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Find out more with a free white paper: http://search400.com/r/0,,4256,00.htm?freewhitepaper ==================================================================== Today's Featured Tip ==================================================================== Display program information with two simple commands As programmers, we are constantly modifying programs, isolating "product" source files, or just trying to estimate the number of objects affected by a modification. There are two commands that can assist you in these tasks, DSPPGM (Display Program) command and DSPPGMREF (Display Program References). John Kohan explains how these two commands can help you isolate source codes, identify source-changed dates and assist in identifying objects that are affected by modifications. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci838989,00.html ==================================================================== Answers to Other Programmer Questions ==================================================================== 1. Get source member info from an ILE program object "DougCMH" wants to know how to retrieve the source member information from a program object created with CRTBNDxxx. He knows that the information is available because he can see it when he runs the DSPPGM command. He wonders how he can get at it within a program. One suggestion was made. Do you have any others? http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/1157 2. Programmer tips and tricks Need a little help with that program you're working on? If you find yourself stuck and looking for a little advice, you'll find plenty here. We've gathered some helpful tips and tricks in this Search400 Featured Topic to make your job a little easier. http://search400.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci804566,00.html 3. Create a cross-reference file One user writes, "Is there an IBM-supplied file that cross references all programs to one another? I want to change a program and need to know all the programs that call it before making the changes." Search400 application development expert Tim Granatir recommends the DSPPGMREF command. Read this expert Q&A for the details. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid475760_tax285217,00.html 4. Generic routine to split up a file Search400 member Drew Dekreon recently needed to split a large file into six pieces for downloading and transmission. After a bit of experimentation, he came up with a program that can split any file into any number of segments. 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