Re: iSphere - Message file tools

Charles,

You can load the beta into a separate library then point your RDi setup to that library. You can upload the beta code into this separate library from within RDi iSphere preferences page option.

This is how I am doing it right now. I am at the beta version and the others are not.


Thanks, Matt


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From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles Wilt
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 8:51 AM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] iSphere - Message file tools

Thanks...it might take me a little bit to get the library loaded...

I'm not in a single developer shop anymore...

Charles

On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 8:24 AM, Tools/400 <thomas.raddatz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Charles,

Feel free to download beta 2.9.4.b002 from here to give it a try:

http://www.tools400.de/Downloads/Freeware/Beta/iSphere for RDi 8.0+
(v2.9.4.b002 Update Site).zip

I am not quite happy with that "special" search mode under the cover.
Most Likely I will add a third radio button "Message IDs" next to the
"Match*" buttons. That should make it more clear, I assume.

But for now, it should work for you.

Please notice that you need to update the library to use the new
search mode. If you do not update the library, searching for message
descriptions still works, but without the new search mode.

Regards,

Thomas.

Am 13.11.2016 um 19:59 schrieb Tools/400:

Charles,

You nailed it. Indeed that is how "Include message ID" works. But I
changed it today, to match your needs, because I like the idea.
Sometimes I have an IBM i message ID but do not know the message
file for looking at the help text. That is when I could use a
message lookup option.

That is from the iSphere help. It exlains (hopefully) how "Include
message ID" works, now:

<quote>
Note: The "Include message id" option can be used to search for
specific message IDs. Searching for specific message IDs is very
fast, because it only checks the message file(s) for the specified
message IDs. It does not search for a given string.

The special "Search for specific message IDs" mode is automatically
selected, when you select "Include message id" and leave all other
options unchecked. In addition all search arguments must specify
"contains" and must have a length of 7 characters.
</quote>

Let me know, if the help text is unclear or bad English and I am
going to change it.

Regards,

Thomas.

Am 11.11.2016 um 14:44 schrieb Charles Wilt:

Although...

I'm not sure "include message ID" is quite what I want. As that
implies that the tool will still search the msg description and msg
ID of every

msg

in the entire file.

That's going to take some time as I'm dealing with huge message
files (almost 4GB)

What I'm really after is a "lookup by msg ID". Something that will

return

as quickly as DSPMSGD does.

Thanks again!
Charles



On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 6:39 AM, Charles Wilt
<charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Thanks Thomas!

Charles

On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 2:06 AM, Thomas Raddatz
<thomas.raddatz@xxxxxx

wrote:

Charles,

It is really not a big deal to add a "Include message ID"
checkbox to

the

"iSphere Message File Search" box. The problem is that I have to

change the

library (service program XFNDSTR) for that "minor" enhancement that.

Eventually I decided to add that option but do not enforce
updating

the

library. The "minor" disadvantage is, that users see the new
option,

but it

does not have any effect, as long as they do not update the library.

The "Include message id" will be available with the next beta version.

Thomas.

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von
Charles Wilt
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 9. November 2016 23:06
An: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
Betreff: [WDSCI-L] iSphere - Message file tools

I've got a message file filter defined RSE...

All I really want to do is to be able to look at a particular
message

by

message ID. Basically, I'm looking for a DSPMSGD with the
message

file

already filled in.

Expanding the *MSGF takes too long.

And the iSphere "message file search" looks at the message text,
I

can't

serach by ID.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!
Charles
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