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2751. Hang a Left at Calendarville and Head to the AS/400 Meeting Scheduler
(Visual Basic)
... to the data on the AS/400. Throw in some embedded SQL, stored procedures, and RPG programs on the AS/400, and you are good to go. No, it doesn’t have all of the bells and whistles of Microsoft Outlook ...
Created on 31 October 2000
2752. Are You Ready for Apache?
(Application Servers)
... GUI interface for the Apache configuration; Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory storing of configuration files for users; support for CGIs written in RPG, COBOL, and REXX; support for ...
Created on 31 October 2000
2753. Nothing But .NET
(Scripting)
... There are, also, not a lot of Java programmers, but there are plenty of RPG, COBOL, C, VB, Fortran, Pascal, and various other programmers. These programmers don’t want to learn a new language; nor ...
Created on 30 September 2000
2754. EJB for Everyone
(Java)
... about EJB. I see two alternatives when using Java for AS/400 applications: one is to use RPG or COBOL for your business logic and the other is to use EJB. In either scenario, you’d use JavaServer ...
Created on 30 September 2000
2755. The Primrose Path of AS/400 IFS Names
(APIs)
... components you will need to compile: command EXPLORE, display file EXP001D, and ILE RPG program EXP001R.   Type EXPLORE on an AS/400 command line and press the Enter key. Figure 2 shows a screen shot ...
Created on 30 September 2000
2756. Take Security to the Next Level
(IBM i (OS/400, i5/OS))
... RPG language, have enabled access to low-level MI interfaces to virtually any programmer. This is amply evidenced by recent disclosures of password-sniffing interfaces that use RPG to exploit security ...
Created on 30 September 2000
2757. Have Keyboard, Will Travel: The Whys and Why Nots of Hiring a Consultant
(General)
... to completely apply on its own. Alternately, the organization might retain contract programmers with the same general skill set as internal resources to address a slipping deadline for a new RPG IV-based ...
Created on 30 September 2000
2758. Legacy is E-friendly
(General)
The AS/400 and RPG "legacy" can help get your business on the Web.You’ve finally gotten around to putting together a plan to get your business on the Web. Then a flyer (or 10) hits your desk with different ...
Created on 30 September 2000
2759. PC Commands from the AS/400
(General)
... known as a connection-oriented approach. With the advent of the UNIX-type APIs and the ability of RPG IV and other ILE languages to use these APIs, the AS/400 now has the ability to write to and read ...
Created on 30 September 2000
2760. Function Junction
(General)
... Software Systems, Inc. (GSSSI) has developed a package of RPG IV subprocedures that can be called from ILE programs written in RPG, COBOL, and C. On second thought, “has developed” is not an ...
Created on 30 September 2000
2761. Stored Procedures 101
(General)
... they are and by showing you how to call RPG programs as stored procedures. What Is a Stored Procedure? At its heart, a stored procedure is just a mechanism for calling a program on the AS/400 via SQL. ...
Created on 30 September 2000
2762. TechTalk
(General)
... and a 1 indicates it was truncated. But, because you’re using *IN16 to control that on the EXFMT, you can move XHMODE into *IN16. In RPG, the code required to handle this looks like the following: C ...
Created on 30 September 2000
2763. The Demise of SEU?
(General)
... Edition, Visual RPG, Code/400, and SEU—is now being packaged as a single offering. In addition to the standard tools, IBM is including in this package the Enterprise Toolkit/400 (ET/400) for VAJ (which ...
Created on 30 September 2000
2764. Message Description: Do You Copy?
(IT Infrastructure - Other)
... information on sending messages and using message subfiles, see “RPG Building Blocks: ILE Message Handling” in the November 1998 issue of Midrange Computing.) Another way to use message descriptions ...
Created on 30 September 2000
2765. Using Mobile Devices to Access Your AS/400
(Development Tools / Utilities)
... in ILE C as well as some written in RPG IV. Both samples are stored in an AS/400 save file. They can be downloaded from Midrange Computing’s Web site at www.midrangecomputing.com/mc. These objects and ...
Created on 31 August 2000
2766. Maintaining Database Integrity Without Commitment Control
(IBM i (OS/400, i5/OS))
... of program or system failure. Most RPG and COBOL AS/400 legacy applications were written with the idea that the code could not fail. This belief is the result of the AS/400 being such a robust platform, ...
Created on 31 August 2000
2767. Cleaning Up the Web with SOAP
(Web Languages)
SOAP is a clean way to harness network power.The world is not Java. The world is not RPG. Nor is the world Visual Basic, COBOL, C++, or Prolog. In the world of networked computers, one needs to be able ...
Created on 31 August 2000
2768. Doing E-Business with XML Schemas and SOAP
(Web Languages)
... (MSXML). It can be used as part of the browser or as a standalone component of any language that is capable of using ActiveX components, such as ASNA Visual RPG (AVR) or Visual Basic (VB). Whoever creates ...
Created on 31 August 2000
2769. Form Follows Function: HTML Form Validation with JavaScript
(Scripting)
... scripting language that runs in the context of a browser. JavaScript’s most common use is to jazz up user interfaces and perform simple validation of user input. Java, as with RPG and COBOL, is a ...
Created on 31 August 2000
2770. Improving Your Passing Game
(RPG)
... common method of exchanging data between programs. We want to show you yet another way to standardize your parameters. This method is called prototyping parameters. The RPG IV language has built-in ...
Created on 31 August 2000
2771. Should New Development Be in Java/Servlets/JSP?
(Java)
Here are some points to ponder. First, the RPG programmer pool appears to be shrinking while the average RPG programmer age is rising. Second, the AS/400 is losing market share in some key areas like Enterprise ...
Created on 31 August 2000
2772. The Business Case for Use Cases
(Java)
... languages, such as RPG and COBOL. Structured analysis and design techniques are not a good fit for cross-platform applications that are to be written in object-oriented Java. So what's the replacement strategy ...
Created on 31 August 2000
2773. Security Patrol
(IBM i (OS/400, i5/OS))
... system? Answer: For the longest time, everyone thought that the answer was no. But in June of this year, an enterprising programmer posted a 17-line RPG program in an Internet forum that would allow viewing ...
Created on 31 August 2000
2774. Anatomy of Net.Data Language
(General)
... an RPG C spec, whereas explicit creation is similar to defining the variable in the RPG IV D spec. The debate over implicit vs. explicit variable creation has gone on for a long time, but likely you will ...
Created on 31 August 2000
2775. 'No Sweat' Command Hel
(General)
... skeleton help text member for a command named Indent RPG (INDRPG), which was published in “The Eagle Eye of INDRPG” in the June 1999 issue of MC. All you have to do is replace all occurrences of the (Enter ...
Created on 31 August 2000
2776. TechTalk
(General)
... in RPG IV. Is this possible? —David Christie A: Yes, the SQL SELECT statement in Figure 5 illustrates how to do this. Make sure that the first argument of the substring operation has as many blanks ...
Created on 31 August 2000
2777. User Interfaces
(General)
... made in the Web, so it’s likely to be around for a long time. There are many AS/400 tools that can be used to create a Web-based application, including RPG, Java, Domino, and Net.Data. So why not ...
Created on 31 August 2000
2778. Power Up SQL Performance with QSQPRCED
(SQL)
... setting this value to 0 is generally recommended for real applications. QSQPRCED Program Example Shown in Figure 2, RPG program CAFEPGM1 is a simple, hypothetical example of an application used by a coffee ...
Created on 31 August 2000
2779. Cothern Computer Systems' Call Pro--Computer Telephony Software
(IT Infrastructure - Other)
... switches require different sequences of CallPath APIs to perform the same function. Suppose your business has a GeeWhiz 2000 phone switch and your RPG or COBOL programs are calling APIs A, B, C, D, and ...
Created on 31 August 2000
2780. Displaying and Understanding System Reference Codes
(IT Infrastructure - Other)
... language that supports Sockets, such as Java, C++, Visual Basic, and even RPG IV. Look to APIs, such as GetSPCNSRC or GetSRCs, to retrieve these values. Consider using APIs and Java to create a Java applet ...
Created on 31 August 2000
2781. Implementing DB2 UDB for AS/400 UDFs
(DB2)
... their variety of languages provides a great degree of flexibility. Being able to use any AS/400 HLL makes it quite easy to reuse existing code written in RPG, COBOL, etc. that implements various business ...
Created on 31 July 2000
2782. The AS/400 and IBM's DB2 DataJoine
(DB2)
... it very easy to access DB2 DataJoiner from just about any AS/400 application. With the DB2 UDB precompilers, you can embed SQL statements in RPG, C, C++, and COBOL applications on the AS/400. The following ...
Created on 31 July 2000
2783. Using Linux as a Cheap Development System
(Linux / Open Source)
... had to have a terminal to program in CL, RPG, or COBOL. If your equipment was slightly more advanced, you might have had (or may still have) a blazingly fast 9,600 bits per second (bps) dial-up connection ...
Created on 31 July 2000
2784. Component Security in MTS
(Microsoft)
...  Many popular Windows development tools, including Visual Basic, Borland Delphi, and ASNA Visual RPG, can be used to create ActiveX components that are suitable for MTS. These tools give the programmer ...
Created on 31 July 2000
2785. Practical Java
(Java)
... RPG subroutine. A Java method (just like a good RPG subroutine) should do two things. The first thing the method should do is narrowly focus on a single task. A getOrderHeader method, for example, should ...
Created on 31 July 2000
2786. What's Wrong with Java
(Java)
There is nothing wrong with Java. Then why aren’t more shops using it? IMHO, what’s slowing the adoption rate of Java in traditional RPG shops has absolutely nothing to do with the language itself. ...
Created on 31 July 2000
2787. Dynamic Menu Bars with DSM
(APIs)
... of a DDS menu bar in action. The DDS Curtain Raiser Figures 1 and 2 show DDS and RPG IV source code for a small menu bar program with four choice items: Nurse, Procedure, ICD9, and Drug. Each item has ...
Created on 31 July 2000
2788. Manage DASD User by User
(APIs)
... has only the parameter User, whose default is *CURRENT. The RPG IV and CL source members should be created as modules and then bound together with the Create Program (CRTPGM) command. As shown in Figure ...
Created on 31 July 2000
2789. The Stuff Legends Are Made Of
(APIs)
... the data structures used with the Retrieve Display File API, QDFRTVFD. We didn’t have to enter the definition specifications for these structures. They can be found on your system in QSYSINC/QRPGLESRC ...
Created on 31 July 2000
2790. H-1B Visas: Labor Shortage Solution or Tool of Oppression?
(General)
... While it is still desirable to be proficient in some version of RPG, one can make the case that knowing Java means having potential as a good AS/400 candidate for hire. Other general skills that are very ...
Created on 31 July 2000
2791. How to Find Programmers in Your Organization
(General)
... to computer programming), language-specific programming (RPG IV and CL), systems operation and support, people-skills, and environment-specific information (e.g., department structure, organization charts, ...
Created on 31 July 2000
2792. FTP: Tricks of the Transfer
(General)
... the member TESTPGM from the QRPGLESRC source file. Once the transfer is complete, I will have a file on my PC in the c:download directory named qrpglesrc.textpgm. This file will be a text file, and it ...
Created on 31 July 2000
2793. AS/400 Stored Procedures to the Rescue!
(General)
... with a legacy system written in RPG III that has been around since the System/38. You know the kind of code. Just keep shoveling on functionality and never do a total rewrite. Not that that’s bad; ...
Created on 31 July 2000
2794. TechTalk
(General)
... named differently. Using this system gives you an accurate picture of file usage by program in each library, thus giving you an up-to-date picture of all program references (CL and RPG) to a selected ...
Created on 31 July 2000
2795. AS/400: The E-biz Box
(Web Languages)
... Standard Edition. As of V4R5, IBM is bundling a complete Web application development environment. Those tools are as follows: • WebSphere Studio• CODE/400• VisualAge for RPG (VARPG)• ...
Created on 30 June 2000
2796. Converting to Page-at-a-time Subfiles
(RPG)
... and Figure 4 shows the supporting RPG IV code. Figures 5 and 6 (page 92) contain the display file DDS and RPG IV source code, respectively, for the “after” version in Figure 2. We will begin by discussing ...
Created on 30 June 2000
2797. Java Flies on V4R5
(Java)
IBM has improved Java performance up to 65 percent!I had the displeasure of working with AS/400 Java on OS/400 V3R7. Back then, I was using the Hursley port of Java. Hursley is the IBM lab in England that ...
Created on 30 June 2000
2798. ASPs, the Channel, and a Radical Proposal
(Analysis of News Events)
... to modern AS/400 hardware and modern OS/400 software by hosting their own applications at an ASP’s data center. They can move their RPG and COBOL applications over, have someone else put a Web front-end ...
Created on 30 June 2000
2799. IBM Clarifies the Future of AS/400 Application Development
(Commentary)
... Should he hire some Visual Basic programmers? Or would Visual C++ be better? Or maybe he should use one of the visual RPG products, since his programmers were already proficient in RPG. Then again, maybe ...
Created on 30 June 2000
2800. TechTalk
(General)
... a file open between programs yet produce only one printout, etc. Is there a way to do this with RPG and CL? — Larry Katerzynske This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. A: The OVRPRTF FILE(printer_file_name) SHARE(*YES) ...
Created on 30 June 2000