============================================================ SEARCH400.COM | Programmer Tip January 16, 2002
Essential explanations, tools and code for the iSeries programmer. More tips: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid3_tax2f9,00.html ============================================================ 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: - Balance your disk usage for optimum performance 1. Answers to Other Technical Questions: 1. Help with RPG bar codes 2. Jump into session 3. Support for Windows 2000 4. Calling an RPG program from .asp page 2. Important Announcements and Links - Live Audio Chat: Protect yourself from disaster - Advice: Programmer Discussion Forum - Search400 Search Engine: Find iSeries information fast - Best Web Links: Groupware & e-mail - Domino _____________________________________________________________ **************** SPONSORED BY ProData *********************** FREE 30-Day Power Tool Rental! 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It is the STRASPBAL command. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci793569,00.html ============================================================ Answers to Other Programmer Questions ============================================================ 1. Help with RPG bar codes A search400 member writes, "I am looking for a simple RPG program to take a bar-coded field from a scan, import this to a program, and translate this into a "regular" field. I have never worked with bar codes before, so anything to get me going would be greatly appreciated." Check out this discussion thread to see what other users advised. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^3@.ee84636/942 2. Jump into session Save time and keystrokes by jumping to the specific session you need. This tip shows you how to jump between sessions without having to scroll through them all. It will even bring them up if they are minimized. Click here to review the full tip: http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci786244,00.html 3. Support for Windows 2000 One member writes, "I'm using the ODBCO Driver from Client Access Express V4R4M0 to build a SQL Server 2000 DTS, but an error is produced when I try to edit the transformation. Is CA Express compatible with the SQL Server 2000?" PC/Windows Connectivity Expert Shahar Mor offers some advice. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid430321_tax285221,00.html 4. Calling an RPG program from .asp page This member wonders how to call an RPG400 program from an .asp page? Check out this discussion thread to see what other users advised. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^8@.ee84637/238 _____________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LIVE AUDIO CHAT | Protect yourself from disaster: Backup essentials Who: Tom Huntington, vice president of technical services at Help/Systems Inc. When: Today, Jan. 16, 2002 at 2:00 PM EST (19:00 GMT) Tom will provide you with a clear understanding of what to back up on your iSeries and when to back it up. Learn about running the SAVSECDTA and SAVCFG commands, the benefits of journaling your database, running unattended backups and more. >>Pre-register for the event: http://search400.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid3,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- DISCUSSION FORUM | Interact with other programmers Are you an iSeries programmer with questions? Join your peers in our Programmer Forum to ask and answer questions about XML, COBOL, CL, ILE, Web development, Java and much more. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^1@.ee84636 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SEARCH400 SEARCH ENGINE | Find iSeries information fast Is Google one of your favorite search tools? We've partnered with Google to make our iSeries-specific search engine even better. Why waste time slogging through irrelevant search results? Try our newly tweaked search engine for the most targeted iSeries results. >> Search Engine: http://search400.techtarget.com/integratedSearchAdvanced/0,289518,sid3,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- GROUPWARE & E-MAIL - DOMINO | Best Web Links Thinking of adding Domino to your system? There's plenty of advice here -- everything from case studies and product reviews to columns and opinion pieces. 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