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Spool print in Times New Roman
How do you print the spool file in Times New Roman. Report is not PRTF. (Coded internal). I am modifing this program and been asked if we can do it. On the OVRPRTF, the Font Identifier is asking for a Character Value for the Times New Roman. Does anyone know what this Character Value is? [...]

Answer Question   |  April 29, 2013  7:00 PM
IBM i, Spool file
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5 pts.

Error code CWBCO1048
I keep getting a CWBCO1048 A firewall or blockage or Time-out occurred trying to connect IBM i. How do I cure this. It seems to happen in only this one branch and not in any others? Thanks Leo

Answer Question   |  April 12, 2013  11:38 AM
Client Access Errors, CWBCO1048, IBM i
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115 pts.

Journal Before/After image not in plain text
I have a journaled file that I need to review the before and after image of a field change. When I look at the field, the characters in both the before and after images are unreadable (strange characters, blocks, etc.). How do I view the journal image in plain text, or convert it to plain [...]

Answer Question   |  April 2, 2013  1:30 PM
IBM i, IBM i 7.1
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40 pts.

User prompted for AS/400 log on when using Excel Add-in to upload data.
I have users that are uploading data to the AS/400 (V6R1) using the Excel Add-in. One user gets a log on pop up window each time she initiates the data transfer. Others in her same group do not. Where would I go to turn this off? She is logged on an AS/400 session and it [...]

Answer Question   |  March 13, 2013  7:29 PM
AS/400, IBM Client Access, iSeries Navigator, Microsoft Excel
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15 pts.

IFS Listing
Is there an easy way to get a full listing of the complete IFS? Guy

Answer Question   |  February 6, 2013  7:59 PM
IFS, IFS Commands
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435 pts.

How to find the OS/400 version from web based HMC?
Hello, I had an issue like all the LPARs were down and I can only access the frame through Web based HMC. Is there any way to find the OS level through this interface? Thanks.

Answer Question   |  January 28, 2013  8:01 AM
AS/400, HMC, OS/400
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10 pts.

Deleting IFS files
Would anyone be able to help me with the following code? I modified it to delete entries in a folder older that 35 days from today’s date when the program is run. Thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer. PGM DCL &TODAY *CHAR 6 DCL &TODAY2 *CHAR 6 DCL &MBRDATE *CHAR 10 ADDLIBLE [...]

Answer Question   |  January 17, 2013  7:37 PM
IFS, IFS Folder
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145 pts.

moving file from ifs into qgpl
How is this accomplished ? thx.

Answer Question   |  January 16, 2013  8:30 PM
IFS Directory to iSeries Folder
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20 pts.

Deleting IFS records after so many days
Can anyone provide CL code that would delete records within a date range? I would like to delete entries, say-that are 35 days old from the IFS.

Answer Question   |  January 14, 2013  7:32 PM
AS/400, CL Commands, IFS
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135 pts.

Grant Authority to directory in root directory
Hi All, How do I grant authority for selected users to access a directory we have built in the root directory containing a transmittal file? I used WRKLNK, but there is no authority access like when you have a folder. Thanks!

Answer Question   |  October 17, 2012  12:34 PM
Authority, IFS, iSeries AS/400
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185 pts.

Upgrade ram
Do they make a 2 GB memory card for an IBM t42?

Answer Question   |  September 24, 2012  11:40 PM
IBM T42 Thinkpad, Windows 7 Ultimate
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15 pts.

Breaking a text file on number of pages criteria in IFS.
I have a text file on IFS which has 5500 pages and i want to break it in 1000 pages segments . Please suggest how can i accomplish this task ? Is there any unix or qshell command through which i can do this..

Answer Question   |  September 1, 2012  4:25 PM
AS400 - STRQSH, IFS, Qshell
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420 pts.

Importing a .dbf file into IBM DB2 table
I have a .dbf database file I want to upload to our IBM i5 and into a DB2 table. Is there an easy way to do this or am I going to need to convert the .dbf file into a .csv file? I’ve tried using the CPYFRMIMPF command, but have had no such luck. Any [...]

Answer Question   |  July 19, 2012  3:02 PM
AS/400, CPYFRMIMPF, DB2, DBF file, i5, V5R4
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25 pts.

Field reference file
2. Can I delete a field reference file if I have other files which refer this field reference file?

Answer Question   |  May 29, 2012  11:50 AM
Field Reference File
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1,905 pts.

Copy/Change IBM i Multiple SpoolFiles To New User
How do you reassign important spoolfiles (1000) from one user to another? Example: All spoolfiles owned by userA must now be owned by userB. The SndNetSplf is good for doing a few but not 1000.

Answer Question   |  May 22, 2012  4:28 PM
IBM i, IBM spool files
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5 pts.

Listing profiles per jobq
Hello, I would need to have a list of profiles with the same jobq, this is in order to balance the profiles with the same jobq. Is there any way to do that fast? Thanks Saludos/Best regards.

Answer Question   |  May 25, 2012  8:28 PM
i5/OS, JOBQ
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5 pts.

Memory Usage
Howdy All, Trying to understand our systems memory usage & do we need more Memory installed/allocated? Running a 9117-MMA with our i partition allocated 25GB Memory. Looking at the WRKSYSSTS screen is see the following;  Current unprotect used :    58284 M Maximum unprotect  . . :   977157 M So looking at the Current unprotect used amount, does [...]

Answer Question   |  May 3, 2012  2:29 AM
IBM i for Power Systems
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20 pts.

MMAIL – Insert image (logo) held on IFS
Has anyone succeeded in including an image held on the IFS on an MMAIL email ? I can show an image held onthe web but not on the IFs.

Answer Question   |  April 16, 2012  8:35 AM
IFS, ios v5r4, MMAIL
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380 pts.

s36 files and environment is lost
i have program that work under s36 environmetn , … when user try to login it says user must login under s36 environment when i try anyl command related to  s36 such as strs36 or strs36prc or what ever it reply ” file not found (file is not a part of qssp lib ) when [...]

Answer Question   |  March 20, 2012  9:07 PM
i5/OS, iSeries partitioning
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355 pts.

Tapelibrary is always Disabled
replaced a 3581-L38 with a new 3581-L38 (1/8 Autoloader). Did the IOP IPL and reset, and have reset power on the MLB after reconfig to match the old MLB. Still, the IOP shows operational, but the MLB is always Disabled. vary on says it needs “Reset” but when I set reset = *yes, it doesn’t [...]

Answer Question   |  March 17, 2012  11:02 PM
i5/OS, TapeLibrary
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20 pts.