Four Hundred Guru

A common saying is, "It's the little things that get you." The maxim was certainly true recently in one iSeries shop. I may not have all the details exactly right, but it seems nobody was able to pry any information out of the computer. Investigation revealed an unanswered message to QSYSOPR and a queue of jobs eagerly waiting for a chance to run. Apparently, the unanswered message owed its existence to the fact that some human being had entered an invalid date value into a prompt screen. READ MORE >

Extracting Zoned and Packed Decimal Values from Character Fields
Hey, Ted:

I have a physical file that includes a large alphanumeric field that is defined differently for many different record types. I am creating logical files for each of the record types and must redefine this large field in different ways for different record types. For some of the record types the field contains packed decimal values. How do I define a substringed field (one created with the SST keyword in DDS) as packed decimal? READ MORE >

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Admin Alert: More on Preparing for OS/400 V5R1 to V5R3 Upgrades
by Joe Hertvik

In my last column, I started documenting my experiences in upgrading a multi-partitioned OS/400 V5R1 machine to the i5/OS V5R3 operating system (which IBM also refers to as OS/400 V5R3). I covered several pre-installation tasks you need to perform, including retrieving installation manuals, reviewing any third-party software, and obtaining V5R3 PTFs. This week, I'll discuss some other important prep items that affect how long your upgrades will take, and what to do after the upgrade is complete. READ MORE >

Correction

The article "Admin Alert: Preparing for an OS/400 V5R1 to V5R3 Upgrade" has been corrected since it was first published. The cumulative group PTF number for OS/400 V5R3 PTFs was misidentified as SF98530. The correct number is SF99530. IT Jungle regrets the error. [Correction made 01/17/05.]

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Date-Handling in CL Procedures Extracting Zoned and Packed Decimal Values from Character Fields Admin Alert: More on Preparing for OS/400 V5R1 to V5R3 Upgrades


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