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Full conference benefits at: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;4012871;5058249;h?http://www.securityconf.com/html/registration.htm ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEWARE OF CICS BEARING GIFS! | by Jim Keohane You have probably seen the caveats about CICS Web server trying to serve up graphics files (GIFs, JPEGs, etc.). The recommendation may be to have such files referenced as inline images within the HTML you are sending to the browser but to have the files themselves served up by another Web server. Well, CICS can serve up such files. They can be in PDSes as members or in VSAM files as records or a number of other repositories (queues, etc.). Another alternative, especially for rather small files like clickable buttons, is to contain them as variables within a CICS program itself. All it takes is a simple utility program that ingests the GIF file contents and emits suitable source code for your CICS program. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://www.search390.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci817013,00.html >> CLICK for previous CICS tips: http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid10_tax288579_alpD_idx0,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ SEARCH390.COM FEATURED TRAINING, BOOKS AND RESEARCH Take advantage of this week's training special and get 50% OFF the "OS/390 and the Internet" training course. This course describes how the Internet is structured, and how the OS/390 operating system and the IBM Internet Servers that run on it can provide a secure, open platform for Internet Applications. 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How can I tell if the CICS apps were compiled with pre-LE translators? >>CLICK for Ken's answer: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid460763_tax289214,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | Search390 Is IBM taking a cavalier approach to security fixes, considering the glut of problems it's had with products in recent months? >> CLICK to post your response: http://search390.techtarget.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 DISCUSSION FORUMS | Developer Search390 member "IMS2CICS" posted the following in the Developer forum and needs your help: "I want to check code coverage while testing my re-engineered CICS application. Unfortunately, a tool like Xpediter Coverage is not available. The only tool available is Xpediter/CICS. Any ideas on how I can still acheive my objective?" Think you know the answer? If so, please share your thoughts and suggestions. 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