Unix Questions


Determining if an interface problem exists
We have built a website for a client (a bank) in HTML (Dreamweaver, Flash, etc.), and converted it to operate off of a “WebDNA” database programming language, instead of PHP or ASP. We are now told by the client’s ISP that there are major concerns about compatibility and security relating to interfacing our work with [...]

Answer Question   |  July 29, 2009  2:36 PM
Unix, Web development, Web Interfaces, Windows
2,585 pts.

Using awk to sum a field in a file
I am using the following command to sum the 3rd column in a ~ delimited file. awk -F~ ‘{total+=$3} END{print total}’ /tmp/foo Can I add conditions to this command e.g. sum column 3 if column 5 greater than 160 and less than 171 etc? Thanks

Answer Question   |  August 4, 2009  7:45 PM
Unix, Unix administration, Unix commands, Unix OS
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25 pts.

Difference between Unix and Linux
What are the diffrences between Unix and Linux?

Answer Question   |  August 27, 2009  5:50 PM
Linux, Unix
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5 pts.

HMC shell command for getupgfiles
Using basic IBM public command to getupgfiles from restricted shell (putty.exe) adn getting error for invalid ID/password.

Answer Question   |  June 16, 2009  12:46 PM
HMC, HMC Shell Commands, Unix, Unix shells
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5 pts.

Redisgn Best Practices
I work in a Novell/Netware environment and we are workin to outsource our GW and change it to Outlook. I feel like our network is just a bunch of piece thrown around to do jobs but they don’t function as a cohesive unit. I’m working to find the best redesign ideally switching to Active Directory [...]

Answer Question   |  June 15, 2009  7:52 PM
Domain Controller, Linux, NAS, Novell, Unix, Windows Server 2008
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15 pts.

SFTP and sending a file from the 400 to a unix system
I have set SFTP with EDS*elit VAN to exchange EDI. I can get the files no problem, but when I put the data on to their server (unix), they canno read the file. I am tried using CVTTOSTMF and CPUTOSTMF to get the data to the IFS and issue a put command. The files I [...]

Answer Question   |  June 11, 2009  3:10 PM
AS/400 to Unix, CPYTOSTMF, EDI, Exchange EDI, SFTP, Unix
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105 pts.

excuting sql loader from runrmtcmd from as400 to unix
I am tryint to execute a sql loader process on a Unix machine from the AS400. Here is the code, RUNRMTCMD CMD(‘cd /home/dekbf/e3data;$sqlldr ekbf/ekbf + control=EPINTORD2CTL.CTL’) RMTLOCNAME(’191.0.0.9′ + *IP) RMTUSER(‘dekbf’) RMTPWD(‘ekbf’) Here is the error returned, ksh: ekbf/ekbf: not found.

Answer Question   |  April 22, 2009  6:46 PM
AS/400, RUNRMTCMD, SQL Loader, Unix
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5 pts.

Conversion of 32bit Informix to 64bit Informix
how to Convert 32bit informix to 64bit informix in hp-ux 11i

Answer Question   |  April 22, 2009  10:31 AM
Database migration, HP-UX 11i, IBM Informix 32-bit, IBM Informix 64-bit, Informix, Unix
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5 pts.

C:D (Connect:Direct)
while transfering from window to unix using C:D even the file is copied or not it executes the next line how to check the file is transfered completely

Answer Question   |  April 13, 2009  10:20 AM
Connect:Direct, File transfers, Unix
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5 pts.

Shell script within Stored Procedure
How do I execute a UNIX shell (.sh) script from within an MS SQL Stored Procedure?

Answer Question   |  April 20, 2009  2:11 PM
Shell scripts, SQL stored procedures, Unix, Unix shells
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110 pts.

Mapping files into SQL Server databases
I have used the split function utility in UNIX to split large files into multiple files of small length. However, the time it takes to map these files into my SQL Server databases has been reduced performance-wise but not tremendously well. To load 50 milion records, it is taking seven hours of time. Is there [...]

Answer Question   |  February 25, 2009  8:44 PM
SQL Server Database File Mapping, SQL Server databases, Unix, Unix Split Function
2,585 pts.

XCOM Transfer from EBCDIC to ASCII
hi there, I am facing a problem in trying a Xcom Transfer from Mainframes (EBCDIC) to Unix environment supporting ASCII. There is a special character probably called umrabulo that gets converted to v in the UNIX environment. Kindly advice…is it necessary to include some conversion tables or can that be done without? thanks a tob..

Answer Question   |  December 29, 2009  3:00 PM
ASCII, EBCDIC, Unix, XCOM transfer
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5 pts.

How to transmit a file from UNIX to Mainframe via SFTP ?
Hi All, I’m working on a small SFTP scripting, where in we connect to an external vendor via SFTP to get a file (File is on UNIX box), and push the file to Mainframes. As per the company norms, we should be using SFTP to get/put any files with external servers. So I’m using SFTP [...]

Answer Question   |  March 3, 2009  10:38 PM
FTP, Mainframe, Mainframe FTP Program, SFTP, Unix
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15 pts.

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10 pts.

Mainframe to Unix Codepage using Connect:Direct
Hello, I am using Connect:Direct to send a file from our Mainframe to a Unix Server. My file contains French charcters, when the file is received on the Unix server, the French characters are changed to ’3/4′. This is the codepage I am using on the from: SYSOPTS=”:CODEPAGE=(IBM-037,IBM-819):type=binary” This is the codepage I am using [...]

Answer Question   |  August 20, 2010  3:34 PM
Connect:Direct, Mainframe, Unix
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5 pts.

Using MIME to send email from SAP on Unix
I am using UNIX command to send emails from SAP, When I send it to any webmail eg. Yahoo all the attachment contents are becoming garbage. Someone suggested I should use MIME. But I don’t know the process. Can you please let me know how to do it? Currently I am using the following command [...]

Answer Question   |  February 26, 2009  7:31 PM
MIME, MIME & Mail, SAP, Unix, Unixcom
270 pts.

Linux vs. Unix in Java-based applications
I’m a Java-World developer and I wanted to know which differences between Linux and Unix I should be concerned about when creating Web-based applications.

Answer Question   |  January 22, 2009  7:08 PM
Java, Linux, Linux vs. Java, Unix
270 pts.

How to configure a Squid server?
My father lives out in the boonies and only has a slow internet connection. He browses maybe 5 to 10 sites on a daily basis but the load time is unbearable. I thought it would be nice to set him up a Squid Cache server that would refresh those specific sites on a nightly basis [...]

Answer Question   |  December 31, 2008  9:36 PM
Proxy server, Squid, Squid configuration, Unix
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5 pts.

Any way to view all C: drive files by size?
I’m looking for a way to recursively list all files on a Windows XP C: drive and sort them by size, similar to what you’d do with “ls -R” in Unix. Is there any way to do this?

Answer Question   |  November 26, 2008  9:42 PM
C drive, File management programs, Unix, Windows XP
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55 pts.

Installation of Windows and Unix operating systems
Any hints on installing windows and unix OS please anyone?

Answer Question   |  November 25, 2008  10:10 AM
OS installation/upgrades, Unix, Unix installation, Windows installation
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5 pts.