Printing Leading Zeros with Query/400

June 7, 2002 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Hey, Ted:

Regarding the Odds and Ends column, published in Midrange Guru, OS/400 Edition, May 31, you can also have Query/400 print leading zeros by telling Query to use edit code X for the field containing the customer number.

— Doug

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How Does OS/400 FTP Determine Working Directories?

June 7, 2002 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Hey, Joe:

How does OS/400 determine what the default current working directory or library (CD) is when a remote client starts an FTP session using an AS/400 or iSeries as a host FTP server? How can I change that default?

— Barbara

OS/400 sets the current working directory through universal properties that tell FTP where to retrieve this information from for any signed-on user starting an FTP session. These setting are maintained in two places: through the green-screen Change FTP Attributes (CHGFTPA) command and in the iSeries Operations Navigator (OpsNav) program that comes with Client Access Express for Windows and

Searching the Information Center

June 7, 2002 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Hey, David:

What is the best way to search IBM‘s online Information Center? I have tried searching using IBM’s search, but the order of the results is usually wrong. You mentioned using Google, but it finds matches on other sites. How do you get Google to limit results to one site? When I specify the Information Center domain on the advanced search, my search results are zero.

— Mark

The fastest, easiest, and most flexible way I have found to search IBM’s online Information Center is to use Google. Instead of using Google’s advanced search, I use Google’s