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Volume 6, Number 5 -- February 1, 2006
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A FUNction to Align Text
Hey, Ted:

I read with interest your article on the IIF function. I have a function called alignText that I use in just about every program. I use it primarily to center headings, but have found it useful for right adjust as well. I have had this for a long time, so it is in traditional form, not freeform. Notice that there are three optional parameters. The alignment defaults to centering, and then two additional parameters are used to change the display attribute if I want to. READ MORE >

Alternatives to Clear Physical File Member
by Ted Holt

Suppose a file of summary figures is used for inquiry throughout the day and is repopulated with the latest information on the hour. How do you clear the file, a process which requires an exclusive lock, while the inquiry program is in use? This is the type of problem I have faced several times, and here are a couple of ways I have addressed it. READ MORE >




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Admin Alert: Six Simple Rules for OS/400 Group Profiles
by Joe Hertvik

OS/400 and i5/OS group profiles are a boon to system administrators because they allow them to centralize object authority administration for several users in one place. But group profiles also have their downside. Improper administration can lead to unnecessary and dangerous authority authorizations, audit control failures, and possible system compromise if an external user can sign on as a group profile member who has all object (*ALLOBJ) authority. READ MORE >



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Senior Technical Editor: Ted Holt
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