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IBM i Access Family

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Add number of upload/download threads for "Work with IFS" action.

when uploading or downloading files using the IFS "action". When I choose any number of files the program will try and upload/download all the files at one time. this can/has caused issues on the PC. Please add an option, to limit the number of co...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

Access Client Solutions - Allow Variables in Print Screen Header / Footer

Allow variables &host, &user, &usern, etc. for printing in the Header / Footer of a print screen, similar to the way they are available in Watermark setup. Use Case: We have many users that perform software testing, and as a part of th...
almost 9 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Change select next statement feature to end at next semi-colon

The older iNavigator version of the Run SQL Scripts tool used to stop the highlight next statement feature at the next found semi-colon. Now FOR SOME REASON some one got the idea this was not reasonable and now the ACS Run SQL Scripts only stops w...
almost 9 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Prevent the action of copying in ACS products when nothing is selected

If you press CTRL+C in any of the ACS products without a selection being active you get difference values from the difference features but you always end up copying something. I don't know who's bright idea this was but please stop it and remove t...
almost 9 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

ACS Data Transfer; DOS Random

When using IBM i Access Client Solutions data transfer need file type or translation for DOS Random. Use Case: ACH origination, wire transfers, and other data transfers.
almost 9 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

ACS completely locked during SQL execution

Latest version of ACS hangs when executing long running SQL statement via SQL Scripts. Use Case: If I run a SQL script that runs for minutes (say 5) it locks all of my active ACS sessions, including 5250. Not very good. Also scrolling thru the SQL...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Delivered

In the Run SQL Scripts tool, when using "library.table" naming convention, double clicking on the library name should only select the library name and not the whole "library.table" string

This is how it works with "library/table". If you double-click on "library" the word "library" will be highlighted. But if you are using "library.table" and double-click on "library" it will highlight the entire string. It's cumbersome and inconsi...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Need ACS bundle.jar to run under java 11 on IBM i

When running an export of data using the CLdownload and setting the job level to use Java 11. The program fails. I am running the following command. Type command, press Enter. Run this first: CHGENVVAR ENVVAR(JAVA_HOME) VALUE('/QOpenSys/QIBM/ProdD...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Concurrent use of Screen History and Macro Playback in ACS

Upon running a macro in Access Client Solutions Version 1.1.7.0 we are informed that we must disable/remove screen history in order to run macros. We want to run macros while screen history is turned on. (It would not be necessary to record the sc...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Open Source Package Manager - Add Search Feature

In the Open Source Package Manager it would be fantastic if there was a way to search or refine the list of packages instead of having to scroll through the entire list. This could apply to all three sections: Installed, Updates and Available pack...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

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