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Add CPF3C29 checking to the DTAARA keyword in RPG IV

The DTAARA keyword in RPG IV does not honor IBM i object names. It allows users to create data areas with upper/lower case characters in the object name. There is currently only one user-facing interface that allows deleting of mixed-case object n...
9 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

improve compilation cross reference with location in memory

Hello, I'm working again on expanding the size of a field in the database. I previously encountered difficulties with fields that overlaps in data structures. Exploration of the rpgle compilation cross references gives me a lot of information abou...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

Hope IBM i can have DB2 Order By COLLATION KEY BIT scalar function

Customer need to Order By some DBCS Chinese field by Chinese stroke order. In open platform UDB DB2, can use COLLATION_KEY_BIT scalar function -- https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_9.7.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.sql.ref.doc/doc/r0050491.htm...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Future consideration

Enhance CL/ILE CALLPRC command to support External Programs

Via prototype and the EXTPGM keyword, RPG/ILE is able to invoke external programs using the CALLP op code. This has several advantages over the RPG CALL op code and I would like to be able to use at least one of those advantages in CL/ILE programm...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 5 Not under consideration

LPEX print preferences

Currently changing print preferences requires a familiarity with the various set and/or query commands. It's a very tedious process. I'm requesting that these settings be made part of the preferences. Settings that would be good to have available ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

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...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Checksum file for all downloads

It's time to have sha checksum files (a standard format checksum file with list of sums and files) for each set of files for download with fix central or entitled software.This should be a minimum for package distribution so that the files can be ...
over 3 years ago in AIX 2 Future consideration

STRRMTWTR option to start multiple writerprograms for single OUTQ

STRRMTWTR only starts multiple writerprograms when having OUTQ-parameter = *ALL and WTR-parameter = *OUTQ. It would be nice to be able to start as many writerprograms as definied on an outqdescription, for a single outq. Suggestion would be to add...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Print 2 Future consideration

improve STRCPYSCN and ENDCPYSCN

We would like to request the following: a) Eliminate the message following the STRCPYSCN that breaks to the customer a second after he got a break message to confirm the copy. b) Eliminate the 2 messages that appear following ENDCPYSCN on the user...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 2 Not under consideration

Speed up table partitioning

Databases are constantly increasing in size, and more and more IBM i customers are approaching or exceeding the limits for a single DB2 table: 1.7 TB storage or 4.2 billion rows. DB2 MultiSystem allows for a table to have up to 256 partitions inst...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

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