Valuable Newsletters

August 7, 2002 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Hey, Ted:

I find lots of value in being subscribed to your newsletters. The newsletters are short, to the point, and filled with lots of information. Keep up the good work.

— Kevin

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Splitting a Qshell Variable

August 7, 2002 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Hey, Ted:

I have two values, separated by a space, in one Qshell variable. I want to split them into two variables. Is there a way to do that?

— Hank

I know of one way. I’ll show it to you. It will make you appreciate that good old, antiquated RPG.

Let’s say the two values are a first name and last name, stored in a variable called name, and that you want to put them into variables called first and last.

First, let me give you the commands to split one variable into two. Then I’ll explain how it

Tell PC5250 to Stop Bugging Me about My Password

August 7, 2002 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Hey, Joe:

Our iSeries security configuration requires user password changes every 30 days. But when I get within 14 days of a change, PC5250 starts issuing CWBSY1010 messages, “Password for user on system will expire in 14 days. Do you want to change your password now?” whenever I connect. Why is PC5250 bothering me when I have 14 days left on a valid password? I’m using Client Access Express for Windows V5R1 on an OS/400 V4R5 machine.

— Frank

This problem lies in your Client Access Password Properties. Here’s how Client Access password warning alerts work and how to change