=============================================================== SEARCH400.COM | Programmer Tip Oct. 10, 2001
Essential explanations, tools and code for the iSeries programmer. More tips: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid3_tax2f9,00.html =============================================================== =============================================================== SPONSOR: Postmaster Direct What do you like? Networks? Computer Games? Downloads? How about Free Stuff? Search400.com can get you FREE info on the topics that interest you most -- and there are so many to choose from! We'll find related news, information and special offers and deliver them directly to your e-mailbox, all at no charge! Sign up here today! http://search400.techtarget.com/postmasterDirect/ =============================================================== In today's technical advice roundup you'll find tips, expert answers and input from your peers to the following iSeries programmer questions and concerns: Today's Featured Programmer Tip: -- The "X" factor Answers to Other Technical Questions: 1. Reorganize with CPYF *REPLACE 2. PC5250 / Web integration 3. Java program errors 4. Disabling users from prompting with F4 for files Important Announcements and Links 1. IBM eServer iSeries One Year Later 2. This week's featured book =============================================================== Today's Featured Tip =============================================================== The "X" factor There are two operations codes (RPG/400) or built-in functions (RPG IV) that you may not realize are there. For RPG/400 they are XFOOT and XLATE, and in RPG IV they are %XFOOT and %XLATE. Site expert John Kohan shows you how they can give you powerful functionality and with very few lines of code. He also offers examples and the code you would use so you can start using these operations codes or functions today. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci774754,00.html =============================================================== Answers to Other Technical Questions =============================================================== 1. Reorganize with CPYF *REPLACE Find out how you can increase the speed of your CPYF replace by changing all of the logical files that are based on the destination physical file to MAINT(*REBLD) and then changing them back to MAINT(*IMMED) after the CPYF completes. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci763915,00.html 2. PC5250 / Web integration This tip shows you how you can easily integrate your AS/400 with an Internet application by simply inserting a Web URL into a display file and enabling the "Execute URL" option under Hotspots Setup, which can be found on the PC5250 "Assist" menu. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci760264,00.html 3. Java program errors One user writes, "When I'm trying to compile my Java program with "import com.ibm.db2.access.*;" compiler hangs up any errors, for example: "package com.ibm... and so on doesn't exist" despite that I've put jt400.jar on CLASSPATH on autoexec.bat on my PC. Any clues?" Site expert John Brant has some advice. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid387243_tax285217,00.html 4. Disabling users from prompting with F4 for files This user is looking for a way to disable the user from prompting with F4 for files in the WRKQRY command. He would like to allow users to use Query/400, but he doesn't want to allow them to use the F4 key to get at all files in any library. Can you help him out? Post your reply here: http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^1@.ee84636/481!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= ============================================================= What other programming issues do you have and/or need to be addressed? 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On Oct. 16, from 9-11 am EDT, Kim Stevenson, Vice President IBM eServer Marketing Operations, will talk about IBM's plan for the iSeries in an audio presentation. Immediately following that -- from 12-2 pm EDT -- she and other IBM representatives will answer your questions in search400's Sound Off forum. Call 1-800-289-0437 or 1-913-981-5508 (toll/international), pass code 572679, to register to hear Kim Stevenson's presentation. When you enroll, you will receive the dial-in number for the live call. And log on to search400's Sound Off forum to post your questions: http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee84639 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIS WEEK'S FEATURED BOOK | search400 Bookstore Title: The Essential Java Training Library This award-winning package is simply the best and cheapest way to get a solid handle on Java programming. 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