Re: Source File Metadata Change Date Info for Compiled ILE Programs

[Reeve <rfritchman@xxxxxxxxx>]

The source information is at the module level.  In the OPM days, linking
source and object was easy.

So, you have to dig into the executable and pull the source from each
module.  Lots of fun with API's and/or SQL!

--reeve

On Wed, Jun 24, 2026 at 11:27 AM Richard Schoen <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> When using object statistics against object in an IBM i library, it
> apparently doesn't capture the source file info for ILE program objects.
>
> Does anyone know a way to retrieve the source info for an ILE program
> object ?
>
> I also tried DSPOBJD and the same source file info is missing.
>
> I guess the main question is how to determine which source was used to
> build an ILE object ?
>
> I wonder if DSPPGMREF would do that.
>
> Regards,
> Richard Schoen
> Web: http://www.richardschoen.net
> Email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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