Re:

[Mark Bauman <mlbauman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Excerpts from mail: 26-Mar-98 Re: Phil Hall@ssax.com (1520*) 

> > When our program runs we are getting error CPF4194 saying that the file can 
> > only be opened for Input not Output, Update or Delete.  
> > 
> > Is it because the file is in the System domain and the program 
> > is in the User domain? I thought this only caused a failure above security 
> > level 40. 

> The issue is that IBM use additional flags in the file object template (
> ie the 
> system description of the object ). These additional flags are what are
> used to 
> set this file 'read-only' to non-IBM software. The IBM functions used to 
>alter 
> the file, in this case the CFGTCP programs modifiy these flags to enable 
> read/write/updates to the file. The AS/400 ALWUPD and ALWDLT parms on
> the CRTPF  
> are red herrings, as IBM software ignores them any way (create a file set for 
> no update or no delete - both SEU & DFU will happily add & delete records 
>from 
> this file...) 


I did not see the original posting for the above issue.  What TCP
configuration file are you attempting to update?  

Mark Bauman 
AS/400 Software Communications Development 
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