RE: Java 400 - QSYRUSRI API call - *DTS DATE FIELDS

David Wall
AS/400 Toolbox for Java




                    "Craig Burton"
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>> For the *DTS Date fields I was able to get working by defining as byte
>> fields. I was unable to get working when defined in PCML as Character
>> fields. The documentation defines as character, will I have a problem
>> defining as bytes ???

The Toolbox program call object does not care how the field is defined on
the server.  All fields are bytes to Toolbox program call.  It is up to the
application to tell Toolbox how to interpret the bytes to make the app
work.  In the *DTS case, the app should tell Toolbox they are bytes even
though the spec says they are characters.  The good news is *DTS is a rare
exception.  In almost all cases fields defined a characters in the spec
should be treated as characters.

-----Original Message-----
From: java400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:java400-l-admin@midrange.com]
On Behalf Of Dave Wall
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 6:19 PM
To: java400-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Java 400 - QSYRUSRI API call



The character 8 field is the date in an iSeries date-time stamp (*DTS)
format.  The iSeries has an API to convert it from this format to a more
industry-standard type format.  Toolbox needed to do this conversion so
often that we wrapped the API call in a class ...

    byte[] data = ...; // Some Char 8 *DTS date data from the system.
    DateTimeConverter conv = new DateTimeConverter(system_);  // system_
is an AS400 object
    Date d = conv.convert(data, "*DTS");

If you use this class make sure you give it the raw bytes from the
original API call.  Don't convert them from EBCDIC to Unicode before
giving them to DateTimeConverter.

David Wall
AS/400 Toolbox for Java




                    "Craig Burton"
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                    12/06/2001 10:32
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When calling QSYRUSRI in Java (format USRI0300) how are the dates
(specifically Password Change Date) retrieved. One example has this
field defined as Character 8, another example has as Byte 8. When I use
the metho getValue to a field of type Object, the field is displayed as
barbled.

Does anyone have an example of retrieving USRI0300 utilizing Java ????


Craig Burton
CCB Associates Inc.
Lawrence, Ma.
(9768) 837-4403 x22

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