Restore a Single IFS Directory

Hey, Joe:

I backed up my entire Integrated File System (IFS) using option 21 (Entire System) from the GO SAVE menu. Now I want to restore just one IFS directory called /test1, not the entire IFS.

-- Alex

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Sending Escape Messages from RPG

Hey, Ted:

I know how to use the Send Program Message (SNDPGMMSG) command to send an escape message from a CL program to its caller. How do I send an escape message from an RPG program?

-- Len

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Reader Feedback and Insights: Generating a Unique Identifier

I just read your article, "Using Timestamps as Unique Keys ," in the July 17 issue of Midrange Guru, OS/400 Edition. There might be a better way of creating a unique ID, one that doesn't require retries. It's the GENUUID API and/or MI built-in. Universal Unique Identifier (UUID) is supposed be a totally unique ID, even across all the machines in the entire world. I'm assuming that in reality this is 100 percent true, but I wouldn't worry about it. Here's some code that I've had stashed away:

-- Mark