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Volume 10, Number 38 -- December 15, 2010
Four Hundred Guru is taking a hiatus. We will resume publishing on January 5, 2011. Happy Holidays!
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Make SQL Edit the Way You Want It To
by Ted Holt

In the last issue of the year, I like to do something fun. In 2008, I found my way through mazes. In 2007, I solved the peg game and talked about some other unusual things. This year I've done something fun that I think you'll find to be a little more practical. READ MORE >

End of Year Miscellanea
Hey, Distinguished Professional:

The year's almost up, believe it or not. What's even harder for me to believe is that we've been putting out this newsletter for almost 10 years. It's been wonderful to hear how you've benefited from Four Hundred Guru. Let's end 2010 with some feedback from readers of this august publication. READ MORE >



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Discovering Which Locked Object is Holding Up Your Job
Hey, Joe:

I have a recurring problem with file locks on my system, where critical jobs are stuck in lock waiting status (LCKW) waiting for an object before crashing on a file allocation error. How can I tell which object the job is waiting for before it crashes and which user has that object locked? I'm running i5/OS V5R4M5. READ MORE >


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We value your feedback and insights.  Feel free to send a letter to the editor.  Letters may be printed, unless otherwise specified, and edited for clarity or length. READ MORE >


 
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Technical Editor: Joe Hertvik
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EMEA server market grows some legs

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Make SQL Edit the Way You Want It To

End of Year Miscellanea

Discovering Which Locked Object is Holding Up Your Job

Four Hundred Guru

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