Controlling System i Shutdown Activities Using An Intelligent Power-Handling Program, Part II
by Brian Kelly

When the UPSDLYTIM's automatic shutdown does not serve your installation needs, it is nice to know that there is a better way--an intelligent power handling program. When the unexpected arrives as it often does unexpectedly, a more controllable and granular approach to a system shutdown can save the day or at least save your system so it will run tomorrow. The power-handling program that IBM offers in its Information Center literature is a great start to learn about and begin to implement intelligent power handling. READ MORE >

Converting LF to CRLF in IFS Files
Hey, Ted:

I had a situation where I wanted to change the end-of-line character from linefeed to carriage-return/linefeed to make a JavaScript file on the Integrated File System more readable in Notepad. I stumbled upon EDIT FILE (EDTF), F15, option 5. Then, after a little searching, I found your articles. Talk about reinventing the wheel! I was surprised that changing end-of-line characters was not part of the CHANGE ATTRIBUTE (CHGATR) command (or some other command). Is there any chance you could share a Qshell solution that converts LF to CRLF? I love using Qshell when I can, but sometimes it really stumps me. READ MORE >