![search390]() ![This Week]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
|
In this Issue |
![]() |
![]()
![]()
|
|
From the Editor: |
![]() |
![]()
![]()
by Edward Hurley, Editor
![]()
Howdy, folks. I am back from vacation. A little tanner and a lot more relaxed.
Last week I caught a lot of fish in Maine including many Micropterus dolmieui and a few Salmo salar. (For those, who don't know Latin, I caught many small mouth bass and a few landlocked salmon.)
Well, I have to admit I did take Latin in college but I had no clue what the Latin names for those fish were. I looked them up on the Web. Granted, I was hardly a Latin scholar. Once, after learning the Latin for "run" was curro, I asked my professor if the Indian dish curry took its name from the Latin because it was runny.
"Oh, no, no, no," he replied in the faux accent he picked up while reading Classics at Harvard. He didn't get the joke.
A lot of people asked me why I took Latin, given it's a dead language. I took it because learning it helps one understand English a lot better. For example, I can look at a word like podiatrist and know it is someone who works with feet because "pod" means foot in Latin.
People understand a lot of Latin without even realizing it. For example, I live near Arnold Arboretum in Boston. Its name implies what you are going to see there, namely a lot of trees.
Well, this week's Featured Topic plays a little with Latin: Rexx is king. I know it's considered a faus paux to explain one's jokes but I can't resist. Namely rex is Latin for king. Get it? On a serious note, I do hope you enjoy the Featured Topic on Rexx. It includes a lot of valuable information about the scripting language. To read it, click here.
Enjoy!
|
![]()
|
|
Featured Topic: |
![]() |
![]()
Rexx is king
by the editors of Search390.com
![]()
Mainframers are no strangers to Rexx, the powerful scripting language. The editors of Search390.com have scoured the site to find the most relevant Rexx links. To view these links, click here.
![]()
Read more about this topic
|
![]()
|
|
Expert Technical Advice: |
![]() |
![]()
![]()
Featured Expert Craig Mullins, director of technology planning, BMC Software
Categories:DB2 and database management
Craig Mullins has extensive experience in the field of database management, having worked as an application developer, a DBA, and an instructor with multiple database management systems, including DB2, Oracle and SQL Server. Additionally, Craig worked as a Research Director with the Gartner Group covering the field of database administration. He is the author of the DB2 Developer's Guide and Database Administration: The Complete Guide to Practices and Procedures, and has published over 100
articles on database technology.
![]()
View all of Craig's answers
|
![]()
|
This Week: In the forums
|
| >> |
A user in our operating systems forum asked:
I use the ftp client thru the DOS window. When I pull my VB file from the MVS mainframe to my local PC I am able to pull it down binary with the RDW included. Once I have made my modifications I cannot get the file to ftp back to MVS properly, once it is ftp'd to MVS the RDW on the file is ignored and a new RDW is attached at the begining of my file. Any ideas? Thanks.
Do you have a response? If so, post it here. |
![]()
| Tip of the Week: |
| REXX for CICS (a.k.a. CICS/REXX) has been around since '94. IBM dropped it in '97 but later introduced a new version in 1999. It's now an integral part of CICS TS (Transaction Services). For some reason it's largely still a secret. To learn more about it, click here. |
| >> |
CICS Tran-o-Service REXX |
![]()
|
|
Site Highlights |
![]() |
![]()
![]() |
Expert Answer Center
The Expert Answer Center highlights a featured expert who answers new questions on a specific topic. Experts change often - check it out today and ask a question, or search the knowledge base.
Go there
![]()
Expert Webcast: IMS meets the Web
View this expert webcast with Jim Keohane and learn about the ins and outs of bringing IMS to the web. IMS is geared for fast and frequent access, and you can directly attach IMS to the web. To learn more, attend the webcast.
See it now
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Featured White Paper
Read now
Learn how you can reduce your overall storage costs while managing and keeping more data online. "Eliminate Fixed Content Data Management Headaches" focuses on how to eliminate the need for archiving data onto tape or optical media while preserving WORM capabilities to satisfy regulations.
|
![]() |
![]()
|
![]() |
![]()
| Career Center |
| Check out the Search390.com career center and search over 46,000 jobs, post your resume, research salaries, and much more. |
![]() Go there |
|
![]()
![]()
| Products/Vendors |
| Looking for a storage solution? Find the right one quickly in the Search390.com Product & Vendor Guide. |
![]() Check it out |
|
![]()
| Webcast Alerts |
| Search390.com Webcasts let you join discussions and hear directly from top experts from across the IT industry. Sign up for the Webcast Alerts today & get an email when new webcasts are scheduled. |
![]() Sign up now |
|
![]()
|
![]() |
![]() |
|
