Rowing with Your OAR
by Jon Paris

In my first Open Access for RPG (OAR) tip, I discussed the basic mechanics of an OAR handler from a conceptual perspective. In this tip, I am going to walk you through the implementation of a simple handler that generates XML files derived from the definition of the file specifying the handler. READ MORE >

Leave My Stream Files Alone, Please
Hey, Competent IBM i Professional:

Recently one of your fellow readers told me that her shop's nightly job halted because one of the users had inadvertently dragged something from one network folder and dropped it into another one. Don't you just hate it when little mistakes cause big problems? Here's an easy way to help reduce the likelihood of such errors in the Integrated File System. READ MORE >