RE: HERE's a good one - object name problem...

[Neil Palmer <npalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I ran into that several months ago.  I THINK rebooting the PC solved it,
but it MAY have taken an IPL.
Before an IPL though I'd try ENDHOSTSVR *ALL and STRHOSTSVR *ALL.


Neil Palmer                                AS/400~~~~~      
NxTrend Technology - Canada   ____________          ___  ~     
Thornhill, Ontario,  Canada   |OOOOOOOOOO| ________  o|__||=   
Phone: (905) 731-9000  x238   |__________|_|______|_|______)   
Cell.: (416) 565-1682  x238    oo      oo   oo  oo   OOOo=o\   
Fax:   (905) 731-9202       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
mailto:NPalmer@NxTrend.com    AS/400  The Ultimate Business Server      
http://www.NxTrend.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Berendt [SMTP:rob@dekko.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 31, 1998 3:07 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: HERE's a good one - object name problem...
> 
> I've tried to create such an animal by FTP'ing a valid file down to my
> PC and then FTP'ing it back up with a name that begins with a number.
> But the target file 12345 got renamed to #2345.
> 
> I tried using Explorer, (not Internet Explorer, you'd be amazed at how
> many people assume that's what I mean when I say Explorer, when I mean
> Windows Explorer) and opening QSYS.LIB then MYLIB.LIB and renaming it
> from there.  It won't let me.  Now the darn thing has a lock on it and
> it won't let me delete it using PDM.  I use WRKOBJLCK and there is no
> object or member lock that I can see.  Can you quid pro quo and help
> me out of this one?  Or since it was such a teeny file I just wait for
> the next IPL?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> CLEWIS@IQUEST.NET on 08/31/98 12:07:45 PM
> Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet
> cc:    
> Subject:      HERE's a good one - object name problem...
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> JUST noticed this one... we have an object in a user library that
> shows
> a name of all numbers. It is a date starting with 0 and contains six
> numbers...
> 
> It shows as Type *FILE and Attribute PF-SRC.
> 
> You cannot bring it up in Display Description, rename it, bring it up
> in
> PDM, delete it, etc. because it is NOT a valid name...
> 
> HOW did it get on the system ???
> 
> (and how can I get RID of it... ?)
> 
> Thanks !
> 
> Chuck
> 
+---
| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
+---