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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Free Case Study: Nabisco saves by using Web-based access to S/390 data. http://search390.com/r/0,,7067,00.htm?freecasestudy - "Mainframe Data Access" White Paper from Xbridge Systems http://search390.com/r/0,,7068,00.htm?freewhitepaper =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - Tip: C-callable "COBOL NOT NUMERIC" test - Expert advice: Need help converting from numeric to binary? - Expert advice: How to validate non-database program date? - News: Palmisano named IBM chairman - Best Web Links: Programming 2. 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Click here to learn how with your Free Nabisco Case Study: http://search390.com/r/0,,7067,00.htm?freecasestudy __________________________________________________________________ C-CALLABLE "COBOL NOT NUMERIC" TEST | by Jim Keohane COBOL can safely pre-test the validity of a packed decimal or zoned decimal field via its NOT NUMERIC test. Here's equivalent assembler routines to add the same functionality to other languages including some C/C++ variants. >> CLICK for full tip: http://www.search390.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci859843,00.html Got a 390-developer tip of your own? You can become famous immediately by sending that tip in. We'll post it on our Web site where all your friends and contemporaries can see it. http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit/1,289485,sid10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEED HELP CONVERTING FROM NUMERIC TO BINARY? | by Jim Keohane Dear Ask the Expert, Can I use SyncSort to convert a field from numeric display to a binary field? I have an input record with some numeric data that I need in binary per the program requirement. >> CLICK for Jim's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid479527_tax285123,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO VALIDATE NON-DATABASE PROGRAM DATE IN COBOL? | by Tom Ross Dear Ask the Expert, When accepting a date from a user, is there a function in OS/390 COBOL to validate the date in a non-database program? >> CLICK for Tom's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid495347_tax285603,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PALMISANO NAMED IBM CHAIRMAN | News: InfoWorld It was a much anticipated changing of the guard and now it's official. IBM President and chief executive officer Samuel Palmisano was named chairman of the company. Palmisano, who became CEO last March, will succeed Louis V. Gerstner Jr., who is retiring from IBM at the end of the year. >> CLICK for full story: http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/10/29/021029hnpalmisano.xml?s=IDGNS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEST WEB LINKS | Programming Created with coders in mind, we've included the major programming languages used on the mainframe in this Best Web Links section. Explore by language or visit "General Developer Resources" for some universally useful references and developer portals. >> CLICK for the Best Web Links: http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1453,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Xbridge Systems FREE WHITE PAPER Free your data from its mainframe jail with this "Mainframe Data Access" White Paper. Learn how to access valuable VSAM, QSAM, DB2 and IMS DB right on your desktop through popular applications like Excel, Word or your internet browser. 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