Re: iSphere Message File Editor

[Mark Murphy <jmarkmurphy@xxxxxxxxx>]

Strangely enough, I am unable to change the CCSID of the messages in my
message file to 37. It starts at *JOB, and if I change it to 37 it remains
at *JOB, and when displayed it is still 65535.

On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 8:23 AM, Mark Murphy <jmarkmurphy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I know. It isn't my decision. I have tried to get that changed, but the
> powers that be are a apprehensive about changing it. They think changing it
> will break something.
>
> On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 8:20 AM, Mark Murphy <jmarkmurphy@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > IBM i: 7.1
> > RDi: 9.6.0.3
> > iSphere: 3.3.0.r
> >
> > I have finally gotten iSphere loaded, and I am liking it. But, I am
> > having a problem with the Message File Editor. I cannot Preview or Display,
> > or Change messages. It just does nothing. If I double-click on a message I
> > get the following error:
> >
> >     An error has occurred. See error log for more details. Parameter
> > 'ccsid' must not be [null].
> >
> > Our system has QCCSID set to 65535.
> >
> > Jobs have:
> > Coded character set identifier  . . . . . . . . . :   65535
> > Default coded character set identifier  . . . . . :   37
> >
> > Unfortunately messages in the message file also have CCSID 65535.
> >
> > I am guessing that is the problem. Could we have a preference to state
> > which CCSID we are using to replace the 65535? Or is there an easy way to
> > change the CCSID of messages?