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Using APIs to Send Impromptu Messages, Take Two
Hey, Ted:

In your article, Using APIs to Send Impromptu Messages, you show how to use a message subfile to display impromptu error messages from an RPG program. The logic works great if you call the message-handling APIs from the main logic. However, when I move the API calls into subprocedures, your technique breaks down. What do I need to do? READ MORE >

Gotcha Lurking in Datalink File Manager for DB2/400
Hey, Ted:

I've grown quite fond of the convenience of the DB2 SQL support in QShell, and especially the ease with which it can be invoked within a CL program, by simply calling the underlying Datalink File Manager DB2 program, QZDFMDB2. Having said that, I must also admit to getting burned by a "gotcha" lurking in this otherwise handy tool. READ MORE >

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Admin Alert: Ending Subsystems Properly
by Joe Hertvik

It's unavoidable that system i5 administrators occasionally have to end a subsystem by using the End Subsystem command (ENDSBS). Killing jobs can wreak havoc with system processing because jobs may not have time to cleanly end before the subsystem terminates, which can result in partially updated data and potentially damaged objects. Fortunately, there are some simple things you can do to cushion but not totally soften the blow as your jobs end. READ MORE >

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Zend Core for i5/OS Ships for OS/400 V5R3 Why the Number of Women in IT Is Decreasing Next Generation ERP and the Rise of the Agile Organization Mad Dog 21/21: Between y o u and i


Red Hat Consolidates Fedora Core and Extras Development Penguin Hatches Bare-Bones Altus Opteron Server Why the Number of Women in IT Is Decreasing Mad Dog 21/21: Between y o u and i


IBM Patches Security Flaw in OS/400 V5R3 LXI Partners with FalconStor for VTL Lawson Brings EMEA EAM App to the U.S. Seagull Relaunches Farabi Tool Under BlueZone Name


The IT Analysts Make Their 2007 Predictions Top Mainframe Stories From Around the Web Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings


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Microsoft Unveils Windows Home Server Patch Tuesday Yields Four Patches for 10 Vulnerabilities Microsoft Refreshes 'Longhorn,' Delivers First 'Centro' Beta and 'Cougar' CTP As I See It: Predictions and Poetry


HP Readies HP-UX 11i v3 For Launch Arrow Buys Agilysys' IT Distribution Business for $485 Million Sun Adds Opteron Rev F Blade Server, Sets Utility Pricing As I See It: Sweating the Little Stuff


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Using APIs to Send Impromptu Messages, Take Two Gotcha Lurking in Datalink File Manager for DB2/400 Admin Alert: Ending Subsystems Properly

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