Re: Show stopping editor error: "File system input or output error"

Alan,

For the heck of it. Trying disconnecting to your IBM i. And then reconnect, and then try to open... Worth a shot...

Sadly, we have had two IBM i Developers have "Stop-Stoppers", where they too were unable to open RDI 9.6.0.1.

One senior developer with 30-years' experience lost 3-hours uninstalling & reinstalling RDI 9.6.0.1 to be able to edit code! His pc went into a lop showing the splash screen! Ouch! (Download RDI, Unzip-it, re-install IBM IM & RDi 9.6.0.1. And then re-set up connections, etc...)

Another senior developer could open a member using RD 9.6.0.1 after a re-install either. But, she was using an existing workspace. So, maybe it was corrupt. She has re-installed 9.5 and is using that for now. At least the previous version works!

I love RDI, but once in a while "Show-Stoppers" pop-up.

Now, I could open up the member in failure, so I *assume* that possibly her workspace is corrupt, not sure. She works remotely, and she has a huge workload. She does not have time to debug non-working RDI 9.6.0.1. I did open a PMR 08256 442 000, and sent in the error log. IBM support said to try the "-clean" and new workspace. At the moment, she does not have time for that.

When RDI works, it is the Absolute BEST! But, when you run into "show-stoppers", you lost of the "great-time-saving-features" of RDI...
<Disappointment> Wish it were more reliable...

I have experience your pain with RDI show-stoppers. :(

Some Solution that "usual" resolve issues:
* Restart RDI
* Restart RDI with the "-clean" option. This usually takes 5-10 minutes! You have been warned!
* Create new workspace
--> recommend Export/Importing setting from your old work-space.

With over 12-years using RDI, I am experienced at creating new workspace. But, newbies are NOT use to these recovery procedures.

It would be nice to have a "Simple" web-site on those recovery procedures.

PS. Still LOVE RDI over SEU. Diagnosing errors in RDI is a pain...

On the plus side, IBM support has been wonderful! We have gotten many bugs fixed via APARS! Duplicating the scenarios is the hardest part. I need a Dash-Camera for my monitor, for when whacky things happen! <LOL>

-Ken Killian-


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Okay, we continue with show stopping errors relating to RDi.
This time I downloaded a fresh new trial copy of RDi to my brand new Windows 10 laptop.
Everything worked okay up to and including installation successful with help from company HQ, but they are stumped.

FYI:
Connection to the company server is VPN.
The RDi is apparently using the Java that downloads in the RDi package.

So, I launched it. It came up to the default panel arrangement: RSE on the left, edit space in the middle, etc. Right clicked on the name of the remote IBM i system and saw that it was connected (one of the options was "Disconnect").

Right-clicked on a source member and went to "Open With" and "Remote Systems LPEX Editor". All normal so far.

But instead of getting the code to edit, I get an error:

FSEF1002 Operation failed. "File system input or output error". Clicking on Details, it shows a secondary text: "Message reported from file
system: Unable to establish a connection."

Okay, made sure the RDi still had a connection to they system. It did/does. (VPN is still showing Connected as well).

What the heck?

-alan



On 3/7/18 12:21 PM, Ken Killian wrote:

I love the dark theme!

The dark theme actually works pretty well with Eclipse Neon & RDI
9.6.0.1

https://imgur.com/a/kr2cr

I had to customize some colors to my liking.


-Ken Killian-


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Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Show stopping editor error opening source member: Specified working directory not found.

Thanks for the tip Mike. I do have an old, old HP laptop where I plan on installing Linux. I had put Windows 10 on it, and when I did, the Windows guy at work told me to use the "Dark Theme" on it, so I did, but I pretty much hate it anyway.

Don't remember how I installed it on my iMac originally, but I have a Macbook I will also download to, soon.

Alan



On 3/7/18 8:12 AM, Mike Hockings wrote:

On Linux or Mac I would say that most would find their life to be
much simpler to do a User install

Mike

Mike Hockings, M.Eng., P.Eng.
DevOps for Enterprise
IBM Developer for z Systems and Power Systems Software Technical
Support IBM Canada Ltd. Laboratory hockings@xxxxxxxxxx




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Date: 2018/03/05 13:38
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Show stopping editor error opening source member:
Specified working directory not found.
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Thanks Mike,

My answers are in-line....


On 3/5/18 10:18 AM, MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

"WDSCI-L" <wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 03/03/2018 01:00:02 PM:

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Subject:

[WDSCI-L] Show stopping editor error opening source member:
Specified working directory not found.

First, I have RDi 9.6, my Java is very up to date...

Have things changed where RDi no longer provides it's own Java? The
Java installed on my system never used to matter.

---
Well, based on other comments you may be right. I found an IBM jdk
file in the /Applications/ folder on my Mac. (Sorry I forgot to
mention the Mac)

I have an editor issue, trying to open a member for edit (or
browse) in RDI, I get an error message instead, "Specified working
directory not found." For several different source members.

Tried quitting RDi then re-launching, nope.

Tried uninstalling RDi and reinstalling, Nope.

Tried creating a new workspace to work in. Nope.

Then tried deleting the old workspace directory to see if the new
one would now work. Nope

Then I tried deleting the new (and now only) workspace directory
and re-launch. (The welcome page was funny but) Nope.

Then I tried posting a message to the IBM RDi forum, and here we
are, seeing if anybody has a solution to this. (Licensing is not an
issue)

And now, I am cross posting the above list of "I already did this"
to this midrange list.

I have to ask because it's a common issue. When installing, did you
right-click and use 'Run as Administrator'? I've personally never
had an issue with this, but it seems to be a common source of problems.

---
I don't remember doing the right-click thing, but the ID I use is
/the/ admin for my Mac, and in any case anytime I do something that
needs admin it just pops up to enter the admin credentials input. On
the command line in the terminal for Macs you use sudo first and if
it needs it you get  a prompt there for credentials too.

--ALan

Thanks

Alan Cassidy

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