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The .odbc.ini file can be selected via the $ODBCINI environment variable. You already have a separate uvodbc.config file in each project by default.

There is no equivalent to the server job Folder stage in parallel jobs.

Set NLS_LANG to the same code page.

... and you can even map those. For example, if your current drive is C: then MKS will recognize C:\tmp as /tmp and will recognize C:\ as /.

Any reason not to use fixed width format?

Beware, though, that you will flood this system sooner than one with multiple CPUs.

Not if you have "do not checkpoint run" set for A1. You're asking to have your cake and eat it too.

This is kind of a thread hijack. DataStage clients are written using .NET Framework 1.1 - they simply won't work (version 7 and later) unless the Framework is installed.

Disabling combinations is mainly used when troubleshooting. Of course, Arnd never writes jobs that need troubleshooting!

Under the covers the design information is stored as jobs, containers, stages and "pins". A "pin" is a connection between a link and a stage. Every link in a complete job is represented by two pin records. The analogy is from electronic circuit boards, where the links are drawn on the board and comp...

Are you putting "#" characters around job parameter references in passive stages? For example #$RBUSER#

Have you checked the hosts files on all systems? How exactly is name to IP address resolution performed?

You don't know what you've missed!!

There is the intention. The logistics need to be sorted out, particularly for presentation outside the USA. Watch for an announcement, or contact the Editor directly.

No. The If..Then..Else in an expression is a conditional expression , not a conditional statement. A conditional expression generates one of two values, depending on the result of a test expression. Therefore you must have both a Then clause and an Else clause in an conditional expression. Further, ...