From an IBM i (iSeries or AS/400) command line, do the following:
From an IBM i (iSeries or AS/400) command line, do the following:
From an IBM i (iSeries or AS/400) command line, do the following:
Or (if the code is nearing expiration) the number of days before the code expires.
From an IBM i (iSeries or AS/400) command line, do the following:
The location of the authorization code is in the data area VIEWKEY in the AQUESTVIEW library.
A VIEW Program is nothing more than a saved set of QuestView parameters that launch QuestView with these settings in place. This makes it very easy to "program" a data maintenance or reviewing program with lots of functionality. It can be done in minutes as opposed to the hours it may take in RPG or DFU.
An important feature of VIEW Programs is that they are actual *PGM objects, which can call, or be called by, other programs, passing parameters and accepting parameters. This makes them very easy to integrate into user menus and other IBM i (iSeries or AS/400) programs.
Pressing F14 , or pulling down Create A Program on the Program menu opens a pop-up window allowing you to enter the specifications for a View Program, which will capture all of the current QuestView settings in a small program, which can then be called directly from the command line, attached to a command, or called from any other program.
QuestView customers with current support contract can access our 24/7 Code on Demand web site for a code to activate QuestView on a new iSeries-AS/400 for a few days of testing.
Click on this link to go to: Code on Demand
Yes. In case of emergency during off hours, please call +1 949-278-7342 and leave a message if needed.
Please follow these instructions to activate QuestView on your disaster recovery IBM i (iSeries or AS/400):
They're column separators. You can either turn off column seps in whatever emulator or terminal you're using, or turn off full color in QuestView.
Note: see FAQ's How to turn off Column Separators for more details.
The column separators can be turned off as follows:
Yes. That is inherent to the only known way to undelete records, and is unlikely to ever change unless IBM itself decides to offer an undelete function.
Also, variable-length fields on deleted records are not recoverable.
Yes. QuestView has always had the ability to deal with decimal data errors. Among your options, you can bring up the hexadecimal display (note that fields with DD errors are displayed in hex whether you have the full hex display turned on or not), and use that to fix the error, or you can do a search-and-replace for decimal data errors.
To set the default for any option that is defaultable, use VIEWOPTS. "Max number of records to scan at a time" is the third option (and the fourth green entry field, row 5 of the screen) on the first page.
Hex can be disabled globally in VIEWOPTS, or for individual users (or globally for individual files, or for specific combinations of file and user) from VIEWAUTH.
Whenever a System Print AID code is sent to QuestView, in single-record mode, it will print the entire record on however many pages are required. If by some chance you are getting screen prints instead, it is because (if you're using a terminal) the terminal is set on local print, or (if you're using an emulator) you are using the local print function rather than the system print function.
Note: If this does not answer the question, please contact us via one of the options on our support page.
The Data Base Relations screen is printed in full, except that there are no alternating color bands, and instead of color coding descending keys, they are preceded by the letter D.
QuestView can execute the Open Query File (OPNQRYF) command, and display the records it retrieves. This allows you to perform the following functions dynamically, independently of the access paths of permanent physical and logical files:
For a complete listing of these capabilities, please refer to the QuestView User Manual and/or QuestView Learning Guide.
To view the file, simply type: VIEW [library/member name] at the prompt. QuestView will launch and open the appropriate database for viewing. To edit or update that file (if you have authority to do so), simply press [F11] and QuestView will switch you to update mode where you can tab through the fields and edit them. Note that all of the fields will be underlined. This indicates that they can be edited. After editing, press Enter. The change(s) will take effect immediately.
QuestView allows you complete access to a wide variety of other information about the data files you are working with. This information is generally accessed through the QuestView menu or through one of the function keys listed along the bottom of the screen. A few of these function keys are listed below:
For a complete listing of these capabilities, please refer to the QuestView User Manual and/or QuestView Learning Guide.
This is most likely because you have turned off field display for those fields in a prior session of QuestView. QuestView remembers the last settings you used until you log off the AS/400 and log back on (so that you don't have to reset things like multi-record view vs. single-record view and so forth). You can either log off and back on or simply reverse the changes you made previously. Also, you can execute the command RCLRSC at the AS/400 Command Line. Next, execute the View Command and all values will be restored, and all fields will be displayed.
To scan on selected fields only, press F14 from either the single or multiple-record screen. Then tab to the specific field on which you want to perform the scan. Enter an S into the entry area for that field. If you would like to scan on multiple fields, enter an S in each field you'd like to scan (maximum of 16 fields). Now, when you perform a scan, only those fields with your specified value will be selected and will all be displayed. To display a particular field, use the F14 screen. The scan value is entered in the scan field on the data screen of choice. There are also scan options available on the Scan Options pop-up menu. F16 scans forward and F17 scans backward.
Simply press F14 again and remove the "S" from all the fields on which you don't want specific scanning. (If you clear all fields, you go back to scanning all fields.) F16 scans forward and F17 scans backward.
Yes. QuestView now includes a fully-integrated Undelete utility. To access Undelete, go to the Services (F8) screen, from any physical file, and press F23. Once the file has been successfully loaded into the undelete utility, you will see a record displayed by fields. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys, and/or the relative record number field, to move through the file, or F19/F20 to search for deleted records. Once you have found the record to be restored, press F23 to attempt undeletion.
Note: Please contact us via one of the options on our support page for the for undelete addendum PDF.
Yes. Pressing F15 from either data screen, while in update mode, activates the Search and Replace Function, bringing up a simple full-screen dialog with two entry fields, marked "Search For" and "Replace With." Pressing F15 or F23 after entering the Search and Replace strings replaces all occurrences of the Search string in the file with the Replace string. If fields have been selected for the Scan function (using the Field Attributes screen), only the selected fields are affected; otherwise, all fields are affected.
Yes. If exactly one field is selected for scanning, F22 on the Search and Replace screen will activate a Global Update function, replacing the contents of the selected field with the Replace string, regardless of the present contents of that field.
Key in command: WRKOBJLCK AQUESTVIEW/VIEW OBJTYPE(*FILE).
Please contact us for installation instructions.