Re: You can get your hands on WDSc 7.0 ...

[Pete Helgren <Pete@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Vern,

I don't think you are beating a dead horse here.  It IS confusing.  
Following your link, I clicked on the "Support Downloads" option, which 
is logical because I want to download the latest WDSc (right?).  Well, 
interestingly enough, upgrading to V 7.0 can only be done through PPA 
online.  But an "all-inclusive update" to 6.0 is available without going 
to PPA.
I am guessing that this is an "upgrade" vs "update" issue.  Upgrades, I 
guess, go through PPA online .  Updates can be gotten through the 
updater or thorough a direct download.
In any case, as a business partner with a "Software Access Catalog" 
account, I can download from there.  But what if I didn't have that 
account?  I guess I would have to sign up for PPA (it's free, IIRC)  and 
then get the upgrade there.  Things are a little "fuzzy" still.
Pete Helgren

Vernon Hamberg wrote:
> Either because it's Sunday or I'm getting old, but I'm confused. I've 
> never got an update for WDSC through PPA - I either used the updater 
> in WDSC or downloaded through www.ibm.com/software/ad/wdt400 (or 
> whatever that gets redirected to). This was true before Rational.
> I don't know what is meant by the test environment - except what 
> comes with WDSC - the updater would bring it down if need be. Again, 
> PPA never entered the equation for me.
> Also, the announcement to which you referred was for HATS - nothing 
> to do directly with WDSC, except that the latest version installs as a plugin.
> So I'm curious - do you have the advanced edition of WDSC? Then it is 
> probably a different kettle of fish. Folks on the iSeries that have 
> the 5722-WDS licensed product do not need PPA to update the standard 
> edition - and probably should not do so.
> This horse is almost dead - sorry to keep riding it.
>
> Vern
>