Use Field Names for Column Headings

May 11, 2005 Ted Holt

SQL/400 SELECT statements use the column headings that are stored as part of the file description when displaying or printing data. Sometimes I prefer to see the field names themselves used as column headings. I have found one method to make SQL use field names as column headings, but I wonder if you know of a better one.

–Danny

Danny is referring to files that are created with DDS, although column headings may also be defined with SQL’s LABEL ON command. Here’s an example of a few fields with defined column headings.

A                                      UNIQUE
A          R CUSTREC
A            COMPANY        3P 

Viewing and Printing the Euro Symbol

May 11, 2005 Dale Downing

I recently needed to print the Euro symbol (€) on some of my spool files. I found that this was not a standard capability. My default system value for character identifier was set to 697 for the graphic character set and 037 for the code page. These settings are not Euro ready. So, how can I print the Euro without changing my system value and worrying about what negative affects this might have on other installed software? This can be accomplished with a few simple steps.

First, set up your 5250 session to allow the display of the Euro symbol.

Scanning QSYSOPR for Selected System Messages

May 11, 2005 Joe Hertvik

In your article “Bullet-Proofing User Profiles,” you talk about scanning the QSYSOPR message queue. Is there a way to scan for selected system messages, such as failed sign-on attempts, or do you have to review your logs line by line? I suspect that I have a user who is deliberately disabling user profiles by typing in a garbage password three times in a row, but I can’t prove this is happening. Do you have any ideas?

–Mike

The simplest way to do this is to scan the system history log for message CPF2234, which tells you when a user tries