Dear search400 member: This week's member update focuses on the launch of our new Discussion Forums, your own online iSeries 400 community where you can interact with your peers and post questions to our featured Forums experts. Here's a recap of what the new Forums offer. They let you: * Post questions on your toughest iSeries 400 challenges * Respond to posts with your solutions and suggestions * Receive e-mail notification when someone responds to your post * Exchange ideas and tips with your peers * Share expertise on 4 focused topics listed below * Search and find posts by author, date and keyword * And more! Log in to search400 and participate in the Forums today right here: http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^0@/search400 You'll be prompted to create a handle first so that you and your fellow members can quickly identify your posts using our "view by author" feature. And now, here's your member update that features: ** Programmer Forums ** Programmer Forums Experts ** WebSphere/Web Development Forums ** OS/400 Forums ** OS/400 and WebSphere/Web Development Forums Expert ** Sound Off Forums ** Sound Off Forums Expert PROGRAMMER FORUMS "AllisonV" had a problem regarding how to pass data from the RPG to the DDS so that it displays the correct data for the error message. See the responses posted and how "AllisonV" discovered a solution to her question...can you add to the advice? Visit http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected] "rcl" posted a question on how to convert a file in the IFS into base64 encoding format. "MJK" responded with a solution. Check it out or post a response with your own insight at the above URL. "Techie1" has a problem wrapping up record formats. Can you help? Have you faced a similar problem? Again, visit the above URL to get involved in the Programmer Forums today. PROGRAMMER FORUMS EXPERTS We've recruited John Kohan and Laird Scranton as special monitors of the Programmer Forums. They'll be watching for some top challenges to be posted from you so feel free to put up your toughest questions! John is a senior programmer analyst and adjunct instructor teaching AS/400 classes at his local college. He has worked with the AS/400 since 1990 and is an expert at solving difficult business problems, application design and deployment questions, and software development of packaged applications. Laird Scranton owns Concise Systems in Albany, N.Y. He has 25 years' experience as an RPG programmer, data processing manager, and software consultant for IBM AS/400 and System/3x computers, writing custom software and supporting business software packages for more than 250 companies of all sizes. WEBSPHERE/WEB DEVELOPMENT FORUMS If you're using WebSphere or have questions about its benefits, this is the place for you! Recent posts include how to migrate to WebSphere by putting JSP/Servlet front ends on RPG logic. Managing library lists. Sending transactions through MQSeries. And one Forums member posts that a lot of coverage on WebSphere deals just with RPG, can you help his COBOL shop find WebSphere advice? View these and all posts today at http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected] OS/400 FORUMS "Arumbai" has an IP printer writer problem on AS/400. And "Phillip" is having some trouble displaying "Job Logs Without All Object Authority." Can you help? What are your own OS/400 problems? Log in to the OS/400 Forums right here to share your experiences today http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=convdate OS/400 AND WEBSPHERE/WEB DEVELOPMENT FORUMS EXPERT John Brandt is our featured OS/400 Forums guest moderator. He'll also participate in our WebSphere/Web Development Forums. John is VP of technical services at iStudio400.com/eStudio400.com, an IBM business partner. He has six years' experience working on System/38, 12 years' experience working on the AS/400 (iSeries 400), 21 years' experience with PCs, and 12 years' experience with PC servers. Plus he's familiar with RPG, ILE, CL, Cobol, Java and JavaScript. Post your questions today and watch for John's solutions - especially if your questions also deal with networking and systems management. SOUND OFF FORUMS This is an area for you to share your thoughts and opinions about what's going on in the industry. Express your feelings about search400 news stories, technical tips and the latest technology and market developments. A recent post is in regards to a rumor that IBM is going to discontinue V4R5 support in November. What have you heard? Click here to share your thoughts: http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected] SOUND OFF FORUM EXPERT Kris Alan Veitch joins in as guest moderator of the Sound Off Forums. Kris oversees an AS/400 technical support subsidiary, Didean Solutions, which he established to offer systems management and technical consulting for Innovative Computing Corp. Kris has several years' experience working on the AS/400 (iSeries 400), and his certifications include IBM Associate System Administrator Certification; IBM AS400 V4R3 Technical Solutions Specialist Certification; IBM AS400 V4R4 Technical Solutions Implementor Certification; and IBM iSeries 400 V4R5 Technical Solutions Implementor Certification. Got a question for Kris? Post it today at http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected] Enter the Forums now - it's easy! First, be sure you're logged in to search400 http://www.search400.com Then visit the Forums directly right here: http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^0@/search400 It's your community... so join in today and get the discussions rolling! If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter simply reply to this message with "REMOVE" in the subject line. Or, visit http://search400.techtarget.com/register and adjust your subscriptions accordingly. If you choose to unsubscribe using our automated processing, you must send the "REMOVE" request from the email account to which this newsletter was delivered. Please allow 24 hours for your "REMOVE" request to be processed.
