Copy file data from IBM i

[atostaine]

I've seen this option when right clicking files in my repository. But only sometimes, and I'm not sure what's making it appear.

The docs, VL Administrator guide, "5.2.3 Copy file data from IBM i" explains what it's supposed to do but not how to run it.

Is there any more info about this?

[JamesDuignan]

Hi,

I suspect that the reason you are not seeing this in the popup menu of some files is because these files are not RDMLX enabled.
This feature is only available for RDMLX files that have been checked into the IBM i.

As for running it, simply click the menu item. This will submit a job and will appear in the 'Check Out' tab.
Doing this simply copies the data from the table on the IBM i to the table in your local database instance, the one Visual LANSA is using.

Regards,
James

[atostaine]

Thank you. Something is going on where some RDMLX files don't have that option. If I check them out/in it becomes enabled.

Does something need to be reset for some of the files?

[atostaine]

Thank you. Something is going on where some RDMLX files don't have that option. If I check them out/in it becomes enabled.

Does something need to be reset for some of the files?

[Stewart Marshall]

Hi Art

Apart from being enabled for RDMLX, the IDE needs to know that the file exists on the master. It also needs to be compiled locally and the same format as the master object. Finally, the OAM on the server needs to have been rebuilt reasonably recently. If it hasn't, the copy will fail.

Regards