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Is any error message generated? (If so, what is that message?)

As far as DB2 is concerned, DataStage is just another client application. Therefore DB2 client software must be installed on the DataStage server machine and configured in the usual way (for example setting the DB2INSTANCE environment variable, performing the appropriate bind command (bind19 or bind...

This error can also be caused by an illegal key (null, or one containing dynamic array delimiter characters ("mark characters")).

The problem, in short, was between the keyboard and the chair.

So what do you mean by "change"?

1. The user number is found in the LIST.READU report.

2. Script listpid.sh is for listing processes associated with a particular executable and, possibly, killing them. It's a standard shell script; read through it to learn what the options are and what it does.

It's not possible.

They're in DS_JOBOBJECTS and have a DSRID value of the form VnSm where n is the view number and m is the stage number (the order in which stages were added to the job) but not VnSmPk (these objects are "pins", or points at which links join to stages. So you need to constrain your query on ...

Get into the habit of researching in the Information Center particularly for version 8.5. The manual IBM InfoSphere Information Server Planning, Installation, and Configuration Guide will also prove useful in answering questions about requirements and planning for installation. You will need to have...

Although documented as returning NULL, a failed lookup can return "" instead when. This is particularly true if the output column is declared not nullable (and has a string data type - numeric data types can be set to 0). :idea: Tip: make use of the fact that the Len() function returns 0 w...

The limitation to have only non-null stage variables is one of a number eased in version 8.5.

I suspect that the question relates to importing a table definition from a database, rather than from an exported, already-imported table definition. I'm not sure that - despite what the graphical importer claims about orchdbutil being used under the covers - that there's any public documentation ab...

Is the Parallel Job Developer's Guide (beginning on page 395) of any help?

You learning some patience would also help. We post as and when we can, and answers that require a deal of thought take even longer as we've learned not to rush in to things.

Right now I am busy earning a living. Ordinarily I only spend one hour per day on DSXchange (starting about 5am).

How many times do you propose to ask this question?