Comments on: Who is using an AS/400 file http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/who-is-using-an-as400-file/ Thu, 23 May 2013 05:15:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: tomliotta http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/who-is-using-an-as400-file/#comment-79896 tomliotta Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:01:11 +0000 #comment-79896 If the file is in use by someone else, it seems odd to be trying to clear it. That would obviously have serious effects on someone else’s job. Perhaps a review of the application design is in order.

However, the List Object Locks (QWCLOBJL) API will list all jobs that currently have any kinds of locks on a file member. There might be multiple jobs.

Tom

]]> By: andrewsdad http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/who-is-using-an-as400-file/#comment-56674 andrewsdad Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:56:01 +0000 #comment-56674 If the file you triing to clear is not a User Controlled (UC) file, you are allocated to it.
Make it a (UC) file and before you open it, use QCMDEXC to clear it (CLRPFM). Then open it.

]]> By: graybeard52 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/who-is-using-an-as400-file/#comment-56652 graybeard52 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:03:19 +0000 #comment-56652 Also, check out PRCOBJLCK command at
http://systeminetwork.com/article/easily-respond-object-and-record-lock-events

]]> By: graybeard52 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/who-is-using-an-as400-file/#comment-56651 graybeard52 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:01:39 +0000 #comment-56651 You can clear a file that is in use, if you wan to. Instead if CLRPFM use SQL
DELETE FROM mylib/myfile
It can be run thru RUNSQLSTM or embedded in a RPG pgm

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