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IBM i

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    allow for parameters in the ACS .hod file for connecting to 5250 console

    a user has to navigate 9 screens to get signed on to the system console. I would like to have parms in the .hod file for the console session to circumvent these screens.
    10 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

    ACS RSS make CL prompting act more like CL prompting in SEU/RDi

    CL prompting in SEU or RDi allows me to apply the default value and keep it in the code so that I can know what value is being used. When prompting in ACS RSS and keying in the default value, the tool removes the keywords that have the same value ...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

    IBM Access Client Solution as an .apk

    It would be nice, to have the possibility to access the system from a portable device f.e. in the warehouse or while in front of the rack for quick maintenance or just to check something.
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

    CPYTOIMPF for Excel

    The only way to make the leading zero visible is to have the field interpret as if it contains only text. In OS400, if a field is alphanumeric, the number it may contain cannot be used for mathematical operations. For example, in Excel, to ensure ...
    almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Not under consideration

    Full NULL support

    I'd like the ability to define and use the NULL attribute on any field, but in particular, I'd like to be able to pass *NULL as a sub-procedure parameter and have the sub-procedure return *NULL as needed. This will help deal with null-capable colu...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 6 Not under consideration

    Develop and Support Source Files 2.0 on IBM i

    The use of legacy PF-SRC files is pervasive and cannot be abandoned. However, the need for an enhance source file structure is obvious. We need it to be a multi-member file as it is now, however with the following minimum enhancements: 1) Line/Rec...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 1 Not under consideration

    RPG: Procedure in procedure

    Procedure in procedure is more natural than having to call a subrutine. That's just the way it goes :o) Use Case: Make subrutines unnecessary. Almost!
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 8 Not under consideration

    Create a Get Short System Object Name from Long Name API

    The QDBRTVSN API has an interesting syntax and is limited to *FILE objects and retrofitted to also work with Libraries. What is now needed is a new API that works with all Object Types and that converts both the Library and Object names from long ...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 2 Not under consideration

    Add new function *BLANKS and *ZEROS on CLP

    Implement a new function, on CLP language, to initialize a variable with Blanks or Zeros Use Case: DCL VAR(&CHAR) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(1000) DCL VAR(&NUM) TYPE(*DEC) LEN(10 5) CHGVAR VAR(&CHAR) VALUE(*BLANKS) CHGVAR VAR(&NUM) VALUE(*ZEROS)
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 5 Not under consideration

    SQL Inserts Using When FieldProcedure Attached

    When using SQL on a table with 1 or more field procedure programs attached to 1 or more columns, a select to produce output will demonstrate DETERMINISTIC behavior in that output values will be cached and the field procedure program will only fire...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

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