The Ask Questions (ASKQST) command shows the Search for Answers display; from this display you can search for an answer to a question. You must first search the database to determine if an answer exists before a question can be asked. More information is available in the Basic System Operation information in the iSeries Information Center at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/infocenter.

Parameters

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
QSTDB	Q/A database	Name, *SELECT	Optional, Positional 1
LIB	Lib containing Q/A database	Name, *QSTLIB	Optional, Positional 2

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Q/A database (QSTDB)

Specifies the Question and Answer database in which to ask a question.

The possible values are:

*SELECT

You are asked to specify a Q & A database. If only one Q & A database exists on the system, it is the default.

question-database

Specify the name of the Q & A database in which to ask a question.

Lib containing Q/A database (LIB)

Specifies the name of the library that contains the Q & A database.

The name of the Q & A database can be qualified by one of the following library values:

*QSTLIB

The library containing the specified Q & A database is searched. If *SELECT is specified on the QSTDB parameter, any Q & A database in any library to which you are authorized can be selected.

library-name

Specify the name of the library to be searched. If *SELECT is specified on the QSTDB parameter, any Q & A database in the library to which you are authorized can be selected.

Examples

ASKQST

This command shows the Search for Answers display.

Error messages

None