- 1401. BCD’s New Presto 5 Gives Your IBM i Green Screens an Even More Modern Web GUI
- (Development Tools / Utilities)
- ... give green screens a rich web GUI that is accessible from browsers on PCs and mobile devices. It transforms all green screens (RPG and COBOL programs, menus, third party and system screens) to web pages ...
- Created on 31 October 2013
- 1402. System i Developer Expands Free iAdvocate Resource Library
- (Certification / Training)
- ... of the vignettes during his Keynote address at the RPG & DB2 Summit on October 15. Other iAdvocate resources include new benchmark results for SAP on IBM i as well as independent cost/benefit research ...
- Created on 30 October 2013
- 1403. Profound Logic Demonstrates IBM i Modernization Solutions at IBM Enterprise Systems 2013 Conference
- (Development Tools / Utilities)
- ... Profound UI and RPG Open Access Tuesday, October 22, 8:00 - 8:45 AM, Beekman Room See how easy (and fun!) it can be to create modern, web and mobile applications using your RPG or PHP code, RPG Open Access ...
- Created on 21 October 2013
- 1404. PHP: Variables, Arrays, and Functions, Part 3
- (Scripting)
- ... The first is the numeric array, which is just a simple array. It can have x number of values, and each value is subscripted by a number starting with 0 (not 1 like RPG). You define the array just as ...
- Created on 16 October 2013
- 1405. The API Corner: Verifying That Nothing Has Changed
- (APIs)
- ... /copy qsysinc/qrpglesrc,qc3cci /copy qsysinc/qrpglesrc,qusec ...
- Created on 16 October 2013
- 1406. Announcing PowerRuby
- (Programming Languages)
- ... all nonnative languages to easily access IBM i resources, including RPG programs. A team of developers from the IBM i and other communities came together to develop PowerRuby and IBM has thrown its ...
- Created on 08 October 2013
- 1407. ARCAD Software and BCD Announce Strategic Technology Partnership in Enterprise Modernization
- (Mergers / Acquisitions)
- ... solutions, WebSmart ILE and PHP. Both WebSmart editions help IBM i and other programmers develop new desktop and mobile web applications while leveraging their RPG skills and minimizing the web development ...
- Created on 04 October 2013
- 1408. A More Complete View of the Machine Interface of IBM i
- (RPG)
- ... system built-in information in QWXCRTMD. Now let's go through the steps of Gene's solution one by one and implement these steps in CL and RPG. As mentioned in Gene's post, some of the "specific values" ...
- Created on 02 October 2013
- 1409. Case Study: ASNA Monarch
- (General)
- ... Monarch, IST increased the usability of the application with a modern, browser-based graphical user interface (GUI); added new functionality unavailable with native RPG; and reduced costs by moving from ...
- Created on 23 September 2013
- 1410. PTM 2013/09/23 Advertorial
- (MC Power Technology Manager)
- ASNA Solutions RPG Mobile apps. ASNA Mobile RPG enables your RPG team to create great mobile apps using only ILE RPG. Browser UI for RPG. ASNA Wings creates a superb browser-based alternative UI ...
- Created on 23 September 2013
- 1411. Manta Reorganizes Its Combo Packs
- (Certification / Training)
- ... who needed to upgrade their skills to include ILE programming, RPG IV, and other modern programming techniques. Today, more and more students are new hires with no previous midrange experience. Because ...
- Created on 19 September 2013
- 1412. The API Corner: Manipulating a Job's Library Lis
- (APIs)
- ... below source in member SETLIBS of source file QRPGLESRC, you can create the program using the command CRTBNDRPG PGM(SETLIBS). h dftactgrp(*no) ...
- Created on 18 September 2013
- 1413. In the Wheelhouse: F3=Exit Stage Left
- (Commentary)
- ... is hosted through the Domino server on IBM i). That also covers WebSphere, PHP apps through Zend, RPG Open Access, and a slew of other options running on IBM i that offer a graphical user interface. A ...
- Created on 16 September 2013
- 1414. You Asked for It and You Got It: Dynamic Library List Implementation in DB2 Web Query
- (DB2)
- ... integer value. An example RPG prototype for the exit program has been provided below: d rteExitPgm PR ExtPgm(MYEXITPGM) D currentUser ...
- Created on 11 September 2013
- 1415. Profound Logic Brings IBM i Application Modernization Message to 2013 COMMON Fall Conference & Expo
- (Certification / Training)
- ... will give attendees the opportunity to learn about the benefits of modernizing their RPG code and application interfaces using Profound Logic's products and services. "The Profound UI suite is the most comprehensive ...
- Created on 09 September 2013
- 1416. Fresche Legacy Acquires Databorough
- (Mergers / Acquisitions)
- ... X-Migrate & X2E industry-leading solutions enabling sophisticated environment analysis and code transformation from Synon, RPG and COBOL to Java or C#. "This agreement unites two of the most powerful ...
- Created on 09 September 2013
- 1417. Genuine Dynamic Program-Exported External Data in IBM i
- (RPG)
- ... System built-ins that can be used in ILE high-level languages to resolve a program-exported data item include _RSLVDP2 and _RSLVDP3, the ILE RPG prototypes of which are the following (see mih-ptr.rpgleinc): ...
- Created on 04 September 2013
- 1418. TechTip: BLOBs Keep PDF, XLS, and Other Reports Safe in DB2, Part 1
- (RPG)
- Ever had a user asking for a report you couldn't generate again because it was a "snapshot" of your database at a certain time? Here's how to fix that! Written by Rafael Victória-Pereira This TechTip ...
- Created on 30 August 2013
- 1419. The Essential Guide to IBM i Database Modernization
- (DB2)
- ... the growth and acceptance of this remarkable platform. In fact, the biggest constraint of application agility is neither the user interface nor the RPG-written applications; it's the fact that we're not ...
- Created on 30 August 2013
- 1420. Kisco Announces Native IBM i File Tool iFileUtility
- (Database)
- ... Consultant’s carry-around version available Easy to use, intuitive Generates RPG programs that can be converted to application use iFileUtility is available from Kisco Information Systems. ...
- Created on 29 August 2013
- 1421. LANSA Releases LongRange RV14 with Extended Mobile Features
- (Other Industry Solutions)
- ... i community, enables developers to use their existing RPG, COBOL and DDS skills to quickly create native mobile applications for iPhone, iPad and Android devices that fully integrate with their IBM i application ...
- Created on 27 August 2013
- 1422. TechTip: Compress Large Object (LOB) Data in DB2 for i
- (DB2)
- ... These CREATE FUNCTION SQL statements are in the source header. (For an introduction to writing external user-defined functions using RPG, see Reuse Your RPG Code with SQL User-Defined Functions. The concepts ...
- Created on 23 August 2013
- 1423. The API Corner: Accessing Job Queue Entries
- (APIs)
- Use the Open List of Jobs API. Written by Bruce Vining In last month's column, "Monitoring a Job Queue from an RPG Application Program," we looked at how an application program could be notified, via ...
- Created on 21 August 2013
- 1424. TechTip: Avoid Pitfalls When Diving into PHP Arrays
- (Web Languages)
- ... of the things that are very different from RPG. Let's get started! More About Defining Arrays and the Pitfalls They Can Cause Unlike with RPG, you don't have to specify the number of elements in ...
- Created on 16 August 2013
- 1425. Build a Searchable Web-Service Using OmniFind Text Search Server for DB2 for i
- (DB2)
- ... and explains how to implement text searches using embedded SQL within an RPG procedure. Discover the advantages offered by full-text search capabilities in modern applications. In modern IT ...
- Created on 14 August 2013
- 1426. TechTip: Fixed-Format to Free-Format: Missing Op-Codes
- (RPG)
- One challenge when switching from fixed- to free-format RPG IV is the disappearance of many frequently used op-codes. This tip reveals what to do for six of the lost operations. Written by Jim Martin ...
- Created on 09 August 2013
- 1427. 1001 Activation Groups Within a Single Job
- (RPG)
- ... to the interactive user in hexadecimal format. The source code of the STRUAG program, struag.rpgle and struag_dq.clle, is the following: struag_dq.clle /** ...
- Created on 07 August 2013
- 1428. newlook version 10
- (Other Industry Solutions)
- ... popular browsers, tablets and smartphones, including Apple iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Achieve the Impossible with RPG Open Access All new features work equally easily with RPG OA as ...
- Created on 01 August 2013
- 1429. Achieving IBM i Mobile Computing Clarity
- (Development Tools / Utilities)
- ... can make mobile developers out of your RPG programmers. Don't undervalue this. Properly enabled, your RPG programming team can create mobile apps in the time it would take you to explain the specs to an ...
- Created on 24 July 2013
- 1430. PHP: Variables, Arrays, and Functions (Don't Say It
- (Web Languages)
- You've used arrays in RPG, but they're so much more important in PHP. Written by David Shirey Last May, we talked about variables and how they're used in PHP. If you were paying any attention, which I ...
- Created on 17 July 2013
- 1431. Practical SQL: OLAP, Part 2
- (SQL)
- In this next installment on SQL's Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) functions, you'll see how OLAP continues to provide SQL users the business functions we've enjoyed in RPG for so long. Written by Joe ...
- Created on 03 July 2013
- 1432. Change the Last-Used Date of an IBM i System Object Arbitrarily
- (RPG)
- ... state, since MODSOBJ is a blocked MI instruction. This article discusses the above-shown technique in detail. A complete example RPG program following Gene's technique is provided at the end of article. ...
- Created on 03 July 2013
- 1433. TechTip: jQuery Fundamentals, Part IV
- (Web Languages)
- ... way around. You'll see XML, RPG, PHP, and of course a lot of jQuery in action. Although it can seem a bit overwhelming, I tried to create an application that you can run by installing it locally on ...
- Created on 28 June 2013
- 1434. The Once and Future PHP
- (Web Languages)
- ... web and mobile applications that access the RPG/COBOL code, as well as business logic and the DB2/400 database that resides on the IBM i. This means that IBM i clients can avoid the significant risk and ...
- Created on 24 June 2013
- 1435. Storing Metadata the Profound UI Way
- (RPG)
- Discover the benefits of using RPG OA and JSON to store metadata in the display file. Written by Scott Klement Editor's note: This article introduces the white paper "Storing Metadata the Profound UI ...
- Created on 24 June 2013
- 1436. The API Corner: Monitoring a Job Queue
- (APIs)
- ... Needless to say, there is such a capability and that's what we'll be looking at today. One item I want to point out, though. I'm quite aware that the "API Corner" is published in MC RPG Developer, so you might ...
- Created on 19 June 2013
- 1437. IBM Rational Developer for the Enterprise V9.0 Delivers New and Enhanced Capabilities
- (Other Industry Solutions)
- ... COBOL, PL/I, and RPG applications. They comprise a comprehensive set of tools for developing multi-tier, multi-channel applications that support a wide variety of client devices and influence a wide variety ...
- Created on 13 June 2013
- 1438. Profound Logic Software Takes IBM i Mobile Development to the Next Level with Profound UI 4.6
- (Development Tools / Utilities)
- ... application approval process. Native Design Enhancements Profound UI version 4.6 offers RPG and PHP developers a greater range of native features and design elements for their mobile applications: ...
- Created on 11 June 2013
- 1439. TechTip: Compacting a Large Number into a Small Space
- (RPG)
- ... is converting the transaction ID to a binary integer format (such as an SQL BIGINT or RPG 20I 0) and slamming the result (truncating the first two bytes) into the CHAR(6) column. The only drawback to this ...
- Created on 07 June 2013
- 1440. Technology Focus: Tools for Extending Server Apps to Mobile Devices
- (General)
- ... a Web-based management console. ASNA DataGate DataGate provides native access to IBM i and SQL data for mobile, Web, and Windows applications by enabling apps written in ASNA's Visual RPG to ...
- Created on 20 May 2013
- 1441. The API Corner: Just What Release Am I On?
- (APIs)
- ... PrdIFmt 8a const options(*nopass) /copy qsysinc/qrpglesrc,qszrtvpr ...
- Created on 15 May 2013
- 1442. TechTip: Getting Started with Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012
- (Microsoft)
- Learn Microsoft from the perspective of an RPG developer. Develop C# Web Applications using Visual Studio 2012. Written by Tom Snyder Being a code junkie, I'm thoroughly enjoying all of the career changes ...
- Created on 26 April 2013
- 1443. IBM Rational Integrated Development Environments Raise Developer Productivity
- (Other Industry Solutions)
- ... Support a variety of tools and techniques for maintaining and extending key business assets held in the form of COBOL, PL/I, and RPG applications Represent a complete solution for creating multi-tier, ...
- Created on 24 April 2013
- 1444. TechTip: Check Out the New DB2 for i HTTP Functions
- (DB2)
- Use these new functions to easily extend your applications to the web. Written by Michael Sansoterra If you've been waiting for a DB2 for i feature that is unprecedented in power and simplicity, get ...
- Created on 19 April 2013
- 1445. Profound Logic Software Releases Profound UI Version 4.5
- (Development Tools / Utilities)
- ... and development platform in 2010 alongside the announcement of Rational Open Access for RPG by IBM, Profound Logic has been very active in producing regular updates to Profound UI. This release underscores ...
- Created on 15 April 2013
- 1446. In the Wheelhouse: IBMi25 Campaign Announced at COMMON!
- (Analysis of News Events)
- ... taught the in-house staple (RPG/COBOL), but it seemed only as a reference point. The screens they're creating are graphical; they just use the underlying business logic. And they're passionate about the ...
- Created on 15 April 2013
- 1447. looksoftware Introduces the Most Advanced Design and Development Environment the IBM i Has Ever Seen
- (Other Industry Solutions)
- ... Built-in templates are provided for popular browsers, tablets and smartphones, including Apple iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Achieve the Impossible with RPG Open Access All new features work ...
- Created on 09 April 2013
- 1448. Presto 4.7 Introduces More Visual Editor Palette Styles and Spool-File-to-PDF Feature
- (Other Industry Solutions)
- ... BCD's Director of Sales and Marketing, "We are constantly investing in Presto to make it faster for RPG programmers to modernize their IBM i and our shorter release cycle gets these new features in our clients' ...
- Created on 09 April 2013
- 1449. WebSmart 9.5 Introduces Object-Oriented PHP Grid Template and New Template Themes
- (Other Industry Solutions)
- BCD Int'l., Inc., has announced WebSmart ILE - PHP - Mobile version 9.5, the latest in a series of releases aimed at reducing the web development learning curve while providing tools for RPG and other programmers ...
- Created on 09 April 2013
- 1450. BCD Introduces New WebSmart Mobile
- (Mobile Solutions)
- BCD Int'l., Inc., has announced the release of WebSmart Mobile, which will make it faster and easier for RPG and other programmers to develop new mobile web apps. BCD Int'l., Inc., has announced the ...
- Created on 09 April 2013