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851. Profound Logic Reveals A Major Update to Their Visual Designer at COMMON POWERUp18
(Industry News)
... a prolific year of research and development for Profound Logic in which we’ve made great strides in delivering solutions for modern, free-format RPG and Node.js development on IBM i. “We are very proud ...
Created on 29 May 2018
852. Reusing Legacy Code in Business Applications for the Web
(Web Languages)
... IBM i system, however, the rules for stored procedures are relatively relaxed; the stored procedure can be written in several languages, including RPG, COBOL, FORTRAN, PL/I, REXX, CL, and C. Stored procedures ...
Created on 14 May 2018
853. Practical RDi: Exploring RDi 9.6, Part 3
(RPG)
... somewhat arbitrary. The Enter key in RDi's LPEX editor for ILE RPG was just such a case. In case the term is unfamiliar, LPEX is just the collective name given to the SEU replacement editors in RDi. While ...
Created on 30 April 2018
854. IBM i Receives Package Manager Support
(Analysis of News Events)
... With confidence, you keep and grow your customer base. Of course, it's a new way to do things. And that may make people a little wary. If you're a meat and potatoes RPG shop that has no interest in open ...
Created on 13 April 2018
855. Profound Logic Expands Professional Services to Include Node.js Projects
(Channel News)
... Framework; a WYSIWYG Visual Designer; a multi-platform Connector that supports IBM i, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, and more; and a self-service RPG-to-Node.js Conversion tool (in beta). "Node.js is one ...
Created on 03 April 2018
856. Open Source Development on the IBM i: Getting Started with Ruby
(Linux / Open Source)
... as programmers, are familiar with. It is the implementation of those constructs that can make the "getting started" step a bumpy ride. So, let's get on the horse and ride! Variables Unlike RPG and more ...
Created on 03 April 2018
857. Building an Open-Source Community for IBM i
(Programming - Other)
... community is evolving. IBM i is no longer just an RPG/COBOL box. As the system has added new technologies, more developers are moving out of their comfort zones. There’s still a long way ...
Created on 30 March 2018
858. New POWER9 Systems and IBM i 7.3 Updates Announced
(Analysis of News Events)
... Integrated File System (IFS) is long overdue considering that RPG got that capability years ago. This is important in order to help modernize our application development. Explaining physical file source ...
Created on 20 March 2018
859. Practical RDi: Exploring RDi 9.6, Part 1
(RPG)
Version 9.6 of RDi provides a wealth of enhancements and new features; this article introduces some powerful new editor functionality. By Joe Pluta RDi is a fantastic tool for RPG development. Since ...
Created on 02 March 2018
860. ILE Tutorial: How to Use Embedded Sub-Procedures Within a Program
(RPG)
Say goodbye to old RPG subroutines, and get to know ILE RPG's powerful sub-procedures by David Shirey Editor's Note: This article is excerpted from chapter 7 of 21st Century RPG: /Free, ILE, and MVC, ...
Created on 02 March 2018
861. Fresche Solutions Named One of Montreal's Top Employers For 201
(Channel News)
... global demand are driving significant hiring around the world. We have over 60 openings for RPG, Synon and Java developers, in addition to QA analysts, project managers and software engineers. It's a fantastic ...
Created on 15 February 2018
862. New: iNOW UI - Desktop and Web Frontends for IBM i made in Germany
(Programming News)
... as the perfect symbiosis of two leading hardware and software vendors. For that reason ML products bridge the gap between RPG and .NET development, which allows to benefit from the advantage of both worlds. If ...
Created on 12 February 2018
863. IBM i CIO Summit Includes Open Discussion with Steve Will
(Certification / Training)
... by Seiden - on topics of interest to the group. Conversation will be supplemented by brief talks on select topics such as staffing, how to attract young RPG developers, and IBM i direction. On the optional ...
Created on 08 February 2018
864. Liam Allan and Scott Klement Named 2018 IBM Champions
(Channel News)
... working on the IBM i as a trainee RPG developer at only 17 years old. His interest in the platform led him to invest his own time bridging the gap between IBM i and the world of Open Source. At age 19, ...
Created on 07 February 2018
865. Make Your IBM i Database More User-Friendly
(SQL)
...  in a hurry to get things done. The RPG programs will still work as before, because they "see" the column system names, which are the same as the "old" DDS field names. You (and your end users) get the bes ...
Created on 06 February 2018
866. Profound.js 4.2 Expands What Is Possible with Node.js Business Development
(Programming News)
... the tools they need to modernize their legacy applications, converting and connecting IBM i RPG source code to modern Node.js. Profound Logic, a leader in business application development and modernization, ...
Created on 25 January 2018
867. 9 Helpful Functions for Working with Variables in CL on IBM i
(CL)
...  As shown in Figure 6, RPG program AR100R requires three decimal parameters, all of them whole numbers, defined as five digits, seven digits, and seven digits, respectively. Figure 6: RPG program ...
Created on 16 January 2018
868. TechTip: SQL2XLSX Now Climbs to the Summit of One Million Rows
(SQL)
... and copy SQL2XLSX(CMD), SQL2XLSXC (CLLE), and SQL2XLSXR (RPGLE) into a source file and compile as usual. Remember to create the SQL2XLSX command with parameter PGM(SQL2XLSXC). Extract the SQL2XLSX17N.java ...
Created on 05 January 2018
869. 2017 State of IBM i Modernization
(Development Tools)
... newest capabilities on IBM i  - including transitioning from green screens to web GUIs, and updating legacy RPG source code to a newer format or open source language - has not been universally embraced. ...
Created on 02 January 2018
870. Gifts to Give Yourself This Holiday
(Programming - Other)
... All too often, I have developers tell me they can't use some feature of the RPG language because their coding standards don't allow it. In some cases, they are talking about features available for over a ...
Created on 04 December 2017
871. IBM i Salaries Falling Behind
(RPG)
... supposed scarcity of RPG resources. Personally, I always thought price was related to supply and demand. As the supply gets smaller, the price goes up. That's the way it works with lemon pie. If you are ...
Created on 20 November 2017
872. TechTip: SQL2XLSX - The Starter Kit
(SQL)
... that your jar files are in your subdirectory. Now download the zip file of code onto your desktop. Extract and copy SQL2XLSX(CMD), SQL2XLSXC (CLLE), and SQL2XLSXR (RPGLE) into a source file and compile ...
Created on 09 November 2017
873. How MVC Can Simplify and Modernize Your IBM i Applications
(RPG)
Want to make your big ol’ RPG programs more modular and easier to maintain? Then give the MVC design pattern a try. by David Shirey Editor’s note: This article is excerpted from chapter 24 of 21st ...
Created on 31 October 2017
874. There’s Nothing to Be Scared of…Or Is There?
(Editor's Letter)
... he’s going to introduce you to some of his favorites. To start the series, he’ll tell you about RPG’s error-handling API in his article. Are you familiar with RPG’s On-Exit opcode? Brian May says it’s ...
Created on 16 October 2017
875. A Small Intro to Big Data, Part 3: HFDS and the MapReduce Algorithm
(Business Intelligence)
... Lemonade) Now that you know how the data is stored, let's see how it can be queried efficiently. In a conventional programming language, like RPG, data is usually processed sequentially. For instance, ...
Created on 16 October 2017
876. End of Support Announced on Popular POWER7 Machines
(IT Infrastructure - Other)
... the RPG II compilers intentionally in order to force a tension for change. Some things—such as the ability to run System/36 code—may protect a business investment and could be deemed a positive, but they’re ...
Created on 10 October 2017
877. Profound Logic Announces Membership in Node.js Foundation
(Channel News)
... as system overhauls using Java or .NET. It also makes it easier to find new developers who are fluent in JavaScript, the most popular development language in the world, as well as extend RPG applications ...
Created on 05 October 2017
878. Announcement Summary - October 03, 2017
(Channel News)
... Client Solutions continues to be enhanced to meet the needs of the IBM i user community. The RPG ILE Compiler in Rational® Development Studio has been updated with new modernization capabilities. Rational ...
Created on 03 October 2017
879. Mike Pavlak and Amy Anderson Join Fresche Solutions
(Channel News)
... applications in RPG, CL and PHP before joining Tripp Lite as a solutions consultant. Most recently, Mr. Pavlak was at Zend Technologies, working as a solutions consultant with their IBM i sales team. Mr. ...
Created on 21 September 2017
880. It’s September. What Has Your Attention?
(Editor's Letter)
... Rafael Victoria-Pereira with his RPG article about how to use breakpoints when debugging. It’s a first down, and the fans (aka the readers) go wild! The team goes into a huddle, breaks up, and goes into ...
Created on 20 September 2017
881. Why the IBM i Is the Perfect Open Source Platform
(Linux / Open Source)
... languages that solid business logic can be written in: RPG, COBOL, C, C++ (even FORTRAN). The ILE and PASE environments are two environments that can share resources seamlessly, which means AIX binaries ...
Created on 19 September 2017
882. Watson for i: Watson Could Help Solve the “Retiring Boomer” Problem for IBM i Shops
(Watson)
... benefits. Written by John Ghrist A recurring source of heartburn for IT directors at IBM i enterprises has been the impending retirement of a major chunk of the existing workforce with RPG knowledge. ...
Created on 18 September 2017
883. Practical SQL: Updating a File Using a Cursor
(SQL)
... the development in a production shop. This shop, like so many, works on a combination of modern programming techniques, including free-format ILE RPG and what can charitably be called long-in-the-tooth ...
Created on 29 August 2017
884. IBM i CIO Summit Announced for October 2017
(Certification / Training)
... topics of interest to the group. Conversation will be supplemented by brief talks on select topics such as staffing and how to attract young RPG developers. On the optional second day, CIO guests can ...
Created on 29 August 2017
885. How Small Businesses Can Harness IBM Watson
(Business Intelligence)
... RPG. Sorting hat aside, if you really want to get down to street level with the IBM i community, you throw four slides into the deck and show exactly how to get an RPG program talking to a Watson API. ...
Created on 14 August 2017
886. Node.js for Enterprise IBM i Modernization
(Programming - Other)
... typically very reliable and stable. But in the age of slick mobile apps, cloud development, and an aging RPG developer pool, holding onto outdated application code and interfaces can hurt today's businesses ...
Created on 01 August 2017
887. Internship Tales
(General)
... and could learn independently. While I did spend time teaching him the basics of IBM i and RPG development, he was content to search the web, read articles and books, and figure things out on his own. ...
Created on 27 July 2017
888. Ch-ch-ch-changes
(Editor's Letter)
... RPG programmers when those folks retire. Pretty soon now you're gonna get older. I can think of quite a few people who have retired from this business in the 20+ years I’ve been around, and I’m sure most ...
Created on 24 July 2017
889. Enriching the IBM i Community with Open Source
(Linux / Open Source)
... Intellectually, emotionally, and physically, most of us feel our best when we’re part of an active community. Historically, RPG and DB2 development has been largely a solo activity. Although team members ...
Created on 24 July 2017
890. Disconnected Technology
(General)
... this week, one of whom happens to be the college where I learned how to program RPG and Control Language plus a little rudimentary AS/400 operations training. I figured I’d drop in and see what they’re ...
Created on 17 July 2017
891. What’s on Your Summer Reading List?
(Editor's Letter)
...  So what’s on your summer reading list? You say you prefer magazines? Perfect! You’re off to a great start! In this issue of MC Press Magazine, you’ll find a couple of RPG articles by Joe Pluta and Brian ...
Created on 30 June 2017
892. Rational Developer for i Alternatives
(RPG)
... your shop and yourself. We have discussed investing in yourself, learning new programming languages, and updating your RPG skills. This article will continue that theme and discuss alternative options ...
Created on 06 June 2017
893. MC Press Online Version 2.1
(Editor's Letter)
... me, you still have a passion for paper. Inside this first edition, you’ll find your favorite authors and favorite topics—from RPG and SQL to mobile, cloud, and more. We have Node.js, and if Aaron Bartell’s ...
Created on 31 May 2017
894. Profound.js 2.0 Extends the Power of Agile Modernization and Node.js on IBM i
(Development Tools / Utilities)
... UI modernization. Both modern RPG and Node.js are available for source code modernization, which addresses one of the top concerns of today's IBM i businesses: finding new developers for the platform. Profound.js ...
Created on 11 May 2017
895. CNX Announces General Release of Valence 5.1 at COMMON - Latest version of framework includes major enhancements to application generating tool
(Development Tools / Utilities)
... business data is stored.” More advanced developers can leverage new functionality in Nitro Query apps to make calls to RPG programs based on user actions, thereby making it possible to develop apps that ...
Created on 09 May 2017
896. TechTip: Node.js iToolkit Mods
(Programming - Other)
... scenario where a community member, Magne Kofoed, posted on the OpenSource Midrange.com forum a need to pass parameter names on RPG calls from the Node.js iToolkit. As you can see from the thread, I didn' ...
Created on 09 May 2017
897. jQuery Plug-ins, Part 2 - Plug-ins You Never Knew You Couldn’t Live Without
(Mobile Languages)
... has a learning curve, and I do not consider myself more clever than the average person I meet in the street, so over time I have gotten the hang of it. And I understand it all based on my RPG background, ...
Created on 08 May 2017
898. Taking Orion out for a Test Drive
(Development Tools)
... too much RPG or CL code in the last five years, due to on the roles I occupied in my former day job as an IT Director. The most I could muster is a whole lot of LotusScript.   Some open-source development ...
Created on 14 April 2017
899. Profound UI 5.8 Adds Enhanced Capabilities to JumpStart Code Generator
(Development Tools / Utilities)
... release of Profound UI 5.8. Profound UI is a comprehensive suite of modules that transform outdated, 5250 green screens into modern, HTML5 web and mobile interfaces. Profound UI natively modernizes RPG ...
Created on 13 April 2017
900. jQuery Plug-ins, Part 1 - Drawing a Timeline
(Mobile Languages)
... I was totally lost. I did not understand what I was reading about options, callback, and other words an RPG programmer never heard of. But when I started using jQuery more and more, I began to understand ...
Created on 11 April 2017