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AKA Command Line Access from System Request 3 If you are an IBM I software developer or power user – then that headline will make sense. In fact, I can guarantee that’s the only reason you discovered and are reading this page. System Request 3 makes every RPG programmer twitch 3 fingers ready to reach those …
Q — How can I force my browser to be English when I am travelling? Depending on your preferred browser, each one will do this automatically for you. Some browsers do it transparently under the covers (MS Edge I am looking at you), some need a plugin to make it happen (Chrome & Firefox). For …
Life as a Digital Nomad If you are one of the three people that actually reads my blog you might have asked yourself “Why has that muttering English bloke been so quiet on his technical blog for the last couple of months?“ The answer is “Because I’ve been busy moving house!“ Not just any old …
“Does IBM Access Client Solutions need Java to work?” One of my clients asked me this earlier today Nope. IBM i ACS does NOT need Java to work! Not strictly speaking – since we can use The IBM Semeru Runtimes instead of Java. Oracle owns Java. There are many alternatives to Java – some branched …
Introducing IBM Semeru Java – regularly updated, community focussed, free and it does everything that Java does. The IBM Semeru Runtimes are free production-ready binaries built with the OpenJDK class libraries and the Eclipse OpenJ9 JVM. They deliver the power and performance of Java including all the latest up-to-date security and performance fixes. What’s not to love? …
* Error Restoring Product Support Objects You are probably here because you are running a TURNOVER IBM i UPGRADE and have seen this error message in your job log. * Error restoring product support objects. See job log for details. On our production machine we have strict password rules – and the automated install process …
What is TurnOver? Simply Put – TURNOVER is an IBM i Application that controls the flow of software development from writing code to testing to QA/UAT approval to installing on remote IBM i Systems. It has a long history dating back to the AS/400 and iSeries systems. TURNOVER is Change management for integrated IBM i, …
Program QZCSOEOT in library *LIBL not found Using TURNOVER for IBM i? Have you got an error saying “Program QZCSOEOT in library *LIBL not found“? Have you searched your system and found no program called QZCSOEOT? Then it might be because your version of TURNOVER V101 has expired. Yes – it’s that simple. I saw this error on an …
Using the same AS400 QRY in Dev, Test and Prod I had a good question from a subscriber today: We have a production environment and a test environment on our IBM i. We have processes in place to switch library lists depending on which environment we are in. We have issues where our test side …
Is the IBM i system worth it? This morning, I had a common question emailed in by a new subscriber: ​ I have been interested in IBM I for some time now (And Z/os). I even went so far as to buy a Power7+ 2u system for my home lab… only to find out the …
Ever wanted to find your IBM i OS Version using SQL? Following on from this blog about how to find the OS version from an RPG Program, a nice chap called Tomas Petris left a comment showing a slick way of pulling the IBM i Version with one SQL statement: The SQL statement is simple …
Have you ever been asked for your system information like serial number, type? model? processor groups? Fortunately we can find our IBM Power System Information very easily Use IBM i *API QLZARCAPI to show all the intimidate inside information for your Power System Find IBM Power System Information – QLZARCAPI Just call QLZARCAPI from any …
