Comments on: Base setup of i5/OS http://projectdream.org/wordpress/2007/09/13/base-setup-of-i5os/ The experiences of an SMB IT technician Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:09:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brian Dolinar http://projectdream.org/wordpress/2007/09/13/base-setup-of-i5os/comment-page-1/#comment-1438 Brian Dolinar Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:09:49 +0000 http://projectdream.org/wordpress/2007/09/13/base-setup-of-i5os/#comment-1438 An excellent posting. Installing OS/400 is something you don't get to do every day and usually someone is standing over you waiting. This is a great reference guide. An excellent posting. Installing OS/400 is something you don’t get to do every day and usually someone is standing over you waiting. This is a great reference guide.

]]> By: Lukas Beeler http://projectdream.org/wordpress/2007/09/13/base-setup-of-i5os/comment-page-1/#comment-1437 Lukas Beeler Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:39:59 +0000 http://projectdream.org/wordpress/2007/09/13/base-setup-of-i5os/#comment-1437 Thanks for the Kudos ;) I'm afraid i can't tell you much more about the CCSID problems, mostly because i'm not an application developer. As far as i understood the problems only arise when you start converting your data, e.G. when you want to copy data from the files to the IFS, or transfer it through FTP But even then, you might not experience problems when you're just using "plain" letters, and few special symbols. Languages which use other symbols (like the umlauts äöü in German) will experience problems for sure. This also means that the "we didn't set a CCSID" problem is mostly specific to english-speaking countries, because you run into the wall much later because you don't have special symbols that are often used like umlauts. The only pointer i can give you is for the <a href="http://archive.midrange.com/" rel="nofollow">Midrange-l</a> archive. CCSID threads pop up every now and then, and are discussed by people which know much more about this topic than i do. Thanks for the Kudos ;)

I’m afraid i can’t tell you much more about the CCSID problems, mostly because i’m not an application developer.

As far as i understood the problems only arise when you start converting your data, e.G. when you want to copy data from the files to the IFS, or transfer it through FTP But even then, you might not experience problems when you’re just using “plain” letters, and few special symbols. Languages which use other symbols (like the umlauts äöü in German) will experience problems for sure.

This also means that the “we didn’t set a CCSID” problem is mostly specific to english-speaking countries, because you run into the wall much later because you don’t have special symbols that are often used like umlauts.

The only pointer i can give you is for the Midrange-l archive. CCSID threads pop up every now and then, and are discussed by people which know much more about this topic than i do.

]]> By: Chuck http://projectdream.org/wordpress/2007/09/13/base-setup-of-i5os/comment-page-1/#comment-1436 Chuck Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:55:34 +0000 http://projectdream.org/wordpress/2007/09/13/base-setup-of-i5os/#comment-1436 Thanks for the overview - I love these posts - your common sense and specific links are a powerful combination. I went through most of this a few months ago but I missed the CCSID - Mine is still 65536 but probably should be 037. What are the implications for currently installed systems if I change the CCSID now? Might work files created during application threads pick up the wrong default and not be able to be used properly? If IBM is so afraid of incompatibility with older apps that they turned the language feature off by default (65537) then shouldn't I also share their concern and also be afraid of setting a specific code? I wonder how many of these boxes have the default setting and how many have proper settings? Is it 90%-10%? Thanks for the overview – I love these posts – your common sense and specific links are a powerful combination.

I went through most of this a few months ago but I missed the CCSID – Mine is still 65536 but probably should be 037.

What are the implications for currently installed systems if I change the CCSID now? Might work files created during application threads pick up the wrong default and not be able to be used properly?

If IBM is so afraid of incompatibility with older apps that they turned the language feature off by default (65537) then shouldn’t I also share their concern and also be afraid of setting a specific code?

I wonder how many of these boxes have the default setting and how many have proper settings? Is it 90%-10%?

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