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1. How do you find the user of a client/server iSeries job?

2. Running SSA's BPCS C/S and getting PC Clients that are "hanging" or timing out"?

3. I downloaded a BMR from SSA's FTP site. Now what?

4. How do I get cgidev2?

5. Dunn-Rite Services is GREAT, but is there a news group that supports cgidev2?

1. How do you find the user of a client/server iSeries job?

Running "fat clients" like SSA's BPCS C/S or VA/RPG? Execute the following command from a 5250 session:
WRKOBJLCK QSYS/yourprofile *USRPRF

Substitute the User Profile of the person who signed in on the PC for "yourprofile".

This should display all active jobs that the User Profile has on the Iseries making it a little easier to find the associated server jobs.

2. Running SSA's BPCS C/S and getting PC Clients that are "hanging" or timing out"?

Time to check the server job:. Display your System Operators Messages(from a 5250 session; DSPMSG QSYSOPR or SYSRQS 6). If a server program has encountered an unrecoverable error, it may not be able to communicate that fact to the Client. By default, the batch server jobs should report such failures to the System Operators Message Queue.

3. I downloaded a BMR from SSA's FTP site. Now what?

One of the best ideas SSA has had about distributing program fixes(BMR's) is through their FTP site. This saves their clients a lot of time and SSA a lot of money on media and shipping. The only catch is you have to have your Iseries configured for TCP/IP. While TCP/IP is a great addition to the iSeries it does need to be configured, secured and administered. If you do not have your iSeries configured for TCP/IP(SNADS either for that matter) you can still transfer SAVF's using IBM's Client Access:

After you have unzipped the SAVF on your PC, use Windows Explorer to access your Iseries folder system(\\youras400\QDLS\anyfolderyouwant).
Simply drag the SAVF from the PC to the Iseries Folder of your choice.

Start a 5250 session on the Iseries. At a command line execute the following commands(filling in the lower case words with their proper values):

CRTPF FILE(QGPL/SAVF) RCDLEN(528) MBR(SAVF) SIZE(*NOMAX)

CPYFRMSTMF FROMSTMF(´QLDS/anyfolderyouwant/yoursavfname´) TOMBR(´/QSYS.LIB/QGPL.LIB/SAVF.FILE/SAVF.MBR´) MBROPT(*REPLACE) CVTDTA(*NONE) ENDLINFMT(*FIXED) TABEXPN(*NO)

SNDNETF FILE(QGPL/SAVF) TOUSRID((QUSER QUSER))

CRTSAVF FILE(QGPL/yoursavfname) AUT(*ALL)

RCVNETF FROMFILE(SAVF) TOFILE(QGPL/yoursavfname) USER(QUSER)

4. How do I get cgidev2?

What our high priced, ambulance chasers told us to say:
"There is no relationship, expressed or implied between Dunn-Rite Services, Inc. and: IBM, the original author of cgidev2(Mel Rothman) and the current webmaster of Easy400(Giovanni Perotti). As such, Dunn-Rite Services, Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability resulting from the use or misuse of the software provided on the Easy400 web site."

What our people, who could sell sand in the Sahara, told us to say:
"Dunn-Rite Services, Inc. reserves the right to maximize their clients investment in their iSeries server by all legal and ethical means available."

What we say:
"Click this Easy400 link to go to the IBM website for cgidev2 and other great iSeries related freeware or cut and paste this link in your browser: http://www-922.ibm.com/."

5. Dunn-Rite Services is GREAT, but is there a news group that supports cgidev2?

What our high priced, ambulance chasers told us to say:
"There is no relationship, expressed or implied between Dunn-Rite Services, Inc. and: the Easy400Group news group and the current moderator(Giovanni Perotti). As such, Dunn-Rite Services, Inc. is not responsible for the views or advice given by members of the Easy400Group assumes no responsibility or liability resulting from the use or misuse of the opinions posted on the Easy400Group news site"

What we say:
"Click this Easy400Group link to go to an outstanding news group for support of all the software available on the Easy400 website or cut and paste this link in your browser: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Easy400Group/."