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Anyone know how to list OBJTYPES?
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Published: 19 Feb 2013
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Anyone know how to list OBJTYPES? Published by: Bob Cozzi on 19 Feb 2013 view comments(2)

I thought there was an API that would generate a list of the IBM i object types, *PGM, *CMD, *FILE, etc. I know there is an API to convert from the *PGM to the hex notation for the object type, but I can't find one that actually lists the available object types.

What I want to do is create a CMD that, when prompted lists the available object types instead of having to hard code them into the command. I thought they gave use this like 20 years ago. Maybe it was an old MI routine? Anyone know/remember?

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Posted by: Ringer
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Posted: 11 years 2 months 5 days 23 hours 21 minutes ago
Edited: Tue, 19 Feb, 2013 at 16:49:59 (4083 days ago)

You could iterate through 256 hex combinations and use the ones where an error code is not generated. Probably not what you are looking for.

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=%2Fapis%2Fqlicvttp.htm

 

D* Get object type's OS/400 Hex Value                  
D QLICVTTP        Pr                  ExtPgm('QLICVTTP')
D  CvtType                      10a   Const            
D  ObjType                      10a   Const            
D  HexType                       2a   Const            
D  ErrorCode                            LikeDS(@ErrData) 
D                                            Options(*Omit)   

Chris Ringer

Posted by: DaleB
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Comment on: Anyone know how to list OBJTYPES?
Posted: 11 years 2 months 5 days 7 hours 25 minutes ago

Article from MC Press: http://www.mcpressonline.com/rpg/want-to-know-all-the-mi-object-types-supported-by-your-ibm-i.html. He uses headers (/COPY's) from his i5 Tooklit, which is open source (there's a link). Even if you don't use his code, there's a lot of good info there; might be worth a look.