RE: RE: [WDSCI-L] Wdsc issues Now: On RPG400-L

   I am in total agreement with you there.
   But Mike would still be faced with his
mapping-the-JOESD-fields issue that was his orginal
question (back on WDSCI-L).  And I wonder if he caught
the switch over to this list.

Thanks,
Don Whittaker

--- Holden Tommy <Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> True that may be however the API will perform much
> faster (& IMO better
> ) for this type of application. 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Tommy Holden
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Donald Whittaker
> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 12:32 PM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: RE: RE: [WDSCI-L] Wdsc issues Now: On
> RPG400-L
> 
>    I do use QjoRetrieveJournalEntries, but I've been
> doing this for years.  I was going to let Mike get
> his
> feet wet before I pushed him in the rest of the
> way...
> Thanks,
> Don Whittaker
> 
> --- Holden Tommy <Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> > If you are using RPG why not use the Journaling
> > APIS??
> > 
> >
>
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/topic/apis/jc1.htm
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Tommy Holden
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> > Donald Whittaker
> > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 9:54 AM
> > To: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Was: RE: [WDSCI-L] Wdsc issues Now: On
> > RPG400-L
> > 
> > Mike,
> >    What I do in these cases is clone QADSPJR4 and
> > dump
> > the entries to that clone.  The RPG program I use
> to
> > read the cloned file has numerous D-specs defining
> > externally described data structures, one for each
> > entry type I am dumping, using the QASYxxJ4 name
> as
> > the EXTNAME (no need to clone these files; the RPG
> > compiler will use the existing files to pick up
> the
> > structure).
> >    The program logic reads a QADSPJR4 record,
> checks
> > the entry type, and moves the data to the
> > appropriate
> > DS.
> > 
> > Hope that helps,
> > 
> > Don Whittaker
> > 
> > --- "Smith, Mike" <Mike_Smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > Thanks Donald.  I found out the these were
> related
> > > to the DSPJRN command
> > > this weekend.  Now I'm trying to put it
> together,
> > > but I'm not sure if
> > > I'm missing something very simple here or not. 
> Is
> > > there an easy way to
> > > map the QADSPJRN file to the specific QASYxxJ4
> > data
> > > structures, or am I
> > > going to have to individually map each field. 
> Its
> > > probably staring me
> > > right in the face, I'm just not seeing it. 
> > > 
> > > Michael Smith
> > > iSeries.mySeries.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Donald Whittaker
> > > [mailto:donald_whittaker@xxxxxxxxx] 
> > > Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 5:59 PM
> > > To: Websphere Development Studio Client for
> > iSeries
> > > Subject: RE: [WDSCI-L] Wdsc issues
> > > 
> > > 
> > >   You would need to do a DSPJRN to an outfile. 
> > You
> > > can specify which journal entry types you want
> > > (there
> > > are, of course, numerous selection criteria). 
> > > DSPJRN
> > > will dump all of the entries into the
> > > "generic-format"
> > > of QADSPJRN/QADSPJR4.  This is "generic" in the
> > > sense
> > > that the entry-specific data is lumped into one
> > big
> > > herking field, unlike the entry-specific
> QASYxxJ4
> > > files that list these in separate columns. 
> Hence
> > my
> > > suggestion to then use the QASYxxJ4 files as
> > > externally described DS's.
> > >   There are a couple of API's you can use to
> > > retrieve
> > > the journal entries if you would rather do it
> that
> > > way.
> > >   Maybe this would work for you.
> > > Don Whittaker
> > > 
> > > --- "Smith, Mike" <Mike_Smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Don, Thanks for the reply.  As I read your
> reply
> > I
> > > > started thinking
> > > > about what I was doing.  I took off qualifying
> > > > (qtemp) on my Select
> > > > statements and that resolved my initial
> compile
> > > > issue.
> > > > I'm definitely trying to avoid the 'ugly' so
> > your
> > > > point about using
> > > > QSYS/QADSPJRN or QSYS/QADSPJR4) is definitely
> > > worth
> > > > looking at.  Yours
> > > > was a very timely response-btw.  
> > > > However, I'm not sure I know how to use these
> > > files.
> > > >  I know when I do a
> > > > DSPAUDJRNE I get a bunch of QASYxxJ4 files
> > > > populated, but what is going
> > > > to populate the files (QADSPJRN,QADSPJR4)???
> > > > 
> > > > Michael Smith
> > > > iSeries.mySeries.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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