ROB: I know that this particular user was part of the qualified job name because the windows pop-up with the error:
The message was:
Job 123456/user-id/JWALK000G started on 8/25/15 at 13:44:45 in subsystem...(The rest of the text not shown)
A character representation of a numeric value is in error (C G D F).
Type reply, press Enter.
Reply [...Form box for entry here..]
The 3rd party software uses JWALK to show a GUI interface instead of green screen for the users that prefer it.
I know that when a Windows FTP script runs a program on the system, the FTP job is running under one user-ID (QUSER I think) and it kicks off another job in batch with the user-ID that opened up the FTP session. Not familiar enough with how these TCP-IP jobs work yet. And maybe the JWALK jobs don't work like other such jobs.
KEN: " I'm not at all familiar with JWALK. But if the job was running as a different user, the dump would be in a QPRTJOB job for that other user."
I looked for the dump under that user's name and it did not work. I also did a WRKJOB JWALK000G *OUTQ and nothing came up. I also did the entire qualified and nothing. Then I did a WRKSPLF [user-id] and there was no dump.
Maybe it printed real fast?
Next time, I'm having the user stay open on that message while I run down everything I can on it to track down this bad data. Just thinking somebody else has been here and might have a shortcut way to find it.
DARRYL: As I thought I stated, I DID have the user enter a "D" to dump the program. I posted this question because I couldn't find the dump.
Good idea to check the logging level, but a "D" should produce the RPG dump, anyway.
PAUL: Thanks so much for the DSPLOG suggestion, I should have thought of that (slapping my face).
I think I may have tried the parameters in your WRKSPLF suggestion but maybe I didn't.
And, I know the error is not JWALK's fault, and not necessarily in the application, I'm sure it's bad data in the files somewhere.
(NOTE: USERS SHOULD NOT COPY FROM A WEB PAGE AND PASTE INTO DATA INPUT)
LUIS: Thanks for the WRKOUT QEXDEBUG mention, I'll try that.
Thank you to everybody for the rapid responses!
Alan
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Subject: Re: How do I find the job associated with a JWALK error
First of all, how did you know that this particular user was part of the qualified job name? Normally it is on regular 5250 based jobs. However (and it's been awhile since I looked at Seagull's JWalk) is it the same thing for a screen scraper like JWalk? Perhaps it runs in a QHTTPSVR job and uses profile handles or some such thing? If the person is still in that job can they do DSPJOB? Or SysReq 3, then option 4?
Will WRKOBJLCK on that user profile show you the job?
Rob Berendt
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From: Alan Cassidy <ACassidy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: 08/26/2015 07:41 AM
Subject: How do I find the job associated with a JWALK error
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Good morning (or afternoon) everybody,
I have searched the midrange-l archives and google for this but nothing is
specific enough. I can't believe nobody came across this before.
Okay, our third party software uses JWALK for the GUI to the users.
One of our users got an error. Char representation of a numberic value is
in error (C G D F). I had the user enter a "D", cancel out, and continue
with other work she was doing.
But I could not find the dump! WRKSPLF [user-id] got me no spool files. I
thought I would see something because the user id was part of the
"qualified job name".
How can I find the job associated with that message? And/or at least that
dump?
My plan now is to have her hold while I dig into the log for the qualified
job there, and go from there.
Thanks all
Alan
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John McKee
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 10:52 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: If it ain't broke, don't fix it
I did not want to pollute the thread "If you have SSDs, please read".
Some years ago, PTFs stopped being applied here. Much like "if it ain't
broke". We had an application that did screen scraping. Long gone. A
Client Access PTF broke the application. A somewhat critical application,
as it turned out. The SA may or may not have contacted the vendor of the
pc software. But, what was done was the PTF was backed out.
After that, no CUMEs were installed. Only PTFs identified by service
advisor.
Various people in command hierarchy, I have no idea how high up, set that
policy.
Potentially very dumb policy. That was why I was a little hesitant to
install PTFs suggested by Scott K that corrected errors with ssh. I am
glad I did, as the enhanced error handling made a number of transfers
performed subsequently a LOT nicer.
Clueless management too far removed from the system making policy
decisions.
"Don't confuse me with facts, I have already made up my mind".
John McKee
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