Re: Drag and Drop to 64 bit O/S

By definition, anything that has a workaround is a defect.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/netdict/work-around

work-around

Main Entry: workâaround
Pronunciation: \ËwÉrk-É-ËrauÌnd\
Function: noun
Date: 1971

: a plan or method to circumvent a problem (as in computer software)
without eliminating it


Now I could see them saying, we're not going to create a special fix
for it but it will be fixed in a later release...seeing as how the fix
would be to rewrite iNav as 64-bit...

Of course I'm still running WinXP Pro...I think many in the corporate
world are. How much demand for 64bit has IBM really had?

Charles


On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 10:05 AM, DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Per the document in my original post IBM says that since there are
workarounds it is "Not a Defect" and closed my PMR. ÂI did follow up
with e Design Change Request but we'll see how far that goes. ÂYou don't
have to go all the way back to a VM with V5 code but you do need to have
a 32 bit desktop running to drag things to. ÂAnd how many folks know how
to do that? ? ?

  - Larry

One of the most useful functions that was ever put into Navigator and
they blew it up. ÂI too keep a copy of XP virtual machine with the V5R4
version loaded primarily for this reason. ÂI just don't get how the QC
on the PC stuff is done at IBM anymore.

Note to IBM: ÂFIX IT!!!!!!

Just out of curiosity Larry, have you called in a PMR on it?

Jim Oberholtzer
CEO/Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects, LLC


On 6/30/2010 3:48 PM, DrFranken wrote:

IBM has noted this:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas1feeaea33def1752b862575920072693a

Allow me to summarize: You cannot drag and drop to 64 bit version of
Windows with IBM i (System i (iSeries)) Access. Various workarounds are
suggested.

Is this a problem for anyone? It drives me nuts! I've not seen any
statements about this being fixed and it's NOT fixed in IBM i 7.1 either
(the document only refers to 5.4 and 6.1)

  Â- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis
   ÂChief i-entist
   ÂFrankeni Technology Consulting, LLC
   Âdrfranken@xxxxxxxxxxxx
   Â(616) 260-4746

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