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Volume 7, Number 5 -- February 7, 2007

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Admin Alert: Selectively Sending Break Messages to Active Users
by Joe Hertvik

In a recent column, I discussed how to use the i5/OS Send Break Message command (SNDBRKMSG) to send messages that will immediately display on all 5250 terminals. Unfortunately, SNDBRKMSG has some issues in that it sends break messages to all defined user terminal message queues, not just the terminals of currently signed on users. In this issue, I'll discuss my utility to send break messages only to signed-on users. READ MORE >

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Opportunities, Not Problems! SQL Cross Platform Interoperability: The Proper Function Admin Alert: Selectively Sending Break Messages to Active Users

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