Re: Checking for Licensed programs

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Pete,

Take a look at the various Software Product APIs in the Information 
Center.  They are located under Programming -> APIs -> APIs By Category -> 
Software Product.

I know that the Retrieve Product Information (QSZRTVPR) API can be used to 
check for a product being loaded.

There are also various APIs that retrieve info about PTFs, though I 
haven't tried them. List PTF Groups (QpzListPtfGroups) List PTF Group 
Details (QpzListPtfGroupDetails) and Retrieve Program Temporary Fix 
Information (QPZRTVFX) look promising.

Good luck...


On Mon, 2 May 2005, Pete Helgren wrote:

> I thought I had asked this before but I couldn't find a reference to it 
> either in my Sent items or in the archives....senior moment I guess...
>
> During installation of an application, I need to check to make sure that 
> certain Licensed Programs are installed before proceeding (Like Qshell and 
> the 1.4 JDK....).  Is there an API I can call to retrieve this information? 
> How about Group PTF's (Like the Java Group PTF's)?  I think these hang out in 
> data areas but I am not sure.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pete Helgren