Re: Viewing spooled files requires RPG/Cobol license?

[Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Brian!  Good distinction; I like to scan messages in *MSGF objects
since users often send me the message text without the message ID.

I do use ACS, so that's a good reminder.  I'm just accustomed to using RDi
to do that, so I don't think of ACS first when it comes to managing spool
files.

On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 1:54 PM Brian Parkins <goodprophet.bp@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> I believe the iSphere tools are largely dependent on the Remote Systems
> view - which is a component of RDi. (Otherwise, you could simply install
> standard Eclipse + iSphere, at no cost.) Therefore you need the RPG and
> COBOL Tools to support iSphere.
>
> You will have to invest in a Permanent Licence to continue using RDi.
> Uninstalling and reinstalling won't work. Under Windows, RDi keeps
> information in the registry to prevent this.
>
> Have you considered an alternative? IBM Access Client Solutions is a
> free download and provides excellent spool file support.
>
> You say, "I am hoping to be able to view and download spool files, and
> use iSphere Messages to scan message files". This is a little confusing.
> Do you really mean message definitions in Message Files (*MSGF objects)
> or received messages in Message Queues (*MSGQ objects)? (The iSphere
> Messages subsystem enables you to manage messages in a *MSGQ. There is a
> separate iSphere tool that  supports scanning message text in a *MSGF.)