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Adopting Authority - Problems with SQL RPG Programs
RPG PROGRAM USER(*OWNER) - Adopts the object owner level of AuthorityMost IBM i Programmers are aware of the USER(*OWNER) compile setting -- anyone calling this program will adopt the authority level...
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Securely connecting your IBM i System to the Internet
Over recent years I've become increasingly focused on connecting IBM i Systems to the Internet - aka cloud for you trendy peeps. We live in an internet connected world and the requirements for...
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Batch Job changes RUNPTY to make it faster
Some Batch jobs take a long time to run. If you have a batch job with the words "trial balance" in the title then its going to take hours... That is a "hashtag internet fact" ;)A common technique to...
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RPGLE "ON-EXIT" is housekeeping or *PSSR for Subprocedures
IBM is adding all kinds of new tweaks to RPG with each new release of IBM iI just noticed a rather neat new function called "ON-EXIT" over at the IBM Developerworks. This is available if you are...
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RPGLE and SQLRPGLE - The dreaded USRPRF(*OWNER) conundrum
How does USER(*OWNER) work with RPGLE Programs?If you compile IBM i programs using USRPRF(*OWNER) then they will adopt the security setting for the program owner at runtime. #sometimesIf you are...
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RPG ILE Coding Style Standards for IBM i, iSeries and AS400 Programmers
The following article was written by "Bryan Meyers" for System i Network web site in 1998 but it's still as useful today as it was then. Old Programmers never die, they just get really old grumpy and...
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Wide Green Screens in IBM Client Access
Change Green Screen from 24x80 to 27x132 wideThe default green screen size is defined in a text file that that you can save anywhere you like. It is generally named after the machine that you are...
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My most fave British TV comedies - Part 1
Rev. Rev. is a delightful comedy starring Tom Hollander and Olivia Colman. It's about a Church of England priest who comes to an inner city flock in London. It's funny, dark and magnificent. One of the...
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Upgrading to Drupal8 - Episode 3 The Return of the Jedi
Episode 3 - Another year has passedHow on earth has a year passed since I had my failed Drupal8 experience?#TimeFliesWhenYoureHavingFunSo, it's Friday, the weekend is looking and it's time to try this...
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Free SSL with ICDSOFT Hosted Websites
ICDSOFT Websites now include free SSL CertificatesI've used ICDSOFT as my preferred web host for years now.I've always been very happy with there prices, fast servers and fantastic customer service....
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Latest Fixpack for IBM RDi (RPG Code Editor) is V9.5.1.1
IBM Rational Developer for i Service Pack V9.5.1.1 is now availableThis fixpack includes fixes, enhancements and the long awaited Refactoring capability: letting us Rename Declarations from Column...
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Download and Install IBM i ACS (Access Client Solutions)
Client Access is DEAD - get over it!Client Access was much reviled, much loved and mucho mucho confusing for users of AS/400, iSeries and the newer IBM i Power Systems. As it evolved and got rebranded...
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How to use IBM i ACS (Access Client Solutions)
Add a System to Connect toThe first thing we wan to do is to add a System to use with ACS - so lets click "System Configurations"Sod it... it's easier to show you than to tell you:
View ArticleThe State of AS400 iSeries Application Modernization
Waffle from the brain box of NickLitten. Typically our aging AS400 and Iseries applications are stateful. So, if we are looking at iSeries application modernization, is it a mistake to try and simply...
View ArticleBLM – Black Lines Matter
Waffle from the brain box of NickLitten. I’m getting old — 50 earlier this year — and my eyesight is failing. Seriously, I bought some of those old man reading glasses from Walmart. You know the ones,...
View Article#IBMi Control Language, Templates and Subroutines
Waffle from the brain box of NickLitten. Control Language (*CLP) is a wonderful little tool in every IBM i Programmer’s toolkit. Sadly it’s frequently derided, frowned upon and ridiculed by RPG chaps...
View ArticleCoding CLP with RDi – setting width and other code prettiness
Waffle from the brain box of NickLitten. I was happily editing some CLP code in RDi and very pleased with the Rational Developers automatic code reformatting: stretching out my Control Language code to...
View ArticleUse RDi to make RPGLE lowercase
Waffle from the brain box of NickLitten. Internet fact #173 – If you make RPGLE lowercase it looks a lot prettier! If you’ve ever read any of my many waffling techno-blogs about programming with the...
View ArticleWordPress Gutenberg, you can bugger right off!
Waffle from the brain box of NickLitten. The new WordPress editor GUTENBERG is a bit smelly. I've been playing with the GUTENBERG Beta for a while now. A few months ago, I heard about the new editor...
View ArticleWindows Setup for IBM i Developers
Waffle from the brain box of NickLitten. Every propeller head takes some kind of perverse joy from wiping and reinstalling their Windows Machine. I know I do. After a year of various software installs,...
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