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Subprocedure Return Values--Food for Thought
by Jon Paris

Those of us who have adopted subprocedures as a way of life often use their ability to return a result without thinking too much about the possible implications. But no technology should be thrown blindly into production without some understanding of the underlying tradeoffs. READ MORE >

Mass Rename of IFS Files
Hey, Ted:

I find Qshell a powerful tool for manipulating IFS files, but some Qshell features make me long for my MS DOS batch file programming days. A case in point is the ability to rename files in mass. Let me show you what I mean. READ MORE >



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When PC5250 Run the Same Doesn't Run
Hey, Joe:

In my shop, some people cannot use PC5250's run the same function. After selecting run the same, a new PC5250 window appears and it looks like the new session is trying to start. Several messages appear in the status bar, the new session stops trying to connect, the 5250 screen goes blank, and the status bar message reads 'Disconnected.' What's up with that? READ MORE >


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The Four Hundred
IBM to Mothball a Whole Bunch of Stuff with Power7

IBM, VMware Cooking Up vSphere 4.0 Support for i

What Apple Did That IBM Must Emulate

As I See It: After You're Gone (.com)

IBM Says Microsoft 'Grossly Exaggerated' Exchange Sales Data

Four Hundred Stuff
LANSA Gives aXes Screen Modernization Tool a Makeover

JAMS Brings Scheduling and File Transfer Capabilities to i OS

Trucking News: TMW Brings More Applications to i OS

VAI Adds Desserts to Food Distribution Package

Lawson Finds Search Software a Good Fit for M3

Four Hundred Monitor
Four Hundred Monitor's
Full iSeries Events Calendar

System i PTF Guide
September 26, 2009: Volume 11, Number 39

September 19, 2009: Volume 11, Number 38

September 12, 2009: Volume 11, Number 37

September 5, 2009: Volume 11, Number 36

August 29, 2009: Volume 11, Number 35

August 22, 2009: Volume 11, Number 34

August 15, 2009: Volume 11, Number 33

TPM at The Register
Microsoft, nVidia tag team on HPC

New accounting rules to juice IT numbers

HP-UX gets biannual face-lift

Microsoft munches super startup carcass

HP: We will grow faster than IT

Novell forces customers to pay for maintenance

Mainframe emulator goes commercial

Fujitsu battles WMDs with online survey

Red Hat mocks Meltdown in Q2

Super Micro gets dense with blades

Citrix ships virtual NetScaler accelerator

Mellanox kicks off race to 40 Gigabit Ethernet

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Subprocedure Return Values--Food for Thought

Mass Rename of IFS Files

When PC5250 Run the Same Doesn't Run

Four Hundred Guru

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