How to Convert HTML into a JPEG
by Shannon O'Donnell

One thing that is often needed in Internet programming is the ability to keep an exact record of whatever it is you are working on. If, for example, you present your users with an HTML form, you may want to capture and store an exact copy of that completed form somewhere on your computer. There are many ways to accomplish this, but one of the most useful is turning an HTML page into a JPEG image. READ MORE >

Back to Basics: Designing iSeries Menus
by Kevin Vandever

The other day, a programmer told me he was using CL to write a menu that would allow his users to easily run some of their more common tasks. I asked him why he wasn't using screen design aid, or SDA, instead of writing CL. "Huh?" was all that he could muster. So that got me thinking, maybe there are others out there who aren't aware there is such a thing as SDA. READ MORE >

A Poor Man's Data Query
by Shannon O'Donnell

Want to learn how you can easily display iSeries DB2/400 data in a nice looking little GUI on your PC? Want to learn how to share that same query with other users in your shop? If you have access to the IBM Client Access Express V5R1 tools, and your company owns a license for the Data Transfer tools that come with them, then you have all you need to quickly pull iSeries data down to your PC. In this article, I'll show you how. READ MORE >

iSeries Java Threading Considerations
by Kevin Vandever

In "Calling RPG Native Methods From Java," I introduced you to a very cool technique that allows you to call RPG subprocedures from Java. I also warned you that this is not yet the best way to get at your subprocedures from Java, primarily because of how the iSeries handles threading. Well, in this article, I am going to depart from the usual how-to style and, instead, discuss some theory. I know, I know. Yuk, who needs theory? But it is important that you understand iSeries threading if you are going to mix RPG and Java on your iSeries. READ MORE >

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