Save Those Keystrokes!

Hey, Ted:

If I had to use some of the software I've written, I'd hunt myself down and shoot myself between the eyes with a .38 Special. I'm ashamed to say that some of the trash I've written was as user-unfriendly as the vending machines at the local post office. But I've learned a few things along the way, like the need to look for ways to reduce the number of keystrokes required to fill in a screen. I thought your readers might like to have this routine, which reduces the number of keystrokes needed to key dates.

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FTP to Printer Files

Hey, Ted:

We used to FTP a file from a PC to our iSeries, then run a batch job to print it out. Then we figured out how to eliminate the batch job. We discovered that the iSeries FTP server permits a client to write to a printer file. Here's how it works.

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Reader Feedback and Insights: What the Hey?

Hey, Ted:

Why does everyone use the salutation "Hey, Ted"? Just curious. Oh, and by the way, thanks for the great work!