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You can sort the immediate results by gender, title, salary, industry and more. http://search400.techtarget.com/salarySurveySkill/ ===================================================================== Today's Featured Tip ===================================================================== Save time and aggravation -- automate FTP data transfers There are many techniques for transferring data from one machine to another. Some techniques have the advantage of security (tapes, CDs), but they take additional time in delivering the data. When time is critical, FTP offers a fast way to transfer data. Within the process of FTP data transfer, you can use several approaches with various degrees of automation. This week Search400.com expert Tim Granatir provides an example of how to automate the transfer of libraries from one iSeries to another by using batch files and your PC as an intermediate host. Generally, a PC is not required to be an intermediary in an FTP transfer between two iSeries, but there are some instances where it is necessary. The most common scenario is when the PC is the only link between two iSeries machines, such as using your local PC to dial in to a PPP line on another iSeries. In this example, Tim shows you how an old-fashioned DOS batch file can still be an effective tool. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci847037,00.html ==================================================================== Answers to Other Programmer Questions ==================================================================== 1. Change FTP server to use port other than 21 Everyone knows that port 21 is the default port for FTP servers. But what if you want to change the port number to make it more difficult for someone to gain unauthorized access to you FTP server? If you've tried to do so and failed, you may think that it's impossible to do. Not true. Search400.com expert Tim Granatir knows a way, and he shares it here with you. http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci836572,00.html 2. FTP save files GET as well as they PUT FTP isn't quite an exact science, and there's room for different ways for transferring files -- as many readers have pointed out. Writer Joe Hertvik used some of your feedback to his previous tip (Tricks and techniques for FTPing OS/400 save files) to dig even deeper into FTPing save files from one iSeries to another. What he provides here are tips for using the FTP GET sub-command, more information on using the PUT sub-command and details on naming formats when transferring files from the IFS. http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci800401,00.html 3. Implementing FTP and ODBC security on the iSeries 400 This Search400.com member is looking for suggestions for implementing FTP and ODBC security on the iSeries. 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