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CRTDUPOBJ of a table with long name

As indicated in the document N1017004 , ( http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?crawler=1&uid=nas8N1017004 ) when I want to make a " CRTDUPOBJ " of a table with a long name, I can only change the short name of the table, not its long name....
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Not under consideration

Add support for ARM based processors (Apple M2) using a Docker Linux container with the odbc driver

When developing locally in a linux docker container that uses the IBM i Access ODBC driver the application has to be emulated and uses QEMU by setting platform : linux/x86_64 in the docker-compose.yml file. The docker daemon memory has to be incre...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Not under consideration

Allow SND-MSG to send a message to a subfile message file.

Allow the SND-MSG command to send a message to a subfile message file. This would allow the developer to use SND-MSG to send a message to a subfile when an error is encountered in a validation routine. It could also be used to send a confirmation ...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 9 Not under consideration

documentation for the journal entries MC

the " F MC" journal entries: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_71/rzaki/rzakivarlength.htm#rzakivarlength__TBLOBJLVL contain information about table changes however the details of the table structure are not documented. The tab...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

Include Python and Perl IDE in RDi

IBM wants developers to use open source languages, therefore IBM has delivered Python and Perl. There is no IDE for these languages with IBM i integration.Please deliver plug-ins and perspectives for Rational Developer for i (RDi) for these new la...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

IFS view in Navigator for i does not show same change date of objects as Green screen view of IFS

Using IBM i Navigator for i (Browser Interface) the directory '/Qopensys/lib' displays a changed date of 12/09/12, but when I look at the Changed Date of the same directory using a green screen the Change Date is 3/30/20. I used the CL Command EDT...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 2 Not under consideration

Automatically display a PDF document on the screen after creating the PDF in an interactive 5250 session.

Due to environmental restrictions namely security, we cannot give the users in the plant access to the IFS to see and display PDF documents. What we need here and this is required for many reports, is to somehow open the PDF programmatically from ...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

Allow to sort a subfile as simple as sorting an Array DS

I have written numerous programs to sort subfiles, but if RPG implemetns it it would save code, standarize the code, and make the use of RPG more of a pleasure. Use Case: SORTSFL (mysfl:mycolumn1(*ASC);mycolumn2(*DESC))
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 8 Not under consideration

SQL Syntax highlighting and intellisense in ACS in stored procedure text window

When viewing the "Routine Body" of a stored procedure within ACS it will show the stored procedure text. However it is missing all the syntax highlighting and intellisense. Use Case: Faster development, easier parsing of the code rather than copyi...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

ACS - allow to select viewer program for spooled/IFS files

When in the spooled or IFS file window. selecting CTRL-W or "view only" uses (windows in my case) the default file association program for viewing files. Use Case: please add to preferences menu ability to choose the default viewing program.being ...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration