Re: System Names

Ron:

Be aware that there is a third alternative: The server name can
be any valid name, not just the system name or the system name
prefixed with "Q". The name is set as a property of NetServer,
usually through Operations Navigator.

Come to think of it, a fourth alternative in most networks would
be the IP address. And if you examine the file named
\\ip.addr.of.as400\QIBM\UserData\OS400\NetServer\QAZLSCFG, you
might be able to see the server name. I think it's in Unicode,
but you might be able to program around that. All you'd need to
know then would be the IP address... :-)

I'm not an expert in Windows networking, so I can't help much
beyond that in how to find out the name of a server. I suspect
your program will simply have to pop up a message box and ask the
user at some point.

Tom Liotta

"Klein, Ron" wrote

> We have a program that is called from a PC and creates
directories on the
> 400 in the IFS and then does a bunch of things with the files.
>
> On some boxes we have to use 'Q' in front of the system name to
access the
> correct IFS directory and on other boxes we can't access the
system if we
> use the 'Q'.
>
> Is there a way to determine which designation the 400 is goning
to like
> ahead of time without receiving an error message?

--
Tom Liotta
The PowerTech Group, Inc.
19426 68th Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
Phone  253-872-7788
Fax  253-872-7904
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