RE: Finding AS/400 technical documentation

Dennis,

I've been complaining about this for a few releases now.  I think we've lost
the battle.

But the old stuff is still there.  I always like to challenge google.com's
ability to find stuff so I searched using this (at www.google.com):

.tto site:ibm.com

and I got back 77 links.  One of these may help you out.

You can still get to the softcopy library as well, but they've added an
additional page you've got to click through if you start at the
www.as400.ibm.com site.  Here's the url for the softcopy site:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/onlinelib.htm

It only goes through V4R5.  For V5R1 stuff you're stuck with the info
center.

I've found that the documentation included with V4R5 WDTS (Code/400) is
good.  I have been using it instead of the websites.

If you want to rant to IBM, fill out their questionaire at the info center.
Bob C. at ignite400 says they're listening:)

Phil

> >
> > Hi, Folks:  I'll reserve my rant for after the question, but
> I'd sure like
> > to hear other opinions about it.  Hopefully, I just don't know where to
> > look, and all this stuff still is (and will remain) available.
> >
> > My question is: where can I find documentation for the .TTO and
> .TFR files
> > used by file transfer?  I had a link to that information at one
> point, but
> > it's been invalidated by IBM "enhancements."  Would appreciate
> pointers to
> > that info.  Thanks.
> >
> > And now my rant.  Maybe it's just me.  I hope so.
> >
> > It seems that with each passing week, IBM makes useful documentation for
> > the AS/400 systems (particularly those that aren't labeled
> "iSeries") more
> > difficult to find.  Having found some documentation, it seems to be less
> > useful with each rework.
> >
> > Used to be that the HTML-based "Book Manager" books could be
> found from the
> > main http://www.as400.ibm.com site (after clicking library).  Those
> > HTML-based books were wonderful because you could actually search the
> > specific manual for the information you wanted, and voila: you'd be
> > presented with links to the information you want.
> >
> > That's all changed.  Or so it seems.  Now it's all packaged into the
> > "information center," where the most refined search one can
> perform, is a
> > search of the whole flippin' site.  Where the shortcomings of Java shine
> > through, substantiating the claim that a pretty interface is a useless
> > interface.  Given the choice, I'll take ugly ANY day of the week.
> >
> > What IS the deal, IBM?  Do you not want people to understand how to
> > continue using this system?  Or am I missing the boat completely?  Can
> > ANYONE show me a reason that the new java "Information Center,"
> aside from
> > being cuter, is an improvement over the "Book Manager" format?
> >
>
>


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