Re: Problems Editing an Include mbr.. (VisualAge C..)

    Yep !!  But wait it get's better.

        Now they send you a CD with VA 3.5.5 with the AS/400 product order.
But, don't even try and use it with out the fix paks from the FTP site,
almost as much code as is on the CD.  An don't use long path names because
everything will file if you use say "\Program Files\Ibmcpp" and the registry
is toast as well.

        Additionally, don't install the 400 code with out the Mandatory
PTF's or you are in more trouble.

        An lastly don't try and read the directions,  It will never
work.....    :-)

        JMS...

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Crothers <bob@cstoneindy.com>
To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com' <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Monday, March 08, 1999 2:35 PM
Subject: RE: Problems Editing an Include mbr.. (VisualAge C..)


>Jeff,
>
>For you problem, you could copy the QSYSINC header to your own source
>file and then #include it instead of IBM's.
>
>Attitude::SetGripeMode(true);
>
>I remember that the install of VAC++ was pretty nasty.  Anytime the
>install instructions come in a Book instead of a page or 2, there is
>something wrong.
>
>Heck, it was a major challenge to even Order it!  And of course, after
>you finally work thru that, you find you must have a copy of VisualAge
>C++ for Windows!  Never mind the cost, the only way you can get that
>is via IBM Direct.
>
>And after all that, you find even though all other V3R7 languages will
>target V3R1, VA C++ will not.
>
>Several dollars poorer and shaking my head.....
>
>Attitude::SetGripeMode(false);
>
>Bob
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeffrey Silberberg [SMTP:jsilberberg@mindspring.com]
>Sent: Monday, March 08, 1999 9:48 AM
>To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>Subject: Re: Problems Editing an Include mbr.. (VisualAge C..)
>
>Bob,
>
>Well, the more I get into this the more I find. When coding on any
>other
>platform, the developer always has the opportunity to shoot oneself in
>the
>foot by changing any of the system include files as "necessary".
>  With the
>AS/400 V4R3 the QSYSINC/H *PF is created with the ALWxxx bits set to
>NO, so
>I can not fix the issue.  Which by the way is that  "   typedef
>volatile
>struct _LU_Work_Area_T {.........} _LU_Work_Area_T ; "
>is not valid.
>
>I am going to look at working around this today.
>
>With regards V3R6, yes the C++ Users Guide on page 42 tells me "The
>compiler
>can target the following AS/400 run-time environments:
>        *  OS/400 V3R7
>        * OS/400  V3R6
>        * OS/400  V3R2   "
>
>One interesting note since the compiler is still at "V3R7" there are
>no
>specific references to building for V4Rx anything in the manuals, and
>at
>this point I have not tried to build for anything but my current
>release
>V4R3 and a V3R2 target system.
>
> Lastly, the install for this product is not developer friendly, never
>mind
>user.  Be vary careful and feel free to contact me off list for some
>of my
>more colorful how not to install information.
>
>    JMS....
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bob Crothers <bob@cstoneindy.com>
>To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
>Date: Sunday, March 07, 1999 9:38 AM
>Subject: Re: Problems Editing an Include mbr..
>
>
>>Jeff,
>>
>>Not sure about VisualAge, but for ILE/C (no ++), the system includes
>>are all in source file H in library QSYSINC on your AS/400.  Many of
>>these includes are stubs that just include another source member so
>you
>>might have to follow the chain.
>>
>>Re VA C++, I had installed it but had to drop it as soon as I
>>discovered it would not target V3R1 (a requirement of our product).
>>This was a disappointment as I would MUCH rather work in C++ than
>plain
>>C. But IBM wasn't going to change for one small ISV.
>>
>>My hope is that with Y2K and V3R1 not being Y2K compliant, we will be
>>able to raise the bar to V3R2 & V3R6.  BTW, will VA C++ target V3R6?
>>
>>Bob
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jeffrey Silberberg <jsilberberg@mindspring.com>
>>To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
>>Date: Friday, March 05, 1999 10:03 PM
>>Subject: Problems Editing an Include mbr..
>>
>>
>>>HELP,
>>>
>>>        I am trying to build some code with the VisualAge C++ for
>>AS/400 LPP
>>>targeted to V3R2.  To say that I have had a few minor issues would
>be
>>very
>>>polite, but I have it working about 80% on my NT 4.0 With SP 3.
>>>
>>>        The problem is that one of the AS/400 system include files
>>>I:\QIBM\INCLUDE\milib.h has a bad typedef in it. Now I know what is
>>broken
>>>but I am not sure how to fix it as I can not edit it with the EDITOR
>>from
>>>VAge or the DOS EDIT.exe or any other method.  Now I am using
>QSECOFR,
>>(It's
>>>my 170 V4R3) even for the CA connect user and I just get errors back
>>when I
>>>try and save the updated .h file.
>>>
>>>        So, anyone know what step I am missing to edit these files
>??
>>>Anyone else working with this product (5716-CX5) and want to compare
>>the
>>>gory details.
>>>
>>>        Thanks,
>>>        JMS....
>>>
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