richardschoen/wrkifsdir

WRKIFSDIR is a 5250 WRKLNK-like explorer with customizable user options. Much like PDM for the green screen. Adapted from the IFSPOP utility.

Work with IFS Directories - A useful 5250 alternative to WRKLNK

The WRKIFSDIR command is a useful, extensible WRKLNK-like 5250 directory explorer for the Integrated File System (IFS).

You can define your own user defined options which makes this utility very useful in today's world of open source apps on IBM i.

The code has been adapted from the IFSPOP utility by Ted Holt/Mark Keck published back in 2013.

The IFSPOP app was a nod to the old S/36 POP utility which was the predecessor for PDM on IBM i.

Here's the original article, but the original file download is no longer available.
https://www.itjungle.com/2013/08/07/fhg080713-story01

I packaged the source into a save file format so you can build and run it on your IBM i.
https://github.com/richardschoen/wrkifsdir/releases/tag/V1.0.1

Sample Screen Shot

Installing

Simply upload the save file to /tmp/wrkifsdir.savf and run the following commands.

Create the temporary save file
CRTSAVF FILE(QTEMP/TEMPSAVF)

Copy from the IFS to temporary save file

CPYFRMSTMF FROMSTMF('/tmp/wrkifsdir.savf')              
           TOMBR('/qsys.lib/qtemp.lib/tempsavf.file')   
           MBROPT(*REPLACE)                             
           CVTDTA(*NONE)                                

Restore the WRKIFSDIR library from save file
RSTLIB SAVLIB(WRKIFSDIR) DEV(*SAVF) SAVF(QTEMP/TEMPSAVF)

Create the objects in the WRKIFSDIR library

CRTCLPGM PGM(WRKIFSDIR/SRCWRKBLDC) SRCFILE(WRKIFSDIR/QCLSRC)

CALL PGM(WRKIFSDIR/SRCWRKBLDC)

Using the WRKIFS command

Go to menu
GO WRKIFSDIR/WRKIFSDIR

Just use the command
WRKIFSDIR/WRKIFSDIR

The 5250 interface will be shown by default, but if you prompt you can specify a starting IFS directory that exists.

Ex: WRKIFSDIR DIR('/tmp')

Have fun and let me know if you create any good user defined options for WRKIFSDIR

wrkifsdir's Issues

how to add new user-defined options

I read the description of WRKIFSDIR, based on IFSPOP, and it says you can create your own user defined actions or options to use against the displayed IFS files.

But, I cannot find any documentation of how to do that. There is no on-line help for the 5250 screen, no UIM help panels, etc.

I tried all of the available function keys shown on the screen, but still, no joy.