![]() ODBC (although the testing was somewhat limited)Ībout the only problem I’ve had using it with Windows 8 over the past few weeks is that sometimes the application components “crash” upon exit.Ī Word On Windows File Sharing With NetServerĪs an aside (and for the sake of killing two birds with one stone), Windows 8 has the same issue as the last several versions of Windows when it comes to connecting to a shared IFS folder via NetServer.Run SQL Scripts and general database tasks.General System i Navigator functions, including things like NetServer configuration, basic operations, work management, etc.5250 Terminal and Printer emulation, including macro execution.I was able to use the following without a problem: Once installed, I found everything I normally use ran smoothly. So I had to download and install service pack SI39894 instead. However, the required fix isn’t available for Windows 8 (and may not be needed for Windows 8). The service pack installer looks to see if the security patch has been installed and will fail if it has not been. Service pack SI45664 expects a specific security patch to be installed on your Windows machine before continuing. The next scheduled service pack is November 30 hopefully IBM will have this service pack enabled for Windows 8/Windows 2012. At the time of this writing, service pack SI45664 is the latest available for IBM i 7.1. No one wants to use the base version of the software, so I next set out to install a service pack. But when tinkering, it never hurts to try! In general, the compatibility level doesn’t help with the installer when the installer runs an extract and subsequent execution of a different binary. If the install doesn’t work for you, try setting the compatibility level for an earlier version of Windows. I may have chosen to run the installer under Windows 7 compatibility mode I can’t recall. After fumbling (and grumbling) with the new Windows 8 “Metro” interface, I then installed the base version of the IBM i Access 7.1 product with no problems. So if you need operations console, don’t bother with Windows 8 until further notice.įor my test, I loaded a copy of Windows 8 32-bit into a virtual machine using the free VMWare Player. But, I did find a statement from IBM indicating that Operations Console will not currently work. In the past, the newest version of Windows has generally been a “no-go” until a Windows specific service pack is released. While doing my research, I didn’t find anything on the IBM i Access for Windows website indicating general compatibility with Windows 8. So I set out to load IBM i Access 7.1 on Windows 8. However, I knew a potential stumbling block would be getting IBM i Access for Windows to function. ![]() With the newly released Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8, I wanted to test drive Windows 8 and use it on my primary computer if possible. ![]()
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