Find the Length of a Character String in CL, Take Two
Hey, Ted

Just yesterday, I was trying to determine the length of the value of a CL variable, so your tip today using the MSGDTA trick was helpful. I was thinking that IBM had added %TRIM and %LEN to the list of CL built-in functions (BIFs) that exist in recent releases, but I guess I was imagining this. Why hasn't IBM done this, with all the other great enhancements to CL recently? Is there a way to add your own BIFs to CL by creating your own commands? READ MORE >

Installing WebSphere Application Server 6.0
Hey, Brian:

I found a new WebSphere Application Server 6.0 disk in my IBM shipment. Rather than mess with the older WAS Express disks I had, I began to use your book to install WAS 6.0, just as I had done with the 5.1 version. However, the RSTLICPGM told me that it could not find the files on the CD? No instructions came with the machine to give me a clue as to what is wrong. What am I doing wrong? How can I get to the point of installation with WAS 6.0 on my new i5 that I already was with WAS 5.1 on the Model 270? Thank you for your help. READ MORE >

   Admin Alert: Backing Up i5/OS Partitions to Disk
   by Joe Hertvik

Sometimes it's neither practical nor possible to save OS/400 data to media on a regular basis. I experienced this recently as I was developing a new partition and all my regular tape drives were allocated to nightly backups. With development happening during the day and no media to back up the system to at night, I had to find another backup solution. The answer I came up with was to back up our data to disk for later transfer to tape or another system. READ MORE >

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