Re: Where do all the long file names go?

[Phil Hall <hallp@xxxxxxxx>]

Ed.Doxtator@ssa.co.uk wrote:

> Now, it's time to convert the code to the AS/400.  We're planning on using
> VisualAge Java (as I don't know of any other tool out there that does C++
> for the AS/400), 

Borland now do a C++/400 compiler too. And I'll think you'll find if you use
VisualAge Java you'll run into a few problems with the source ;-)

> and we're wondering-- where are the compiled C++ programs
> stored on the AS/400?  Are they stored under the regular AS/400 file system
> or the Isolated, er, Integrated File System?  If they're stored in the
> regular AS/400 file system, what happens to the names of the objects?  Do
> they get mangled somehow?

>From memory, the target PROGRAM that you set in the VisualAge front end project
settings will be limited to 10 chars long. The resultant *PGM/*SRVPGM objects
will be stored/executed in/from the normal, regular AS/400 library/file system.

BTW: The only place that you can (currently) run executable code from (not
including Java) in the IFS is /QSYS.LIB

--phil

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