Re: Unable to connect for record level access (cross posted)

[Michael Schutte <mschutte369@xxxxxxxxx>]

The answer was the ddm server ended somehow.

Just needed to execute STRTCPSVR SERVER(*DDM)

Thanks for those that took the time to read.

On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 12:49 PM, Michael Schutte <mschutte369@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Cross posting, as it may be an issue with configuration rather than an
> issue with Java.
>
>
>
> I'm in need of assistance. We've had this piece of code working for 10+
> years.  All of a sudden this command is failing.   From I can gather 5 is
> Record level access.  Can anyone point us in the right direction. We are
> getting this error. "ToPDF: Unable to connect for record level access."
>
>
>
>       AS400 as400 = new AS400();
>
>       try
>
>       {
>
>         as400.connectService(5);
>
>       }
>
>       catch (Exception e)
>
>       {
>
>         System.err.println("ToPDF: Unable to connect for record level
> access.");
>
>         System.exit(1);
>
>       }
>
>
>
> Some background information.
>
> We have a CL that copies a spool file to a file SPLCOPYPDF in QGPL.  With
> a new member name of P and QTIME system value.
>
>
>
> We run this command. PASSWORD and OWNERPW are left blank. As I understand
> that logging on is no longer required.
>
> RUNJVA     CLASS('com.ctcodeworks.itext.ToPDF') +
>
>              PARM(&FILE &MEMBER &CRCDLEN &COVERFLOW +
>
>              &PDF &PASSWORD &OWNERPW &FONT &BACKGROUND +
>
>              &PAGESIZE &CPAGEWIDTH &CPAGEHIGH +
>
>              &CFONTSIZE &CVERTTAB &CLMARGIN &CRMARGIN +
>
>              &CTMARGIN &CBMARGIN &ORIENT &IMAGEPOS +
>
>              &IMAGENAME &CIMGSCALE &IGNMARGIN +
>
>              &CIMGROT) CLASSPATH(&CLASSPATH) +
>
>              OUTPUT(&OUTPUT)
>
>
>
> CLASSPATH is currently set to /QIBM/ProdData/OS400/jt400/
> lib/jt400Native.jar:.
>
>
>
> I have also tried to use the updated Java6 version.
> /QIBM/ProdData/OS400/jt400/lib/java6/jt400Native.jar:.
>
>
>
> We do not have the source code for the ToPDF class, however, I have used a
> windows java debugger to see the code.
>
>
>
> We are on V7R1, no PTFs have been applied lately.  No security changes, no
> network changes.  I did see Windows had some updates, I uninstalled those
> just to see.  It did not help the situation.
>
>
>
> Not sure how a network change would effect the process as we are
> connecting to local host.