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My ideas: IBM i Access Family

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    Spooled file copy PDF or TXT Selection option

    Access Client Solutions Printer Output. Here we have the ability to download spooled files from IBM i. The default for drag and drop is to drop a .pdf to the desktop. You can right click for menu to display or download but you cannot select the fo...
    almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

    iACS - Run SQL Scripts - Access to the query from results window

    The SQL query text is truncated at around 80 characters when displayed on the tab for the results pane or the window title when displaying results in a separate window. This can make it very hard to differentiate which results correspond to which ...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

    ACS RSS uncommitted warning

    With the transition from DDS to DDL we are also seeing an increase in the use of journaling.Currently the default of Run SQL Script is no to use commit. The "Isolation Level" value is "No commit". When you chasing this to "Uncommitted read" everyt...
    almost 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

    Add extra Keywords &SYSNAME and &SYSDESC to Watermark Options

    Currently the Watermark function you can use keywords : &COMPNComputer name&HOST - Host name defined within the emulator session.&ID - Current session ID.&NAME - Current session name.&USERN - User name that started the JVM. It ...
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

    ACS RSS add new line for Ctrl+Shift+down arrow

    In many edit tools duplicating the last line creates a new line in the file. ACS Run SQL Scripts (RSS) only appends the line text to the end of the file. When duplicating the last line always insert a new line character before appending the duplic...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

    In Access Client Solutions "Run SQL Scripts" please make a shortcut for "Recent files" under "File"

    Make it possible to access Recent files without using a lot of "Arrow down" on the keyboard or without using the mouse. Everyone trying to use shortcuts will enjoy it.
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Delivered

    ACS Run SQL Scripts - Add headings to text type output

    There is an option to save column headings when saving the results to a file of type .TXT or .CSV but no headings are ever saved. Use Case: Open product, go to menu Options and select Enable Save Results.Save results as CSV or TXT and select the o...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

    Limit selecting another system to the System groups view if that is what you selected.

    Working with the System Group view is a great enhancement in IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS). When using ACS Run SQL Scripts (RSS) you have the option to connect to another Database. When doing so the selection it is not limited to the databas...
    almost 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

    iACS Printer output-Choose text or PDF

    IBM iAccess Client Solutions (iACS) has a "Printer Output" feature that allows you to access spooled files. You can configure in your preferences whether to get them as text or as PDF, but there's no easy way to choose on-the-fly. Use Case: I almo...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Delivered

    Properly sign with an IBM owned certificate all the files used by iACS

    The request is to provide to all programs, DLL and other components running on Windows platform an approved signature with a valid certificate owned by IBM as the publisher of the software. Use Case: When I start a session from iACS - Session mana...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

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