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by ArndW
Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:29 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: DataType
Replies: 6
Views: 1066

In that case a sequential file stage will be easier to use.
by ArndW
Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:20 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> Infosphere DataStage Server Edition
Topic: UtilityRunJob and NLS
Replies: 1
Views: 1212

The parameter values used for a run are visible at the head of the log entries. Does the second run use the correct values?
by ArndW
Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:18 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> Infosphere DataStage Server Edition
Topic: DataStage Server Engine - UniVerse
Replies: 31
Views: 18204

The files generated for BASIC sources during the compilation are put into the RT_BPnnn.O directory. Since they are not object coded files they don't need to be loaded or otherwise changed in order to run. The "pseudocode" mentioned are these files, and the assembler-like mnemonics in human-readable ...
by ArndW
Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:11 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: DataType
Replies: 6
Views: 1066

You can also do this with the normal sequential file stage. Could you explain - does the file have both ASCII and EBCDIC columns?
by ArndW
Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:45 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Need of an active stage between two passive stages
Replies: 3
Views: 816

No, you do not need to put in a dummy stage.
by ArndW
Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:41 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Problem with ODBC
Replies: 1
Views: 619

Somesh - this post belongs in the Parallel forum as it is specific to that product. The message states that the PEEK operator has a column called "ROW_ID" which does not exist in the input data.
by ArndW
Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:54 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> Infosphere DataStage Server Edition
Topic: DataStage Server Engine - UniVerse
Replies: 31
Views: 18204

The "pseudocode" I am referring to is created in the {name}.O directoryand, as Ray D. has already pointed out, the contents can be viewed using the VLIST command.
by ArndW
Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:50 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> Infosphere DataStage Server Edition
Topic: Abnormal termination of stage
Replies: 1
Views: 759

Try resetting the job in the director and checking the entry "From previous run..." in the log.
by ArndW
Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:50 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Conversion problem on blank data
Replies: 3
Views: 1083

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IF Trim(In.StringColumn)='' THEN SetNull() ELSE DateFromString(In.StringColumn,'%yyyy-%mm-%dd')
by ArndW
Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:15 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Remove Duplicates issue.
Replies: 12
Views: 1990

Are you certain you are reading this as pipe-delimited 6 fields? If yes, then the remove duplicates using the 2nd field will work.
by ArndW
Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:08 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> Infosphere DataStage Server Edition
Topic: Advantages of DataStage Server Compared with PX
Replies: 7
Views: 1879

RX? Nothing is proof against a true professional DataStage idiot. :lol:
by ArndW
Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:05 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Exporting from command line
Replies: 1
Views: 668

No, that cannot be done using the command line export utility.
by ArndW
Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:04 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> Infosphere DataStage Server Edition
Topic: ERROR: Cannot find 'BEGIN HEADER'
Replies: 3
Views: 1860

are you certain that you have an XML file (edit it and check the format)? If yes, then you have a corrupted format; if no, then you have named a .dsx file incorrectly. Could you post the first couple of lines of your export file if you have further questions?
by ArndW
Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:02 pm
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> DataStage Enterprise Edition (Formerly Parallel Extender/PX)
Topic: Job parameter
Replies: 2
Views: 626

For me "DS Batch" and "Job Sequence" are synonymous. You can use the user status to transfer a value from the called job to the controlling Job Sequence and then pass that to another job.
by ArndW
Wed Apr 23, 2008 11:22 am
Forum: IBM<sup>®</sup> Infosphere DataStage Server Edition
Topic: Advantages of DataStage Server Compared with PX
Replies: 7
Views: 1879

Server is easier to spell, too.