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by ray.wurlod
Wed Mar 16, 2011 1:22 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Difference betwwen dates
Replies: 3
Views: 1598

You need the DaysFromDateSince() function.
by ray.wurlod
Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:31 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Difference betwwen dates
Replies: 3
Views: 1598

Do you want to perform this calculation in a sequence or in a parallel job?
by ray.wurlod
Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:31 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Failed to authenticate the current user against the selected
Replies: 7
Views: 2613

It is not obligatory to restart WAS or the agents.

It is also not correct to use orchadmin command to stop and start DataStage.

Study the administration manual and document the correct methods for your site.
by ray.wurlod
Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:29 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: transformer compiler with visual studio 2010
Replies: 2
Views: 1924

Up to date information is available from the IBM web site. There's no point posting it here, because here it will become out of date.
by ray.wurlod
Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:27 am
Forum: General
Topic: Connecting to Sql server 2008 from Server routine
Replies: 24
Views: 12484

We can't tell if you've written the correct code unless you post that code!
:roll:
by ray.wurlod
Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:31 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Connecting to Sql server 2008 from Server routine
Replies: 24
Views: 12484

Put "debugging" calls to DSLogInfo into your routine to determine which actual statement is the problem.
by ray.wurlod
Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:19 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Sending SMS alert when a DS job aborts
Replies: 7
Views: 4186

DataStage macros. DataStage functions. Or a Routine activity called from a sequence, and in which you invoke DataStage API functions.
by ray.wurlod
Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:19 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: GetEnvironment("ISUSER") in Sequencer
Replies: 6
Views: 5263

Please tell us what the id command returns. You may be surprised. There's no reason you can't execute a command to get the value of an environment variable, such as echo $ISUSER - that value will be available as the output value of the Execute Command activity - possibly with added linefeeds convert...
by ray.wurlod
Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:16 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: odbcPopulate,1: Fatal Error: Null value on the accessor inte
Replies: 3
Views: 2327

The message suggests that, on the output link, column contract_beneficiary_nomination_comment is marked not nullable. The error occurs when you try to pass a null to it.
by ray.wurlod
Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:44 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: GetEnvironment("ISUSER") in Sequencer
Replies: 6
Views: 5263

GetEnvironment() is only available in parallel jobs. Please perform this test. In an Execute Command activity in a sequence execute the id command to find out the user that actually runs your jobs. Then we may talk further about whether there's some easier way to determine that user's identity at ru...
by ray.wurlod
Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:42 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Sending SMS alert when a DS job aborts
Replies: 7
Views: 4186

The same way you'd insert into any table.
by ray.wurlod
Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:05 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Sending SMS alert when a DS job aborts
Replies: 7
Views: 4186

Yes. Have "them" configure your email gateway to handle sending email to SMS device. Then have DataStage send email to the appropriate address (which usually includes the phone number).
by ray.wurlod
Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:04 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: odbcPopulate,1: Fatal Error: Null value on the accessor inte
Replies: 3
Views: 2327

Can you please show the full error? It was truncated when you used it as your subject line.
by ray.wurlod
Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:12 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Checking for Finished/Restartable status in a routine
Replies: 4
Views: 3661

Look for DSJ.JOBRESTARTABLE in JOBCONTROL.H (in the dsinclude directory in the project).
by ray.wurlod
Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: connect to datasources issue
Replies: 4
Views: 2266

All of the ODBC connection information, including hostname/IP address, should be in the .odbc.ini file.