present) in SQLRPGLE
I have a SQLRPGLE program and have 6A character field. How to I trim just one leading zero(if present) Eg- if 001300 then I should insert 01300. Thanks!
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| June 29, 2010 5:37 AM
iSeries, OS/400, SQLRPGLE
I have a SQLRPGLE program and have 6A character field. How to I trim just one leading zero(if present) Eg- if 001300 then I should insert 01300. Thanks!
Trimming leading zeros in as/400
Hi, I have a character input parameter of length 8. I have a customer number which may vary according to a query that user enters. This customer number is searched in an input file where the key field is numeric. I want to change this input parameter to numeric without any trailing zeros/blanks. Anyone who [...]
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| June 18, 2010 8:17 AM
AS/400 Fields, OS/400, RPG Code
Hi, I have a character input parameter of length 8. I have a customer number which may vary according to a query that user enters. This customer number is searched in an input file where the key field is numeric. I want to change this input parameter to numeric without any trailing zeros/blanks. Anyone who [...]





