Re: WHAT was IBM THINKING?!?!?, Re: QSYGETPH API

Thanks Bruce.  That is helpful information to know!

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    From: "Bruce Vining"<bvining@xxxxxxxxxx>
    Sent: 9/15/05 10:26:50 AM
    To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion"<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Subject: Re: WHAT was IBM THINKING?!?!?, Re: QSYGETPH API
    
    Shannon,
    
    On V5R3 if you are passing a password and not also providing the length of
    the password and CCSID then, by default, the API call will fail.  There is
    however a PTF (SI14206) for V5R3 which will allow the API call to succeed
    for a period of time (180 days though you can restart the 180 -- see the
    PTF cover letter for details) and log a message identifying what
    application programs need to be changed.  This PTF, along with examples of
    what coding changes to make, can be found in iSeries Support at
    
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas1f4c2729f75e5e71286256eed004ac199&rs=110.
    
    Bruce Vining
    
    
    
                                                                               
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    I did not notice that the length of the passWord is also required now. That
    sucks.  does that mean that all the pgms I wrote for v5r1 and v5r2 that use
    qsygetph wil now fail?
    
    
    
    
    
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