Command to access IBM Bookshelves/Redbooks/manuals

[mohanagrawal19]

Hi All,

What command is used on AS/400 to access IBM Bookshelves/Redbooks/manuals?


Thanks
Mohan

[kitvb1]

Re: Command used to access IBM Bookshelves/Redbooks/manuals

Here is a IE7 & Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 search bar plug-in to search v530 & v540 manuals directly from your browser.
v5r3:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=/rzahg/rzahgicfaq.htm

v5r4:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/index.jsp?topic=/rzahg/rzahgicfaq.htm

[mohanagrawal19]

Re: Command used to access IBM Bookshelves/Redbooks/manuals

Here is a IE7 & Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 search bar plug-in to search v530 & v540 manuals directly from your browser.
v5r3:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=/rzahg/rzahgicfaq.htm

v5r4:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infoce...rzahgicfaq.htm

Hi Kit,

Thanks for ur quick reply but I want to know that Is there any AS400 command available that we can use from AS400 prompt to access the IBM manual???

[kitvb1]

Re: Command to access IBM Bookshelves/Redbooks/manuals

Please do duplicate your posts in multiple forums!!

[kitvb1]

Re: Command to access IBM Bookshelves/Redbooks/manuals

Most likely there is, but why would you want to? You would have to keep updating these from the IBM website anyway and these are in PDF documents.

[kva_raju]

Re: Command to access IBM Bookshelves/Redbooks/manuals

There is a TATOOL command "DSPRPGHLP". This can be executed on the AS400 command line aswell as on the SEU (by entering 'H' or '%' in any column of sequence number. Detailed information for this is below.

The Display RPG Help tool provides help text and samples for 1) RPG III operation codes and 2) RPG IV operation codes (both fixed and free form), Built-in functions, and H/F/D keywords. DSPRPGHLP provides a command interface to the help text which is normally accessed using SEU.

Other DSPRPGHLP commands include STRRPGHLP and PRTRPGHLP.


Escape messages:
None. Escape messages from based on functions will be re-sent.


Required Parameters:

Keyword (KWD):

The keyword to enter. The default is *ALL and may be used with any of the RPGTYPE entries. Op codes and BIFs are considered keywords.
A Built-in Function may be entered for TYPE (*RPGLEBIF). Because the % sign is not valid when using the prompter with a value such as %ADDR, you must quote the value such as '%ADDR'.


RPG type (RPGTYPE):

*ALLRPG is the default, but may only be used when KWD (*ALL) is specified.

If the entry is other than *ALLRPG, the KWD value entered must be found in the appropriate group. For example, KWD (ADD) may be entered for an RPGTYPE of *RPG or RPGLEOP, but is not valid for *RPGLEF. If the keyword cannot be found, a special display appears and allows an entry of a correct value.

*RPGLEOP should be entered for RPGLE operation codes.

*RPGLEBIF should be entered for RPGLE Built-in functions.

*RPGLEH should be entered for H Spec keywords.

*RPGLEF should be entered for F Spec keywords.

*RPGLED should be entered for D Spec keywords.

Or just press enter after entering the command DSPRPGHLP.

[kitvb1]

Re: Command to access IBM Bookshelves/Redbooks/manuals

Bump... Just a little update:

v6r1:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/index.jsp?topic=/front/searchplugins.htm

This doesn't appear to be as accurate (or fast) as the previous versions though.