What do I get with the QAS Pro V3 Low level API, and how do I install it

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Summary

This document describes how to install QAS Pro V3 Low level API and data on iSeries, and what each file does.

Solution

Files Supplied

The library name is QAPRO3L and it contains the files listed below. Data files will install to the usual place i.e. QADDRESS/QA_DATA

Test Harnesses

QAPRO3LI

The QuickAddress Pro V3 ILE RPG test harness, which does the usual searches and also retrieves dataplus information for any dataplus sets specified in the ini file.

QAPROLR

The QuickAddress Pro V3 RPG400 test harness, which does the same as QAPRO3LI.

QAPRO3LTST

An RPG ILE test program, which allows each individual QuickAddress Pro and Dataplus C function to be called.


Other Programs

QAPRO3LSRV

The service program that contains all the QuickAddress Pro C functions. This is the AS/400 equivalent of a library.

QAPRO3LSYS

An RPG ILE program that displays the QuickAddress Pro V3 system information

QAPRO3LW

The RPG ILE wrapper program that is used by QAPRO3LR to call the C functions in the service program.

Sample Code

QPGMSRC

Contains the files, QAPRO3LI and QAPRO3LR, which are the source code for the ILE RPG and RPG400 test harnesses respectively and PLISTS which contains data definitions and parameter lists.

Display Files

Display files contain data descriptions specifying what fields and text are on the screen. All RPG programs use these files to display screens.

QAPRO3LD

Display file used by the test harnesses QAPRO3LI and QAPRO3LR.

QAPRO3TSTD

Display file used by QAPRO3LTST.

QAPRO3SYSD

Display file used by QAPRO3LSYS.

QDDSSRC

Object that contains the source code (QAPRO3LD) for the display files.

Configuration Files

QAINI

Object containing the configuration file QAINI.

QAINI_DB

Object containing the configuration file QAINI for QuickAddress Business Pro.

Installation

Tape Installation

The tape provided has both the product and data on it.

To install from the tape enter the following on a command line:

LODRUN DEV(XXXX)

Where XXXX is the name of the tape device, for example TAP01.

CD Installation

Product

Load the product CD into the AS400 CD-ROM drive.

To install the product from the CD enter the following on a command line:

LODRUN DEV(XXXX)

Where XXXX is the name of the optical device, for example OPT01.

The product will be installed into the library QAPRO3L and the CD-ROM data installer will be installed into the library QADDRESS.

INF files

Leave the product CD in the AS400 CD-ROM drive.

Add the data library to the library list by entering the following on a command line:

ADDLIBLE LIB(QADDRESS) POSITION(*LAST)

To install the INF files from the CD enter the following on a command line:

CALL PGM(CDDATA)

Select the second option (install INF files) and wait while an index is built for the CD.

Select the INF files required from the list, press Enter and Enter again to confirm your choices. The INF files will be installed into QADDRESS/QA_DATA.

Data

Load the data CD into the AS400 CD-ROM drive.

Add the data library to the library list by entering the following on a command line:

ADDLIBLE LIB(QADDRESS) POSITION(*LAST)

To install the data from the CD enter the following on a command line:

CALL PGM(CDDATA)

Select the first option (install data sets) and wait while an index is built for the CD.

Select the data sets required from the list, press Enter and Enter again to confirm your choices. The data sets will be installed into QADDRESS/QA_DATA.

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