Re: Deletion of old programs

[Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Actually the DLTLIB was effective in removing it from GO LICPGM and
DSPSFWRSC.  That just doesn't remove what IFS stuff, commands duplicated
into QSYS, etc and other shrapnel.


On Wed, Jul 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM Mark Waterbury via MIDRANGE-L <
midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Rob,
> If you issue DSPPGM on the *PGMs or DSPSRVPGM on any *SRVPGMs for that old
> program product, you will likely find that they have "Observable
> information . . . :  *NONE".
> So, whether it was an old CISC version, or a RISC version prior to V6R1,
> trying to restore or RMVLICPGM (delete) at V6R1 or above will fail, due to
> the new OX translator in V6R1 and above not having any MI creation template.
> In any case, you can always issue DLTLIB to delete all of the objects
> associated with that old program product from the system, although there
> will likely still be remnants of the identity of the licensed program, as
> seen in WRKLICINF or GO LICPGM option 10 etc.,though they will most likely
> show up with an *ERROR status.
> All the best,
> Mark S. Waterbury
>    > On Monday, July 21, 2025 at 05:50:07 PM EDT, Rob Berendt <
> robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  I'm in the process of clearing off some really old programs from a system
> I
> am about to upgrade.
>
> I strongly encourage you to delete old programs when they become
> unsupported.  And, if an upgrade says program 57xx#### will no longer work
> on the new upgrade check and see if you can delete it now.
> I'm sure there are people hoping that something may be usable, but just not
> supported.  Please delete it.  If you just HAVE to try it, be really
> careful.
> I'm running into install/deinstall programs which no longer work.  You
> know, you go into GO LICPGM and take the option to delete something and it
> aborts because the uninstall program was from CISC days and no longer works
> as it fails object conversion.
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