RE: accessing folders from the PC

[Neil Palmer <npalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Item SA74319 
PTF List:
  Release 410   : PTF not available yet
  Release 420   : SF50571 available 98/08/14 (1000 )
  Release 430   : SF49185 available 98/08/25 (8230 )


This does however appear only to refer to a system with DBCS (maybe
Phani has DBCS on his system?):
:

 PROBLEM SUMMARY:
  ***********************************************************
  * PROBLEM: (SA74319) Licensed Program = 5769SS1           *
  *          Usability of a Product's MAJOR Function        *
  ***********************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All OS/400 Double Byte Character Set    *
  *                 (DBCS) and Support for Windows Network  *
  *                 Neighborhood (AS/400 NetServer) users.  *
  ***********************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply PTF SF50571.                      *
  ***********************************************************
  When accessing IBM AS/400 Support for Windows Network
  Neighborhood (AS/400 NetServer) shares, you may notice
  inconsistent results.
 


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pete Hall [SMTP:peteh@inwave.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 1998 10:16 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: accessing folders from the PC
> 
> At 17:20 08/26/98 +0530, Phani wrote:
> >     I have some users using AS/400 folders as PC drives using Client
> >Access for Windows 95.  In one of the  PC,  when I tried to access
> folders,
> >I see only the printer devices on the AS/400.  I don't see QDLS at
> all to
> >map it as a drive.  Since the same setup for the same user works from
> the
> >other PCs,  I reinstalled CA for Win95 without any use. 
> 
> PTF SF50571 is in the hyper section of the current PSP.
> 
> The problem description says:
> 
>     If you are using AS/400 NetServer and you notice missing shares,
> 
>     or a list different than what you believe should be the
>     correct list, it could be because the AS/400 NetServer is
> 
>     accessing the share information in the wrong location.  Byte
>     stream file /QIBM/UserData/OS400/NetServer/QAZLSSHR is used to
> 
>     store AS/400 NetServer share information.  If this file is
>     accessed using a CCSID different than the current job, the
>     file may not be found, thus creating inconsistent
>     results when accessing AS/400 NetServer information.
> 
> PTF MF18497 is a prerequisite for SF50571.
> 
> hth
> Pete
> 
> 
> 
> Pete Hall
> peteh@inwave.com 
> http://www.inwave.com/~peteh/
> 
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