Hi Scott, nice to meet you.
My name is Victor Espinoza. At my workplace, we're currently in the process of migrating to Power 10, which involves retiring Client Access and instead adopting Access Client Solutions (ACS).
Our users frequently use macros, and due to the change, we need to convert those created in Client Access (based on pseudocode) to the new format used by ACS (XML).
During the conversion, I encountered a problem with the following instruction:
[edit-paste-next]
In the new format, ACS interprets it as follows:
<!-- Unknown function: [edit-paste-next] -->
This command allowed us to move to the next record copied to the clipboard. However, in ACS, the macro fails to execute correctly.
I'd like to know if there is an equivalent command in ACS that can replicate this functionality and ensure the macro can process all copied records.
Thank you in advance for your guidance.
Regards
Macros Access Client Solutions
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Re: Macros Access Client Solutions
Didn't IBM discontinue Client Access about 10 years ago? And the last version of Windows it worked with was Windows 8? You've, somehow, continued to use it for the past decade?
This seems impossible to me. Maybe I didn't understand the question?
But, assuming I understand it correctly, there is some feature available in the macros for the old Client Access for Windows that doesn't exist in ACS that your company uses, and you want to know how to move forward?
I have no idea. I have never heard of this functionality, and i haven't used Client Access in a decade, I don't even remember what it looked like. I don't think I ever used a macro for it.
Surely you can find another way to do the same thing? Even if it involves replacing the macro with something else, such as a program running in the IBM i that works differently, and therefore doesn't require this obscure macro function?
This seems impossible to me. Maybe I didn't understand the question?
But, assuming I understand it correctly, there is some feature available in the macros for the old Client Access for Windows that doesn't exist in ACS that your company uses, and you want to know how to move forward?
I have no idea. I have never heard of this functionality, and i haven't used Client Access in a decade, I don't even remember what it looked like. I don't think I ever used a macro for it.
Surely you can find another way to do the same thing? Even if it involves replacing the macro with something else, such as a program running in the IBM i that works differently, and therefore doesn't require this obscure macro function?
Re: Macros Access Client Solutions
Heeee, well, what do you think... I didn't know Client Access had been "retired" for 10 years, but it's still alive and kicking at my company
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The macro I mentioned isn't an AS/400 program as such, but rather a feature of the emulator. Our users use it as a utility to load information into the options they use every day, so we rely heavily on it. When you record the macro, a file with a .mac extension is generated, and that's where you can see the code for what was recorded.
Therefore, I would like to ask if you know someone who can provide me with specific advice on ACS, since the code behind the macros belongs to the emulator and not to an RPG/CL program.
Do you have any contacts or recommendations that could help me better navigate this issue?
The macro I mentioned isn't an AS/400 program as such, but rather a feature of the emulator. Our users use it as a utility to load information into the options they use every day, so we rely heavily on it. When you record the macro, a file with a .mac extension is generated, and that's where you can see the code for what was recorded.
Therefore, I would like to ask if you know someone who can provide me with specific advice on ACS, since the code behind the macros belongs to the emulator and not to an RPG/CL program.
Do you have any contacts or recommendations that could help me better navigate this issue?
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Re: Macros Access Client Solutions
Yes, I know what a macro is. I didn't think it was an "AS400 program". (PLEASE stop using the term "AS400", it hasn't been called that in 25 years, it has been IBM i far longer than it was ever AS400.)
I suggested the possibility of REPLACING the macro with a program.
You could even write a program that acts like a macro using software like TNAPI (or a commercial tool, of which there are many.)
No, I don't have a contact.. this is something I've never looked for. With all of the people in the IBM i community that I talk to (whether its customers I work with, people on internet forums like this one, social media, or in person at all of the IBM i conferences I attend) I've never heard people talking about this, nor has anyone asked me a question like this before. So I don't know anyone who could help... its a very unique situation.
You can try Google to find answers. Otherwise, my solution would be to solve the problem via programming vs. looking for software. I think a good programmer would be able to find a way to replace this macro quite easily.
I suggested the possibility of REPLACING the macro with a program.
You could even write a program that acts like a macro using software like TNAPI (or a commercial tool, of which there are many.)
No, I don't have a contact.. this is something I've never looked for. With all of the people in the IBM i community that I talk to (whether its customers I work with, people on internet forums like this one, social media, or in person at all of the IBM i conferences I attend) I've never heard people talking about this, nor has anyone asked me a question like this before. So I don't know anyone who could help... its a very unique situation.
You can try Google to find answers. Otherwise, my solution would be to solve the problem via programming vs. looking for software. I think a good programmer would be able to find a way to replace this macro quite easily.