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by ray.wurlod
Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:45 pm
Forum: General
Topic: DSGetProjectInfo
Replies: 3
Views: 1497

The function does not include any filtering capability. But your routine could easily process the list to retain only those that match your pattern.
by ray.wurlod
Thu Sep 15, 2011 11:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: db issue
Replies: 12
Views: 3487

Don't push.

DSXchange is an all-volunteer site, whose members post when and if they can. There is no compulsion to do so.

If you need an urgent response sign up with your official support provider for priority service, and learn just how much urgent costs!
by ray.wurlod
Thu Sep 15, 2011 11:08 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Unable to Create a Project
Replies: 31
Views: 11333

Which path? In particular, DSEngine and the contents of its bin subdirectory. The permissions here have to be very specifically correct.
by ray.wurlod
Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:12 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> Infosphere DataStage Server Edition
Topic: How to write Pre SQL in ODBC stage
Replies: 9
Views: 3387

Yes, availability began in 8.5.
by ray.wurlod
Thu Sep 15, 2011 7:45 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> Infosphere DataStage Server Edition
Topic: How to write Pre SQL in ODBC stage
Replies: 9
Views: 3387

Tip: Connectors are available in server jobs as well as in parallel jobs.
by ray.wurlod
Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:20 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Null to value
Replies: 1
Views: 863

If the data type is string it's more efficient to provide a quoted value, thereby avoiding the overhead of the implicit conversion (which nevertheless requires some processing).
by ray.wurlod
Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:18 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> Infosphere DataStage Server Edition
Topic: ODBC Stage behaviour
Replies: 4
Views: 1549

Server job (as marked) or parallel job (as posted)?
by ray.wurlod
Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:17 am
Forum: General
Topic: Datastage Installation Issue
Replies: 2
Views: 1594

From memory you can't install directly using an Oracle RAC - you have to install using one node then configure to inform Information Server that it's actually a cluster. Contact your support provider or search the IBM website.
by ray.wurlod
Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:01 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: xml performance
Replies: 13
Views: 3232

Curiously you can use both pipeline and partition parallelism in server jobs but, in your case (with small volumes) you don't need to.
by ray.wurlod
Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:59 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Auto partitioning
Replies: 10
Views: 4037

If you set partitioning unwisely you will get incorrect results and possibly degraded performance as well. (Auto) is guaranteed to give correct results. It may not be optimal in all cases (for example Entire on reference inputs to Lookup stages, Hash in other cases where key-based partitioning is ne...
by ray.wurlod
Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:56 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: DS file
Replies: 12
Views: 3857

One of the many reasons that a zero-length Data Set descriptor file will not work is that the descriptor file includes not only the pathnames of the segment files (on the resource disk), but also the record schema that describes the records in those files. The record schema is required even if there...
by ray.wurlod
Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:50 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: stage variable max length
Replies: 4
Views: 1463

What value did you use for the default block size? Did you look at any of the other transport block size settings?

You might also look at the BUFFER environment variables; it may be one of these that is filling. By default you have pairs of buffers, each 3MB, with switching occurring at 50% full.
by ray.wurlod
Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:47 am
Forum: General
Topic: Unable to Create a Project
Replies: 31
Views: 11333

Are the permissions correct on the DSEngine directory and its subdirectories?
by ray.wurlod
Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:46 am
Forum: General
Topic: How to batch change job names
Replies: 6
Views: 1736

Then you can log an enhancement request, either through DSXchange or through your official support provider.
by ray.wurlod
Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:45 am
Forum: General
Topic: Unable to run sequencers
Replies: 2
Views: 1312

Are you attempting to run this job from the dsjob command line, from the Director client, from the Designer client or by some other means?