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Volume 11, Number 22 -- July 27, 2011
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REPLACE to Replace Characters in a String
by Skip Marchesani

In V5R3, IBM simplified the manipulation of character strings with the implementation of the INSERT and REPLACE functions in SQL. INSERT allows the positional insertion of one or more characters in a string and REPLACE scans for all occurrences of a target string and overlays or replaces the target string with a replace string. INSERT was discussed in my previous article, and now I will discuss REPLACE. READ MORE >

Solving iSeries Access Data Transfer Problems and Detecting Disk Damage
Hey, Joe:

I'm having a problem downloading a file using iSeries Access Data Transfer from System i. Whenever I perform my download, I get the CWBDB0099 and SQL0420 errors shown below. I can click OK and still download the file, but I'd like to get rid of this error. What's going on and how do I fix it? READ MORE >



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Admin Alert: A Starter Program to Find Damaged Objects in i OS 6.1.1
by Joe Hertvik

After a damaged object prevented a full system production backup in my shop, I was asked to devise a technique for detecting damaged objects on the system. This week, I'm presenting my starter CL program that looks for damaged objects as a template for approaching the issue, in the hopes that others can add to and expand on this code. READ MORE >


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The Four Hundred
Top Concern for i Shops: Making Users Happy

IBM Powers Through The Second Quarter

RPG Open Access Suffering from Inaccessibility

As I See It: Barry, Barry Bad

Infor Shares Development Plans for Lawson M3

Four Hundred Stuff
Oracle's Environmental Accounting App Finds Gold in Going Green

PowerTech Blocks IBM i Commands with New Tool

Linoma Breaks Crypto Tool into Two

inFORM Decisions Adds Conditioning to Data Mapping Tool

HiT Ships Updated DB2/400 for .NET Data Provider

Four Hundred Monitor
Four Hundred Monitor's
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System i PTF Guide
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September 11, 2010: Volume 12, Number 37

September 4, 2010: Volume 12, Number 36

August 28, 2010: Volume 12, Number 35

August 21, 2010: Volume 12, Number 34

TPM at The Register
Microsoft kicks SUSE another $100m

Mellanox deep-discounts speedy new Ethernet kit

Oracle buys Ksplice

HP board gives Leo $10bn more funny money

AMD readies Bulldozers to ship next month

Clouds and server refresh pump up Intel

Mellanox revenues spike thanks to Voltaire

SUSE Studio spins up on IBM mainframes

Riverbed pumps up software with Zeus, Aptimize buys

VMware crushes Q2 despite looming vSphere 5.0

Intel snaps up network chipper Fulcrum

Oracle revs VirtualBox, mushrooms memory

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
REPLACE to Replace Characters in a String

Solving iSeries Access Data Transfer Problems and Detecting Disk Damage

Admin Alert: A Starter Program to Find Damaged Objects in i OS 6.1.1

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