DSXchange

We are due to upgrade our DataStage Server Ed 7.5 running on Windows 2000 server, to DataStage Server Edition 9.1 running under Linux 6.x. We need to access a Lotus Notes database that is on a remote site, which we currently do via DS 7.5 and Win 2000. I understand from the IBM Website that this is ...

Steve, In any expression that contains a null, DataStage will always return a null. Thus if one or more fields are null in a concatenation or arithmetic expression then the result will be null. Use stage variables to handle any nulls on your input file, setting the stage variable to a computable fie...

DSGetLinkMetaData does work, The LinkId referenced is in fact the Passive Stage name and the fourth parameter is a null string. This example routine creates a cobol style copy book and works as follows: Picks up the target directory from the job parameter. Checks to see if the target file exists - i...