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IBM i Access Family

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ACS /PLUGIN=cldownload

I user ACS "acslaunch_win-64.exe /PLUGIN=cldownload /clientfile=XXXX.CSV" CSV format is fixed to UTF8 I want to select something other UTF-8 as in the file details of data transfer . Shift_JIS , windows-31j ..etc Use Case: file transfer FROM IBMi ...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

IBM i Access Client Solutions(ACS) Data Transfer Download to Excel Spreadsheet change from .xls to .xlsx

The Data Transfer to Excel is still using the old .xls(1997-2003)(65554 limit) instead of .xlsx. You have to download it as a .cvs and then load it to a spread sheet. This would bring ACS to using a current format with out the limit of the old .xl...
9 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Functionality already exists

ACS IFS Copy function should use a permanent library

When ACS IFS to copy a stream file it will create a temporary library to perform the action. If the command is restricted it will fail and continue retrying without stop to run the CRTLIB command. The command either should not create a temporary l...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

ACS RSS - Support Multiple Connections

Within ACS Run SQL Scripts (RSS) support the ability to connect multiple times with different configurations and then run a given SQL against one of those Connections.The 'Quantum DB' plugin for Eclipse provides this functionality. This support is...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

Add keyboard mapping to Access for Web on the IBM i

Client Access (Access for Windows) provided keyboard mapping. When using Access for Web it doesn't allow you to map specific functions (Field Exit, Destructive Backspace, Field Plus etc.) causing users to have a more difficult time entering data r...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

Add option to select icon in Edit-Preferences-Appearance-Window Setup as per iAccess for Windows

In iAccess for Windows you can select the icon that is displayed on the Windows taskbar and in the window itself via Edit-Preferences-Appearance -Window Setup. This function is missing in the equivilent option on ACS. This is a duplicate request a...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 9 Not under consideration

DDS: left justify values when entering numeric field and right justify when leaving

I would like the 5250 emulation to left justify the content in numeric fields when the cursor enters the field ( on focus ) and right justify it like hitting Field+ when leaving ( on blur ). Today many users are maneuvering around on the screen us...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

ACS Local Screen Print Behavior Like PC5250

Make the local screen print button function in ACS like it did in the 5770-XE1, Access for Window Client. Use Case: When users print the screen the font is too small to read.Details in PMR
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Not under consideration

avoid Event 3066 with signed IBMiAccess WindowsAP

Event 3066 is reported for IBMiAccess_v1r1_WindowsAP_English_1.1.0.27 Event 3066: This event records that a code integrity check determined that a process (usually lsass.exe) attempted to load a particular driver that did not meet the Microsoft si...
10 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

ACS to show system description in System Select pulldown

Would like the System Selection pulldown in iAccess Client to show both the system name (which is usually the IP address) AND the description field. Use Case: Ease of administrating multiple systems.
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

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