May 2006

 

eDeveloper for iSeries ISAM Client Version 9.4 SP7 – 0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Dear Developer,

We are proud to present the eDeveloper for iSeries ISAM Client for eDeveloper Version 9.4 SP7.

The eDeveloper for iSeries ISAM Client V9.4 SP7– 0.5 modules provided in this service pack update the previous iSeries ISAM Client files.

General Information

Supplied Modules

System Requirements

iSeries License Registration

Double-byte character set (DBCS) version

iSeries 5250 Emulation Component (MAGIC5250)

eDeveloper 9.4 Sample Package for iSeries

New Features

Single Sign-On  

ISeries Program Call Wizard

Component for Accessing iSeries System Services

iSeries Add-ons

Fixed QCRs

 

General Information (Top)

The eDeveloper for iSeries ISAM Client Version V9.4 SP7– 0.5 lets you access DB2/400 data files and OS/400 functions such as CL/RPG/COBOL programs, CL commands, Data Area, and other iSeries objects.

Supplied Modules (Top)

Main Product – This iSeries ISAM Client version provides the MGEAC32.DLL file that allows access to the DB2/400 data files and OS/400 programs and commands.

Host Library – This iSeries ISAM Client version provides an updated iSeries host library.

Middleware – This iSeries ISAM Client version provides support for the EAC32TCP.DLL and EASY32MG.DLL TCP/IP communication protocols.

Languages – This iSeries ISAM Client version provides ASCII to EBCDIC conversion files for English, French, German, Polish, Spanish, and Hebrew. Thai and Italian conversion files are located in the Thai and Italian support directories.

Documentation – The iSeries Guide, How to Deploy Magic Applications in an iSeries Environment, Magic eDeveloper V9 is included in PDF format.

System Requirements (Top)

  • OS/400 V3R2 and above
  • TCP/IP communication protocol

 

iSeries License Registration (Top)

The MSE Operations department provides iSeries License PAK information in both PDF and text file format. You can copy the information from the PDF file to enter the information manually on either the Windows or the iSeries platform, or you can download the text file to your Windows machine to enter the information automatically.

You can enter your License PAK information manually or automatically on the Windows platform. To enter your license information on the Windows platform, click iSeries License Registration in the eDeveloper product group on the Windows Startup menu to open the iSeries License Registration screen:

·        To enter the information automatically, specify the location of the PAK text file you received from MSE under Select License Source, and click Execute.

·        To enter the information manually, select Manual, enter the information in the enabled fields, and click Execute.

You can also enter the information manually on the iSeries platform using the EASYCLEF command.

Note: If you have already installed eDeveloper iSeries products for version 9.4, your current license is no longer valid for version 9.4 SP4. Contact your local Magic office to get a new license.

 

Double-byte character set (DBCS) version (Top)

The installation of the iSeries DBCS client results in the following:

·        The LOCPATH environment variable is set to the eDeveloper directory

·        The DBCS specific configuration file contains the parameters listed below:

o       DBCS=IBM-950:IBM-937 for Traditional Chinese

o       DBCS=IBM-1381:IBM-935 for Simplified Chinese

o       DBCS=IBM-949:IBM-933 for Korean.

iSeries 5250 Emulation Component (MAGIC5250) (Top)

This component lets you run Telnet emulation for iSeries from the eDeveloper client. You can download this component from the Magic Component site http://components.magicsoftware.com/

eDeveloper 9.4 Sample Package for iSeries (Top)

This sample provides an application that demonstrates how you can use eDeveloper for iSeries new features in an eDeveloper-based Windows application.  You can download the updated Samples package from our FTP site using the following link: http://v9product:PrEver983@ftp.magicsoftware.com/v9product/94samples/iSeriesSamples/

New Features (Top)

Single Sign-On  (Top)

eDeveloper lets you connect to iSeries without entering an OS/400 user profile and password. By using Single Sign-on, you can sign on once to a network server and automatically gain access to iSeries from your eDeveloper program.

iSeries Program Call Wizard (Top)

This wizard, available from the Tools Menu, lets you generate an eDeveloper program that can call an existing Native iSeries program.

Note: if you are updating an existing eDeveloper version, you must copy a text from the "To be added to Magic.ini.txt" file located in the iSeries_Utilities/Program_Call_Wizard directory and paste it under the TOOLS_MENU section in the Magic.ini configuration file

Component for accessing iSeries System Services (Top)

The Functions component, located in the Functions directory under iSeries_Utilities folder, lets you access iSeries system services such as spooled file entries, IFS directory objects and iSeries system values, from an eDeveloper application. For more information, refer to the component Readme file located in Functions directory.

 

To access this component you must have the MAGIC400 Host Library, provided by eDeveloper V9.4 SP4, installed on your iSeries machine. You must add the component file, function.mci, located in the Functions directory to your eDeveloper application, and add a database entry for the QTEMP library in the eDeveloper Database repository.

 

Note: the component programs are also available in the export format in the Functions directory

 

ISeries Add-ons (Top)

This option, available from the eDeveloper program menu, includes Legacy Connector and Magic Navigator applications.

 

Legacy Connector application enables any Magic eDeveloper programmer to quickly and easily integrate iSeries (5250) terminal interfaced application with eDeveloper's Windows/Web applications.

 

Magic Navigator is out-of-the-box application, which can be used immediately by iSeries system administrators and operators to access system services including Active Jobs, Spooled File, IFS Objects, and System Values. In addition, the Magic Navigator enables system administrators to send email, execute a CL command, and check the system status, including memory and disk usage.

Fixed QCRs (Top)

The customer-reported QCR that was fixed in the iSeries ISAM Client Version 9.4 SP7 is:

QCR# 2483 – StartSession UDF/UDP did not reconnect to iSeries after executing the EndSession UDF/UDP.

 

 

 

 

Thank you,

Magic iSeries Team