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OS/400 Edition
Volume 2, Number 34 - May 3, 2002
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Enter the Vector, Victor!

Hey, Howard:


I have a few questions and I hope that you would help me clear my doubts. In what situations do you add an Encoded Vector Index (EVI) to a table on AS/400? What are the advantages of adding an EVI to a table? I checked IBM manuals but I was not able to interpret it clearly. Could you throw some light on this matter?

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Stupid Parameter Tricks

Hey, Readers:

In the April 26 issue of Midrange Guru, OS/400 Edition, Last week, I showed you a way to use CASE to make virtual columns and eliminate the need for a symmetrical outer join. Today, I want to take that statement further by showing you a couple of tricks with parameter markers.

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Reader Feedback and Insights: Spend Money to Save Money

It is important for AS/400 administrators to realize that spending on a new machine, especially the small ones, can be quite cost effective. My shop just bought a 270-2248 (25/150) with V5R1 to replace an old CISC machine that was slow and always busy. The new system is fast and quite bored. The $40K purchase price far outweighs the maintenance costs of the old machine.

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