Function Key Indicators – *INK CMD KEYS in AS400 RPG
DSPF Indicator Command Keys in AS400 RPG (… and iSeries and IBM i obviously) Ever since my days at JBA, I’ve used the old-fashioned function key indicators to handle internal Function Keys selections,...
View ArticleHow to Download IBM i SQL Results As CSV
How to Download IBM i SQL Results As CSV I had to run a rather interesting SQL statement to download journal information: What does this do? Essentially, this SQL snippet retrieves journal entry...
View ArticleSQLRPGLE Call QCMDEXC with IBM i SQL
SQLRPGLE Shorts – How to Call QCMDEXC with IBM i SQL Surely every RPG programmer is familiar with the QCMDEXC *API for exciting any IBM i Command from within any HLL (High Level Language) program. What...
View ArticleIBM i and WordPress
Ever wanted to use WordPress on IBM i? What is WordPress? WordPress is an open-source Content Management System written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. Features include a...
View ArticleInstall MariaDB on IBM i
It’s time to install MariaDB on IBM i Following Part 1 – let’s dive into installing the actual thing and wade through any problems we see along the way. … Me – with a coffee WORK IN PROGRESS Check back...
View ArticleMariaDB (MySQL) with IBM i PHP
WORK IN PROGRESS – Come back next week to see if this blog has been updated with some real time findings. It will be. I’m just busy in the real world and this is tricky stuff… I can tell you 😉 Using...
View ArticleHow to Change IBM i Webservice from SOAP 1.2 to 1.1
How do I change an IBM i Webservice from SOAP 1.2 down to SOAP 1.1? And more importantly… Why would I want to do that? A client asked me “Can you change some of our IB i Webservices to use SOAP1.1?”...
View ArticleFind the IBMi (iSeries AS400) Operating System Version using SQL
Ever wanted to find your IBM i OS Version using SQL? Following on from this blog about how to find the OS version from an RPG Program, a nice chap called Tomas Petris left a comment showing a slick way...
View ArticleIs the IBM i system worth it?
Is the IBM i system worth it? This morning, I had a common question emailed in by a new subscriber: I have been interested in IBM I for some time now (And Z/os). I even went so far as to buy a...
View ArticleUsing the same AS400 QRY in Dev, Test and Prod
Using the same AS400 QRY in Dev, Test and Prod I had a good question from a subscriber today: We have a production environment and a test environment on our IBM i. We have processes in place to switch...
View ArticleDoes IBM i ACS need JAVA? Nope.
“Does IBM Access Client Solutions need Java to work?” One of my clients asked me this earlier today Nope. Not strictly speaking – since we can use The IBM Semeru Runtimes instead of Java. IBM i ACS...
View ArticleTURNOVER – Program QZCSOEOT in library *LIBL not found
Program QZCSOEOT in library *LIBL not found Using TURNOVER for IBM i? Have you got an error saying “Program QZCSOEOT in library *LIBL not found“? Have you searched your system and found no program...
View ArticleTURNOVER Upgrade – Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) V2.1
What is TurnOver? Simply Put – TURNOVER is an IBM i Application that controls the flow of software development from writing code to testing to QA/UAT approval to installing on remote IBM i Systems. It...
View ArticleTURNOVER * Error restoring product support objects
* Error Restoring Product Support Objects You are probably here because you are running a TURNOVER IBM i UPGRADE and have seen this error message in your job log. If you are not upgrading TURNOVER then...
View ArticleGoodbye Las Vegas, Hello Montepego
If you are one of the three people that actually reads my blog you might have asked yourself “Why has that muttering English bloke been so quiet on his technical blog for the last couple of months?“...
View ArticleForce the web browser to be ENGLISH in foreign language countries
Q — How can I force my browser to be English when I am travelling? Depending on your preferred browser, each one will do this automatically for you. Some browsers do it transparently under the covers...
View ArticleMake ‘System Request 3’ do WRKJOB instead of DSPJOB
AKA Command Line Access from System Request 3 If you are an IBM I software developer or power user – then that headline will make sense. In fact, I can guarantee that’s the only reason you discovered...
View ArticleFind large Objects on my IBM i System – Data Queues (*DTAQ)
Christmas has just finished – how do I slim down my IBM i System? I like to look in all the nooks and crannies for data that has been left behind, or simply accumulating and never being consumed. Data...
View Article“no authority to use System Request Functions” on IBM i Systems
Have you got the “no authority to use system request functions” showstopper? If you are not authorized to see the System Request panel group (QGMNSYSR) you will see this error: How to Enable/Disable...
View ArticleFind large Objects on my IBM i System – PRTDSKINF Print Disk Information
Want to find LARGE Objects on your IBM i System? The Retrieve Disk Information (RTVDSKINF) command is used to collect disk space information. Disk space information can then be printed using the Print...
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