RE: RUNSQL Command and V7R1 Cume

["Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes. The IBM version is in QSYS. Just for grins, I logged onto one of their
customer machines. It appears IBM got after them, because there is a new
command, RUNSQLxxx, that is now being used by their software. 

It was placed there this summer.  :-))

Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 512-392-2577
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jack Kingsley
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 12:04 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: RUNSQL Command and V7R1 Cume

Does this end up as a part of qsys library list.

On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 8:49 AM, Paul Nelson <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> <<They should subscribe and participate in this list.>>
>
> You must be joking. The owner thinks he walks on water. The ironic thing
is
> that they forced their customers to upgrade to V7 to take advantage of
some
> new bell or whistle that I can't recall right now.
>
> Last Friday, the CFO sent me a note saying he'd like to take advantage of
> something he had found in the documentation about importing PO information
> from spreadsheets via the IFS. I spent half a day setting it up and
placing
> some test data into the specified folder. He then modified the data and
> wanted to try the import according to the documentation. He kept getting
an
> "Invalid Path Specified" message. I pointed out that everything was
> correct,
> and maybe he should call the vendor. Here is the response he received:
>
> "xxx said this process was a mod for someone and was never supposed to be
> released on the latest service pack and this process will probably never
be
> finished and on it will probably be gone on the next service pack update.
> They did say that we could submit a ticket as a modification referencing
> this ticket #1216092 and they would finish this for a fee."
>
> The sad thing is that this vendor can get away with this crap because the
> customers who want to stay on this platform have nowhere else to go. All
of
> the other vendors are gone, except one who got bought by a PC package
> company and only provides updates like W2's and such. They won't even sell
> the package to somebody who wants to be on our platform.
>
>
> Paul Nelson
> Cell 708-670-6978
> Office 512-392-2577
> nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 7:36 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: RUNSQL Command and V7R1 Cume
>
> They should subscribe and participate in this list.  I think we red
> flagged the hell out of that situation.
>
> And, they might consider participating in the early ship program.  So they
> find out before their customers.
>
> Subscribing to some of the news on Developer Works is also a great idea.
>
> I am so tired of vendors who drag their feet on upgrading OS and keeping
> current with PTF's.
>
>
> Rob Berendt
> --
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>
>
>
>
> From:   "Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To:     "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'"
> <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Date:   11/06/2012 08:27 AM
> Subject:        RE: RUNSQL Command and V7R1 Cume
> Sent by:        midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> Just a little side note.
>
> There is a construction software company based in Phoenix who has its own
> version of the RUNSQL command. They were caught by surprise by IBM, and
> have
> made all its customers rename the command until they get around to fixing
> their software.
>
> Sheesh.
>
> Paul Nelson
> Cell 708-670-6978
> Office 512-392-2577
> nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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