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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories JAVA
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 19, 2016

increase the PARM() lenght for the RUNJVA/JAVA command

the parameter PARM() for the RUNJVA/JAVA command is set to a artificial low value of 256.
Some java programs need parameters larger than this.


Use Case:

running a java program with a parameter length greater that 256


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Nov 22, 2021

    The REF is over 3 years and still low votes, so we decide to decline it.

  • Guest
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    Jun 4, 2020

    .We moved it to uncommitted candidate. thanks.

  • Guest
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    Sep 11, 2018

    it would be nice to have the parm values at the maximum length for command objcts.
    I have been using the ACS client in CL programs to "download" and create excel file from both a SQL statement and .DTFX pre created transfer definition.

  • Guest
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    Sep 7, 2018

    What is the new required maximum length you are looking for? And what is the use case? (for instance, do you use long file paths as parameters?)

  • Guest
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    May 10, 2018

    I understand where I could use the java command from the QSH/PASE environment.
    Using the QSH/PASE environment is not an option for this case.

    the problem was having to create one big parameter and RunJVA parameter length was artificially small.

    since the RUNJVA CL command is a "easier" interface to run java programs the command parameters must be large enough ta facilitate its use.

  • Guest
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    May 7, 2018

    IBM provide "java" command in PASE/QSHELL. There would not any limitation on the length of parameters, especially when write the long "java" command into a shell script. Can this meet your requirements?

  • Guest
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    Jan 9, 2017

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - JAVA
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Core OS
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None