Re: WRKOBJ - Is this a bug or a feature?

["Steve Landess" <sjl_123@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's not my point, Ken.  I'm pointing out an inconsistency in the
interface.

However, maybe the Toronto group wrote the WRKOBJ command...

(Sorry, Hans - LOL)

Steve


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graap, Ken" <keg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 4:51 PM
Subject: RE: WRKOBJ - Is this a bug or a feature?


> Actually, the functionality you are looking for can be obtained by working
> with lists of objects via PDM (STRPDM) ... Use F16 to set up custom
> commands....
>
> Kenneth
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Landess
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 2:36 PM
> To: Midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: WRKOBJ - Is this a bug or a feature?
>
> This has always irritated me -
>
> I am used to being able to specify a parameter value on the bottom line of
> an iSeries display produced by a command such as WRKSPLF and WRKUSRPRF.
>
> Let me explain.  For example:
>
> If I type WRKSPLF SOMEUSER, then I will get a list of all spooled files
for
> that user.  If I want to change the outq for several of these spooled
files
> at once, I can put a 2 next to each spooled file that I want to change,
then
> on the command line at the bottom of the WRKSPLF display type
OUTQ(NEWOUTQ),
> press <Enter>, then all of the spooled files will be changed to the new
> output queue.
>
> The same technique works for the WRKUSRPRF command - I can place a 2
beside
> several user ids, then type a parm value at the bottom of the screen, and
it
> will change all of them when I press <Enter>.
>
> The WRKOBJ screen it doesn't work this way.
>
> WRKOBJ allows you to place an 8 by an object to view the object
description.
> The default (as shipped from IBM) for the DETAIL parm of the DSPOBJD
command
> is *FULL.  When I put an 8 by several objects on the WRKOBJ screen at the
> same time, and then type DETAIL(*SERVICE) on the bottom line, I would
expect
> to get a display of the *SERVICE object description of each object, one at
a
> time, by pressing the <Enter> key.  Instead, it highlights the first 8 and
I
> get the message "Parameter DETAIL specified more than once." on the
message
> line at the bottom.
>
> However, if I place an 8 by several objects on the WRKOBJ display, enter
> DETAIL(*SERVICE) on the bottom line, and press F4 to prompt, on the prompt
> screen it DOES fill in the value of *SERVICE for the DETAIL parm, but this
> requires me to press the <Enter> key twice for each object for which I
want
> to see the *SERVICE object description.
>
> What gives?  Why the inconsistency between the two commands?
>
> I have never reported this to IBM - I figure that they'll just say, as JDE
> (PeopleSoft) always says, "That is a feature, NOT a bug".
>
> Steve Landess
> Austin, Texas
> (512) 423-0935
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