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IBM i

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Extend QNTC beyond the restrictions of NTBIOS.

Many of us today have to deal with systems in the cloud. I need to transfer data to AZURE from out IBMi. Microsoft's Azure has URL names that are longer than 60 characters which QNTC cannot use. QNTC needs to be SMB 3.0 compliant. User ID and pass...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 6 Delivered

Run SQL statements using IBM I Source physical Files

This is lost functionality2) More than colleague runs these scripts3) Using a source physical file on the IBM i allows you to keep the scripts in the schema that they belong to4) Backups are automatically handled5) No concerns/lost scripts when so...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Add "For System Name" clause to "Create Sequence"

We commonly use database sequences in DB2 for i for unique counters in our applications which are created with a "create sequence" statement. DB2 also allows for the use of long names with sequences similar to other database objects. However, the ...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Preserve case sensitivity of identifiers for COBOL web services

When creating webservices currently COBOL does not have a way preserve the case of identifier names used in the COBOL program when generating PCML. Use Case: When interacting with Nadir Amra from IBM, amra@us.ibm.com, whilst trying to solve a prob...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Languages - Other 5 Delivered

Generate an event file when executing CRTCMD

Create Command should generate an Event File. The command interface is one of the rarest and most elegant features of IBM i. The primary development tool for IBM i is now Rational Developer for i--hence, CRTCMD should be fully interfaced with it i...
almost 9 years ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 6 Delivered

Ability to read payloads when the web service is returning an error HTTP status code

When consuming web services using SYSTOOLS HTTP functions it would be important to have the ability to read payloads when the web service is returning an error HTTP status code like 422 Unprocessable Entity.The web apis served by IBMi are already ...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

Option to Respect Overrides on QDFRPRTA API

After applying OVRPRTF to a PRTF and then opening that file in a HLL program like RPG, I need to know the various Print File Attributes as applied vs the current "at creation time". The QDFRPRTA could have a new parameter like the QUSRMBRD (retrie...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Print 6 Delivered

Remove unnecessary share of qdirsrv

In an effort to mitigate the threat of ransomware we are evaluating the reason for all shares exposed on our IBM i servers.See the following:https://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/202002/msg00762.htmlThe only default share supplied by IBM is /QIB...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Networking 5 Delivered

Provide a view to list all files/objects which have authority collection turned on (i.e. AUTCOLVAL(*OBJINF))

Due to the nature of authority collection, it's common to leave it turned on for days/weeks. It's easy to lose track of what objects are being collected. Checking across the entire LPAR is generally not feasible (including the IFS). One roundabout...
9 months ago in IBM i / Security 3 Delivered

Limit selecting another system to the System groups view if that is what you selected.

Working with the System Group view is a great enhancement in IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS). When using ACS Run SQL Scripts (RSS) you have the option to connect to another Database. When doing so the selection it is not limited to the databas...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

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