=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SEARCH400 | Today's news March 11, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ______________________________________________________________ ************* SPONSORED BY Aldon Computer Group ***************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Expert profile: Tim Granatir, Search400 programmer tip writer - Current Poll: Can IBM's new initiatives spark interest in the iSeries? - Tip Exchange: Win a Garmin eMap GPS - Advice: Programmer Discussion Forum - Best Web Links: Groupware & E-mail - Domino - The Missing Link: Online porn site said to have duped Army =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- LEAD STORY THE OS/400 TO PARTICIPATE IN WEB SERVICES | News: The Four Hundred IBM plans to grid-enable the OS/400 platform so it can fully participate in two evolving and possibly merging computing architectures: grid computing and Web-based services. Exactly how the iSeries will participate in either architectures individually or in these architectures if they merge is unclear. But either architecture alone offers interesting possibilities. >> CLICK here for story... http://www.midrangeserver.com/tfh/tfh031102-story01.html MORE INFORMATION: Check out these Search400 Best Web Links on Web development. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax2f2,00.html And read these Best Web Links on the OS/400. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax286865,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://search400.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid3,00.html IBM LAYOFFS IMPEDE ON SERVICE | News: Insider Weekly IBM is quietly laying off employees. With fewer, less experienced workers, could your tech support be compromised? IBM PREVIEWS REVAMPED DB2 TOOLS | News: The Four Hundred IBM hopes the debut of revamped DB2 tools in July is as well received in the OS/400 community as its mainframe DB2 tools were in that segment. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ADDITIONAL NEWS HEADLINES All headlines above and below are available on our news page >> Full Stories: http://search400.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid3,00.html - IBM'S THE CHAMP IN SERVER BRAWL (Source: ZDNet) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- INCREASING FTP TIMEOUT VALUE | Tip: Search400 Many times you want to keep a DOS FTP session open to your iSeries machine. The default timeout value for inactivity of your session is five minutes or 300 seconds. If you'd like to increase this value, check out this tip from Jerry van Dinther for a simple command. >> Click here to read the full tip... http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci808872,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- USING CPYTOSTMF TO CREATE DOWNLOAD FILE | Advice: Search400 Dear Ask the Expert, We are trying to create a download file from an iSeries 400 to an agency that requires a fixed length, ASCII file with carriage returns and line feeds. It appears we can have one or the other with the CPYTOPCD command based upon the TRNFMT parameter. CPYTOSTMF does not appear to be doing the EBCDIC to ASCII conversion. When trying to use the STMFCODPAG parm it comes up as not valid. Can you help me with this problem? Application development expert John Brandt offers some advice. >> Click here for the full expert Q&A... http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid455278_tax285217,00.html ______________________________________________________________ ****************** SPONSORED BY PowerTech ******************** Download FREE intrusion detection software. Is your iSeries Really Secure? PCs connected to your iSeries pose security risks. End users have direct access to data. Identify and close security gaps inside your firewall using PowerLock NetworkSecurity, which provides network access control, intrusion detection and vulnerability assessment. 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Sign up to receive our Programmer Tip via e-mail today: http://Search400.techtarget.com/editSummary/1,291026,sid3,00.html >> RECENT Tips from Tim you may find of interest: * Break out of the comfort zone -- Experiment with new technologies http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci801876,00.html * Indexing mixed case fields http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci517977,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | search400 Reader Survey Can IBM's new iSeries promotional initiatives spark interest in the platform? >> Cast your Vote: http://www.search400.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A GARMIN EMAP GPS | Submit your Tip to Win This month we're giving away a Garmin eMap GPS. With the eMap, no matter if you are in your car or hiking in the mountains, you are never alone. The eMap contains a differential-ready, 12-parallel channel GPS receiver that continuously tracks and uses up to 12 satellites to compute and update your position. Send in your tip -- you could be our next winner. >> SUBMIT a Tip: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsPrize/0,289492,sid3_prz763556_cts763558,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PROGRAMMER 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]^[email protected] >> RECENT DISCUSSION THREADS you may find of interest: * Transfer a physical file to excel formatted file http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/1300 * Embedded SQL and Job Log creation http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/1302 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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. You'll also find manuals to walk you through several processes. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax2ca,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Online porn site said to have duped Army When the U.S. Army says, "be all you can be," they probably didn't have this in mind. A computer specialist convinced the military to pay for a T1 Internet line that he said they needed to communicate with troops stationed in Bosnia. But this was allegedly a bunch of Balkan baloney. Investigators say he really used the line to run a for-profit sex show on the Web. Major mistake! The indictment says the T1 cost the Army more than $100,000 between 1997 and 1998. 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