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Export physical files directly to the IFS with headers.
 Written by Tom Snyder
In my previous articles about SQL on the IBM i, I have used common commands that are available directly from the command line. In this article, I will use the db2 command in Qshell to export files directly to the IFS. And when I create the file, I will also satisfy a common need to include header information with the data.
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Sometimes you want to see messages that tell you things went right instead of wrong.
 Written by Bruce Vining
In the previous article, "More On Sending Messages from an Application Program", the Send Program Message (QMHSNDPM) API was used to send a user error message indicating that a severe error had been encountered and, if appropriate, diagnostic messages explaining the cause of the error. But not all programs encounter problems—at least I hope not all of your programs do! In this article, the QMHSNDPM API will also be used, but now to send a variety of non-error related messages.
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Replete with wizards and widgets, the latest development tool from LANSA can create a collection of Web applications in a matter of minutes.
 Written by Chris Smith
The need for interoperability and the growing variety of skill sets developers find they need to create Web applications in an IBM i environment have focused attention again on the benefits LANSA can bring to the development environment. The company has complied with the needs of changing times by introducing a new version of Visual LANSA and opening up the LANSA repository to all programs.
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There are more ERP solutions than ever before today, and here we help you pick the right one by describing the major players.
 Written by John Ghrist
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is another one of those computer industry terms that seems to have different definitions, depending on who's talking. Wikipedia defines ERP as a system "intended to manage all the information and functions of a business or company from shared data sources." But as many would be quick to point out, how then do we differentiate ERP from such terms as business process management, management information systems, or even management reporting, which arguably all have that same goal?
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INDUSTRY NEWS >>
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Users now can grab widgets from a sliding toolbar and drop them directly into their applications with no additional coding or positioning.
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IBM has seen that taking advantage of cloud computing within development and testing environments can help reduce IT labor costs by 50 percent, improve quality and drastically reduce time to market.
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IBM has completely revamped its lineup of two-socket x86 servers.
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Newark, N.J., computer consulting firm investigated, could face two-year debarment from H-1B program.
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Government to consider visas for up to 85,000 foreign technical workers.
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Despite lower freight levels, transportation companies continue to invest in productivity tools
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Students at Vaal University of Technology in South Africa will now have RPG and PHP textbooks thanks to a combined effort of interested parties in the U.S.
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