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Volume 6, Number 41 -- November 8, 2006
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Get Creative Using the SQL Database Exit Point
by Michael Sansoterra

The System i platform has a powerful operating system, i5/OS. One example of that power is the fact that developers can tap into many features of the OS within homegrown applications by using the provided Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). Further, developers are allowed, via exit points, to create exit programs that interact with the system by responding to certain events that occur, such as when an FTP, SQL or Telnet request is made by a client application. This kind of versatility allows a developer to have fine-tuned control over a wide array of events on the system. READ MORE >

Finding Large IFS Directories
Hey, Ted:

The Integrated File System (IFS) continues to grow in importance in our shop. That means it also continues to grow in size. How can we determine which directories are largest when it comes time to clean them up? READ MORE >




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Admin Alert: The Rule of Fours for i5 Test Environments
by Joe Hertvik

After my recent article about duplicating data to a test environment, I started receiving e-mails discussing some other issues surrounding test environments and how your test data can affect (and be affected by) production data concerns. To address these concerns, I am going to pull back from the technical issues I usually discuss in this column and focus instead on the practical issues of designing an i5/OS test environment. READ MORE >



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