Remove old spooled files to keep track of the number of jobs in the system
7 August 2025
The system value QMAXJOB (valid range: 32,000 – 970,000; default = 163,520) defines the maximum number of jobs that can exist on an IBM i system. This value takes into account active jobs, queued jobs,…
ObjectConnect over TCP/IP
2 May 2024
Two and a half years after my post Transferring objects with ObjectConnect and Enterprise Extender, I finally got around to trying out the “new” ObjectConnect over TCP/IP. Configuring this version of ObjectConnect is easier than…
How to extract program interface information (PCML) embedded in programs or service programs
7 March 2023
What is PCML? Program Call Markup Language (PCML) is a tag language based on the Extensible Markup Language (XML) that describes the input and output parameters of a program or the exported procedures of a…
Export source code to IFS
7 December 2022
If you need to export the sources of programs stored on source file members to IFS then the command topic of the article could help you.
Shell Script (.sh) Bad Interpreter Error: No such file or directory
23 August 2022
Trying to run scripts to manage IBM i Web Services (directory / QIBM / ProdData / OS / WebServices / bin) from a Putty SSH session I get an error ./ myscript.sh: / usr /…
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Roberto De Pedrini
Faq400.com
Check Larger Files (Tables) in a library list
17 August 2022
Suppose we want to keep files under control (we should get used to calling them Tables, like the rest of the world!) of a list of data libraries, to want to see the size, the…
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Roberto De Pedrini
Faq400.com
Transferring objects with ObjectConnect and Enterprise Extender
22 October 2021
It is often necessary to transfer objects from one system to another (files, programs, etc.) to align software (between systems in HA, for example) or to distribute it (between development, testing, and production systems). Usually, this activity is accomplished by transferring save files via FTP, but it is also possible to use the “old” ObjectConnect with the Enterprise Extender support. Let’s see how.
