IBM i Access for Windows Toolkit - Program call

This Delphi 4 sample uses the IBM i Access for Windows automation objects to perform the following:

• Retrieve the list of IBM i systems which have previously been connected
• Specify a new IBM i system to access
• Retrieve information about an IBM i, such as the: IP address, host version and release levels, password expiration date, number of active connections, etc.
• Call an IBM i Access for Windows API to retrieve a list of user libraries on the system
• Call an IBM i API to retrieve a list of data queues in a library
• Create and delete libraries
• Create and delete data queues
• Query the attributes of data queues
• Send and receive data using data queues
• Convert strings and numeric data between host and PC formats
• Retrieve information about the IBM i Access for Windows code installed on the PC

• Download d_allobj.exe (EXE, 124KB)

This Visual Basic sample uses the IBM i Access for Windows automation objects to perform the following:

• Retrieve the list of System is which have previously been connected
• Specify a new System i to access
• Retrieve information about an System i, such as the: IP address, host version and release levels, password expiration date, number of active connections, etc.
• Call an System i API to retrieve a list of user libraries on the system
• Call an System i API to retrieve a list of data queues in a library
• Create and delete libraries
• Create and delete data queues
• Query the attributes of data queues
• Send and receive data using data queues
• Convert strings and numeric data between host and PC formats
• Retrieve information about the IBM i Access for Windows code installed on the PC

• Download vballobj.exe (EXE, 34.2KB)

This Visual Basic Script sample uses the IBM i Access for Windows automation objects to perform the following:

• Retrieve the list of IBM i systems which have previously been connected
• Specify a new IBM i to access
• Retrieve information about an IBM i, such as the: IP address, host version and release levels, password expiration date, number of active connections, etc.
• Call an IBM i API to retrieve a list of user libraries on the server
• Call an IBM i API to retrieve a list of data queues in a library
• Create and delete libraries
• Create and delete data queues
• Query the attributes of data queues
• Send and receive data using data queues
• Convert strings and numeric data between host and PC formats
• Retrieve information about the IBM i Access for Windows code installed on the PC

This sample requires the file cwbxvbs.inc which is installed in the Include directory as part of the IBM i Access for Windows Toolkit. This file must be in the same directory as the files from this sample.

Note: If you get the following error while running this script:
"ActiveX component can't create object: 'createobject'"
please see Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q195826.

• Download vbsallob.exe (EXE, 31.3KB)

This sample demonstrates using the IBM i Access for Windows Remote Program Call APIs, National Language Support APIs, and the Service APIs to call an OS/400 API and return its output to the PC.

• Download rcsamp1x.exe (EXE, 22KB)