Reader Feedback and Insights: Service Program Catch-22 Simplified

July 12, 2002 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Hey, Ted:

The tip you presented in Midrange Guru, OS/400 Edition, about the binding Catch-22 was excellent.

I wanted to point out that the tip mentioned that both programs must be bound twice. This is not true. Only one must be created with OPTION(*UNRSLVREF). The other can be created without ignoring unresolved references, since the first object already exists.

Of course your way will work, but it’s an unnecessary step.

I think that it’s time for IBM to give us a really good MAKE utility that handles the ILE model gracefully.

By the way, I think that a

Setting TCP/IP Server Autostart Parameters as a Group

July 12, 2002 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Hey, Joe:

For a security review, I need to list and modify all the OS/400 TCP/IP servers that will automatically start whenever I call the Start TCP/IP (STRTCP) command with the Start application servers parameter equal to *YES. Is there an easy way to view and reset my TCP/IP servers’ Autostart parameters as a group?

— Ben

The answer here is ‘no’ for the green screen and ‘yes’ for iSeries Operations Navigator (OpsNav). Let’s look at the situation:

First, there is no way to view and reset the Autostart parameters for all TCP/IP servers from one 5250 display. These parameters

Scheduling a Job to Run More than Once a Day

July 12, 2002 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Hey, Ted:

How can I schedule a job to run more than once a day? The Add Job Schedule Entry (ADDJOBSCDE) command has only the frequency options of *monthly, *weekly, *once.

— Rocky

One option is to install IBM‘s licensed program product 5722-JS1 (Job Scheduler for iSeries) and use the Add Job using Job Scheduler (ADDJOBJS) command. If I am not mistaken, IBM charges extra for this job scheduler.

If you want to use ADDJOBSCDE instead, write a CL program to schedule the jobs throughout the day. Let the job scheduler execute your CL program.

For example, assume you