=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SEARCH400 | Today's news July 12, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- FROM OUR SPONSORS: Take the guesswork out of iSeries DASD control with disk/HUNTER http://search400.com/r/0,,4201,00.htm?centerfieldtech
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - News: Porting to Linux not a cakewalk - News: CA sues Quest for source code theft - Programmer Tip: Check for IFS object - Expert Advice: Can I key the physical file? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Expert Profile: John Brandt, Search400 expert - Current Poll: Controversial issues facing the iSeries community - Advanced Search: Find iSeries information fast - Best Web Links: Nice guys finish first - The Missing Link: Council bans e-mail ___________________________________________________________________ ***************** SPONSORED BY Centerfield ************************ "We used to spend hours tracking down DASD spikes. Now, disk/HUNTER not only tells us where they originate, but automatically tells us when DASD spikes reach our thresholds."...Kirk Chalk, senior staff systems analyst, Shell Canada iSeries shops that have lots of activity and that need to be proactive about disk management are recommending disk/HUNTER from Centerfield Technology. Click here to find out why. http://search400.com/r/0,,4201,00.htm?centerfieldtech =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- LEAD STORY PORTING TO LINUX NOT A CAKEWALK | iSeries Network IBM has spent a lot of time and money hyping the benefits of running Linux. However, porting applications to the open-source operating system can be tricky, especially when dealing with different system architectures and Linux distributions. (Free registration to this site required.) >> CLICK here for story... http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/nwn/story.cfm?ID=14814 MORE INFORMATION: Read these Search400 Best Web Links on Linux development: http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax283197,00.html And see this Featured Topic on Linux on the iSeries: http://search400.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci754687,00.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 CA SUES QUEST FOR SOURCE CODE THEFT | CW360 Computer Associates is suing Quest Software for copyright infringement alleging the latter stole software code. CA is arguing that code in Quest Central database management software suite is from CA's Enterprise Database Administration software. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 FINALLY CATCHES TECH'S VIRUS (Fortune) -- TRUE BLOOPER #3: RETURN TO SENDER (SearchDomino) http://searchdomino.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid4_gci837669,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CHECK FOR IFS OBJECT | Tip: Search400 With the use of the AS/400 (iSeries) Integrated File System (IFS) becoming more widely spread, wouldn't it be nice to be able to check for the existence of an object (link) before attempting to use it? Check out this tip to see how Search400 member Eddie Scott did it. >> CLICK here to view the full tip: http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci838182,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CAN I KEY THE PHYSICAL FILE? | Expert advice: Search400 Dear Ask the Expert, Several programmers are telling me that you should never key the physical file, but instead, build logicals to process by key. This goes against what I have always done. I built my payroll master file keyed by social security number and didn't need the additional logical file object as overhead. What is the story on this? >> SEE PC/Windows connectivity expert Shahar Mor's response: http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid480383_tax285221,00.html ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- EXPERT PROFILE | John Brandt, Search400 expert John Brandt is vice president of technical services at iStudio400.com, an IBM business partner. He has six years' experience working on System/38, 12 years' experience working on the iSeries 400, 21 years' experience with PCs and 12 years' experience with PC servers. In addition, John has worked on software development, maintenance and distribution. Languages he's familiar with include RPG, ILE, CL, COBOL, Java and JavaScript. John also has extensive experience with networking and systems management. You name the iSeries subject, OS/400, Application Development, Backup and Recovery, DB2/400 and DB2 UDB, and John can answer almost any question about it. Let John's experience work for you! Ask John your questions anytime. >> CLICK HERE TO ASK John a Question... http://search400.techtarget.com/ateExperts/0,289622,sid3,00.html >> CLICK HERE TO READ recent Q&As... Application development: http://search400.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid3_cid371924_tax285217,00.html Backup & recovery: http://search400.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid3_cid457186_tax288615_idx2,00.html OS/400: http://search400.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid3_cid389401_tax285220_idx3,00.html DB2/400 and DB2 UDB: http://search400.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid3_cid429429_tax285216_idx2,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TAKE OUR POLL | Search400 Reader Survey What's the most controversial issue facing the iSeries community? >> Cast your Vote: http://www.search400.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SEARCH400 SEARCH ENGINE | Find iSeries information fast Is Google one of your favorite search tools? We've partnered with Google to make our iSeries-specific search engine even better. Why waste time slogging through irrelevant search results? Try our newly tweaked search engine for the most targeted iSeries results. >> Search Engine: http://search400.techtarget.com/integratedSearchAdvanced/0,289518,sid3,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TRUE IT BLOOPER: NICE GUYS FINISH FIRST | Best Web Link This "true IT blooper" proves that nice IT guys may finish last, but their charm can keep them from getting blamed for it. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci836351,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE MISSING LINK | Council bans e-mail Liverpool -- it's the U.K. seaport that gave the world the Beatles and took away e-mail on Wednesdays. The council there decided city employees need to think outside the inbox since 6,000 workers are sending one another 40,000 messages per day. So in an effort to "de-geek" the staff and get them to actually talk to each other once in a while, the council has banned internal e-mails one day per week. City officials insist the e-free hump day isn't just a way to keep employees from spending all day messaging each other. They think e-mails make it too easy to pass the buck by forwarding tricky questions to colleagues so they never get answered. Umm, does that happen? Source: vnunet http://www.vnunet.com/News/1133447 >> RECENT MISSING LINK stories you may enjoy: http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax292189,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ *********************SEARCH400 CONTACTS**************************** MICHELLE DAVIDSON, site editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your story ideas and best practices. KATE EVANS-CORREIA, senior news editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your product announcements and poll ideas. 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