Find the size of jobs using QTEMP on the IBM i System
Hunting down QTEMP Fat Cats As an IBM i propeller-head you are most likely familiar with the QTEMP library. Right? You already know that QTEMP isn’t a standard library – it’s unlike all the other...
View ArticleWRKACTJOB – Working With Active Jobs on IBM I, AS400, and Series Systems
WRKACTJOB is DSPACTJOB on steroids Every process that runs on an IBM i System is a #JOB. Using the WRKACTJOB command is pretty intuitive, since you are working with all the active jobs on the system...
View ArticleUpgrade CNX Valence with a Friday Fixpack
Download Install or Upgrade CNX Valence Fresh in my email this morning, I had a notice from the propellor heads at CNX that a new fixpack was released. This includes a number of enhancements that I...
View ArticleWant to learn CL Programming?
IBM Control Language has remained virtually unchanged over the years. When the IBM AS400 was replaced by the IBM iSeries, fifteen years ago, a few little tweaks were added to CL but it remained...
View ArticleIBM i Software Change Management – CMS vs ALM – What’s in a Name?
From Software Change Management System (CMS) to Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Back in the good old days of the AS400 and iSeries machines – we used a CMS system for controlling where and how...
View ArticleSurf the Web Securely with OPEN DNS
The Internet is a wealth of facts, fictions, opinions, lies, and halftruths! This thing called the internet has lots of information, lots of misinformation, lots of good guys, and lots of bad guys in...
View ArticleSwap Homes and Travel the World – Join Home Exchange
Home Exchange is pretty pretty pretty good Seriously – you can travel the world, swapping your home with some else’s for nothing! You can exchange your home for your next vacation and have an...
View ArticleWhat is the Best IBM i RPG Code Editor in 2021?
What is the Best IBM i RPG Code Editor in 2021 Most people migrated from SEU to RDi (Rational Developer) But there are other code editor choices out there, so let’s have a look at a few different...
View ArticleAS400 DLS vs. IBM i IFS – What is the difference?
AS400 DLS vs. IBM i IFS Do you work at a company that has people using the AS400 DLS? Do you work at a company with techies talking about the iSeries DLS? Do you work at a company that uses the IFS and...
View ArticleWhat TCP/IP Ports do we use on IBM i Power Systems?
Firewalls – Ports – TCP/IP Three words that strike fear into most IBM i programmers. General Use Green screen emulator, ftp, file sharing etc. ports that IBM i Access and related functions use for...
View ArticleRules for Good Coding Style
Rules for good coding style I started this with the idea of writing a blog about “Rules for good RPG coding style”, I was discussing this with an old friend and colleague yesterday. He moved away from...
View ArticleIBM i ACS – Full Install or Standalone?
You can use IBM I ACS two ways – INSTALLED or STANDALONE Personally, I prefer to run IBM i ACS as a simple Java application that is linked by a shortcut on my desktop. No installs to worry about and...
View ArticlePattern Recognition: Ease Modern RPG Programming
Pattern Recognition: Ease Modern RPG Programming This morning I was reviewing the IBM i Redbook on application modernization, converting this massive PDF into an easy readable TOPIC based format in my...
View ArticleThe State of AS400 iSeries Application Modernization
The State of AS400 iSeries Application Modernization Typically our aging AS400 and Iseries applications are stateful. So, if we are looking at iSeries application modernization, is it a mistake to try...
View ArticleWindows Setup for IBM i Developers
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, un-installs, re-installs, tweaks, hacks,...
View ArticleHow to delete first X records using IBM i SQL
How to delete first few rows from a file with IBM i SQL This morning I was working with a flatfile import from IFS into a DB2 database file. This should have been straight forward but the flat file...
View ArticleHow to install Visual Studio Code for IBM i
What is VISUAL STUDIO CODE? Microsoft Visual Studio Code, “a free-editor that helps the programmer write code, helps in debugging and corrects the code using the intelli-sense method”: Visual Studio...
View ArticleGetting a count with SQLRPGLE Variable File Name
Count with SQLRPGLE Variable File Name Been having fun with SQL and RPGLE this afternoon… the question was “How do I find out if and how many policies exist in one of the reservation files for a given...
View ArticleWhat is Infor (JBA) System 21
Infor (JBA) System 21? I had a conversation with a recruiter yesterday. He asked me if I had heard of INFOR System21, because he had found an article by me on JBA and JBA System21. He wondered if they...
View ArticleSimple short expressions in RPG
Short expressions – simple math expressions (+ = …) : Is A=A+1 the same as A += 1 ? The short answer is YES If you are an old style RPG programmer, evolving into a modern RPG programmer you will...
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