Re: Merging two libraries

["Chuck Morehead" <cbmorehead@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I've used Aldon's source merge utility (merge your customized source with new vendor source) and was pleased with it.  I know they offer other change management tools, but I have never used them.  I'd start my search with them.

 

If you are just wanting to move objects from your test library to your production library and save the old objects to a save library, you could create a command / command processor w/o too much work.  I know HBOC Series product comes with this (BMOVOBJ), and didn't the S/38 have an EXTMOVOBJ command that would do this?  Anyway here's the idea:

Command accepts:

  Object Name (specific or generic)

    Object Library

  Object Type

  Object Subtype

  To Library

  Save Library

 

Command Processor does this:

  Create a list of objects matching the object name, type, & subtype parms.

  Loop through the list and perform the following for each object:

     Check to see if the object exists in the "To Library"

        If it does, move it from the "To Library" to the "Save Library"

     Move the object to the "To Library"

  End Loop

 

You can of course improve on this simple outline.  E.g. what if the object already exists in the Save Library?

 

Hope this helps.

Chuck

----- Original Message -----

From: Refaie.Heba@khb.hu

To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com

Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 3:59 AM

Subject: Merging two libraries

Hi Group,

    What are the available utilities in the AS/400 world (3rd  parties utilies)  that can merge two libraries (a test lib to production lib)?

Is there also a native AS/400 way to merge two libraries, for example API or workaround (something for free ;-))...Any Idea...  
   

Thanks in advance,
All the best.
Heba.