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IBM i

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OSS wish list for YUM on IBM i

My wish list for IBM i OSS on YUM Repositories: * GNUPlot* AutoSSH* QREncode* MySQL (client)* Pigz compressor* P7Zip compressor* Lynx Browser* Links Browser* Midnight Commander* VNC & ICEWM* CREATEREPO #IBMi #YUM #OSS Use Case: With createrepo...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 2 Not under consideration

Add possibility to retrieve current number of filled elements in array with dim(*auto/*var)

Please add the number of filled elements in a varying dimension array. Currently we can set the allocated number with %elem(array: *alloc) = number. This says something about the memory being allocated as far as I understand. If you then use for i...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Functionality already exists

add support for windows server core to IBM i Access Client Solutions windows package (driver)

current situtation (working): windows server 2016 core with SQL Server and IBM i Access Client Solutions Windows drivernew situation (not working): windows server 2022 core with SQL Server but IBM i Access Client Solutions Windows driver can not b...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

ACS Data Transfer upload should allow *UPDADD

ACS Data Transfer "To IBM i" only allows add or replace. There's no way to update existing rows. This is a very common task, where data needs to inserted or updated if it already exists.
about 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

XMLVALIDATE: when it found an issue, it doesn't inform in which number line inside XML is the issue.

Hello, At present we're using XMLVALIDATE (SQL-XML) to check if the file XML it's right or not with XSD files. When we use "XMLVALIDATE" and SQL founds an issue inside XML, then SQL throws a message error, but it doesn't inform to us in what line/...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Functionality already exists

Allow for "Per user support" for the LISTFMT() parm on CHGFTPA

in the CHGFTPA command setting the LISTFMT() parm affects *ALL usersWe need an option not in a FTP exit program that provides for more granular support Use Case: with new open source technologies defaulting the LISTFMT(*UNIX) can have detrimental ...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Networking 8 Not under consideration

Extend OVERLOAD to Main-Procedure(s)

It could be useful to have the opportunity to use the OVERLOAD Keyword for Main-Procedures too. Use Case: CTL-OPT MAIN(Main); DCL-PR Main OVERLOAD(mainWithNum :mainWithChar); DCL-PR mainWithNum; Integer INT(10) CONST;END-PR; DCL-PR mainWithChar; C...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Not under consideration

Exclude TEMPLATE type fields from content assist in calculation specs

Since template fields cannot be used in calculation specs, it would be helpful if they didn't show up in the list of fields to choose from. Use Case: Content assist field selection.
almost 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

Retrieve environment variables from another job

From one job to be able to retrieve environmentvariables from another job. A specified variable or a list of all variables and there values. Use Case: Environment variables holds important information about a job. You can retrieve almost everythin...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 3 Not under consideration

OpenSSH reporting non-compliant verison for PCI

We currently run the OpenSSH Server and Client on our IBM i which is on V7R1. We have been informed by our outside scanning PCI compliance vendor that we have critical security vulnerabilities on the IBM i due to the fact OpenSSH is reporting the ...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 2 Not under consideration

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