Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
Startup Command and Parameter Reference

AS/400 Ignore Stamp (-is)

Use Ignore Stamp (-is) to stop an OpenEdge client from comparing timestamps when attempting to connect an AS/400 database.

Operating system and syntax	UNIX Windows	-is
Use with	Maximum value	Minimum value	Single-user default	Multi-user default
Client Connection, DataServer	–	–	–	–

When connecting to the schema holder database and the AS/400 database, Progress compares the timestamps on the files in the schema holder and the AS/400 physical and logical files. If the timestamps do not match, the login attempt is rejected.

Note: Whenever any change to the AS/400 database structure is made (whether or not the change is saved), the AS/400 data dictionary time stamp changes.

Progress checks the timestamp at the initial connection. If an AS/400 user modifies the file definitions after a successful Progress connect, the Progress user might get unpredictable results.