API Corner: Backup APIs

November 16, 2005 Shannon O'Donnell

The code for this article is available for download.

In this issue of API Corner, I am going to show you how to use some of the Backup APIs, which you can then use to programmatically determine when certain objects, such as libraries and files, were last backed up. Specifically, I will cover the Backup History, Backup Detail, and the Backup Schedule APIs.

The Backup APIs

The Backup and Recovery APIs make working with backup information much easier than trying to use *OUTFILES from such IBM commands as DSPOBJD (Display Object Description). When you use the backup APIs, you

Two Handy Programs

November 16, 2005 Ted Holt

I get quite a bit of email from readers who say they have found something in Four Hundred Guru to be of help to them. I appreciate their taking time to let me know. Today I present two CL programs that I would be hard-pressed to do without. I hope some of you will find them helpful too.

Here’s the first one, DUMMY1.

pgm   
return

Do you like it? At two lines, it would be hard to make a keying error when typing it in, wouldn’t it? I don’t think it matters what activation group it runs in, but I

Admin Alert: Darn Good FTP Commands You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

November 16, 2005 Joe Hertvik

While most i5/OS and OS/400 administrators are familiar with using FTP for file transfers between i5, iSeries, AS/400, Windows, Linux, and Unix machines, they may not be familiar with a number of valuable OS/400 FTP subcommands that can make their FTP transfers run more efficiently. To that end, let’s look at some lesser-known OS/400 FTP subcommands that can make a big difference when you are transferring data.

Please note that this article was written and tested in an i5/OS V5RX environment, and that you may see some differences running these subcommands in earlier OS/400 versions.

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