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Volume 10, Number 12 -- March 31, 2010
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Variable Procedure Calls in Free-Format RPG
by Jon Paris

In my previous tip, I detailed the prototyping technique required to enable program calls in free-format RPG to use a variable to control the target program. These days, most modern RPGers make extensive use of subprocedures, so can the same techniques be applied to procedure calls? READ MORE >

Global Temporary Tables and Host Variables
by Ted Holt

Global temporary tables are a marvelous, powerful feature of SQL, allowing SQL programmers to create temporary tables as needed in order to build complex queries. One problem you will encounter occurs when you want to use a host variable within a program to limit the amount of data loaded into the table. You may not use a host variable in a Declare Global Temporary Table command. Fortunately, this is an easy limitation to circumvent. READ MORE >



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Implementing 128-Character Passphrases in i/OS
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To satisfy regulatory requirements, we must change our i/OS password strategy so that the system accepts up to 128-character passphrases using any keyboard character, including spaces. We currently use 10-character passwords. How do I make this change? READ MORE >


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Variable Procedure Calls in Free-Format RPG

Global Temporary Tables and Host Variables

Implementing 128-Character Passphrases in i/OS

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