April, 2008

Switch got me ON

Now this is what you call a real discovery you can make(Atleast for me). last month we had to create some Adoption Programs due to some ‘Authority Problems’. So We created around 3 new adoption programs.

Now in my CLLE programs(which call these Adoption programs), the concept of switch is used. We had used this switch as a condition to jump to Command Label ‘END’ and then throw some Database error. I tried calling my CLLE program but this error was coming like anything.   The reason being the Switch was gettin ON due to one of the Adoption program we were using in our CLLE. So me and my colleague, we looked into the adoption program through DEGUG and then we exclaimed…….’Yes!!!!’ we got it…….the reason was the authority problem in one of the Component and hence the switch was getting ON. This resulted in showing database error although the RPGLE was running perfectly ok. 

Now lets see what happens…..bye for now……need to look for some valid data.

Standard Creation Parameters

Finally for the concept of standard creation parameters. I compiled my sources(RPGLE) and then in debug mode could not see the source so that i can debug it. This made me sick. Then one of my colleague told me to add the library(Where my RPGLE sources are Located) that has standard creation parameters which create your modules.

Now i can happily debug my codes and see what errors i had commited.

AS/400 Commands

Finally got some time to write something in here. For the Last two months, It  was like hell to me. Never got chance to open the IE also(Just Imagine how busy i was).

For the last two months i was in support phase for my previuos Development Project and it was like Hell…….Ohh Damn!!   As i am new to this ‘Support’ Phase and really took time to understand the basic concepts of Support and Bug Fixing.

But during this BUG fixing phase i had the best exprience in AS/400 field as well as in interacting with the Client. I learnet many new commands but i cant write all of them as i cant remember all of them now.

Some new AS/400 commands i learnt were:

1. DSPMODSRC(Display Module Source)

2. Creating new Access Objects and then defining their parameters in RPGLE correctly.

3. RCLSRC(Reclaim Resources)

4. Difference between option number ‘14′ (for creating Bound RPG Program) and ‘15′(for   creating  RPG Module)

5. Learned how to Tag the BUGID properly in RPGLE and CLPS and DDS.(This depened on project requirement)

6. Got the Basic Idea on ‘CALL’, ‘CALLB’ and ‘CALLP’

7. Learnt to understand the DSPJOGLOB and WRKSPLF .

This for all now folks, i think got a mail from My colleague. He is also very busy with this BUG fixing phase and wants me to analysis on some BUG reported Just now.