THIS WEEK: Ask the DB2 UDB doctor

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June 09, 2003 >> Receive this email as text  >> About this email   In this Issue >> From the Editor: Time for IT workers to unionize? >> Featured Topic: Ask the DB2 UDB doctor >> Expert Technical Advice: * Featured expert: Shahar Mor, PC/Windows connectivity * IPDS to PDF conversion advice * Utility helps you get information about logical files faster, easier >> Site Highlights: * May tip contest winners announced * Quiz: History of the iSeries * Month in Review: May 2003  From the Editor: by Kate Evans-Correia, senior news editor Time for IT workers to unionize? In recent weeks, we've received countless numbers of e-mails from readers who claim the government is allowing businesses to exploit work visas while they, the IT worker, pay the price. Few subjects that we've addressed on Search400.com have sparked such outrage from our readers. Nearly everyone who responded has been affected by the increasing practice of companies replacing American workers with foreign workers and almost everyone believes it's time for IT workers to unite. IT workers unionize? John M. Miano, a programmer turned law student, believes it's time. Here's what he says: "I'm glad to see interest in H1-B picking up. When I started getting involved in 1996, people thought I was nuts. Now they say I was prophetic. "However, I still don't see widespread activity in the programming community over this. While interest has been picking up, I estimate the total number of *ACTIVE* programmers fighting this is about 4,000 in the entire country. "The groups that have led the fight against H1-B -- the American Engineering Association and the Programmers Guild and the Independent Computer Consultants Association -- are still tiny. Until programmers actually start to organize, nothing is going to get done to stop the offshoring. I'm shocked we have not had a national programmers strike already." Do you agree with Miano? Or is organizing IT workers into a union impossible, ridiculous or simply unnecessary? Let me know what you think. Contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and then take our poll.  Featured Topic: Ask the DB2 UDB doctor by Michelle Davidson, site editor Is there something ailing your database? DB2 UDB expert Kent Milligan has the cure. Check out these 10 frequently asked questions. If you don't see an answer to your problem, send Kent the details about your situation and he'll figure out what's going on. Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Shahar Mor, president, Barmor Information Systems Category: PC/Windows connectivity If you're trying to connect an iSeries and a Windows platform and need a little help, ask Shahar. He's happy to answer your toughest connectivity questions. Submit a question This Week: In the forums >> IPDS to PDF conversion advice "DiclhiI" is looking for an efficient and inexpensive way to convert IPDS documents into the PDF format. A few members stepped forward to share their thoughts on converting documents -- one of the options may provide a free solution. Check it out. >> Loading a subfile "Pgm33a" would like to know if you can load a subfile (with info from a data area) into a CL program. Search400.com site expert doesn't believe you can do it in CL. Does anyone know of another way? >> DB2 SQL connection to MS SQL Server 2000 "Symbolicgroup" is a little confused about the connectivity issue(s) with having an iSeries server accessing databases on a MS SQL Server 2000. He'd like to know if he needs any special JDBC driver on the iSeries. Quite a few people offered suggestions. Read what they said or post your own advice. Tip of the Week: Utility helps you get information about logical files faster, easier by Tim Granatir Are you building a new program and looking for particular logical files? You could use one of the utilities already out there, but Search400.com expert Tim Granatir has one that's even better. With it you can just look at the source member of the object or a logical file and get information about that file immediately. >> View the complete tip  Site Highlights May tip contest winners announced Congratulations to Richard Matthews on winning the top prize for his tip Commands to display/change the ASP threshold. Honors also go to David Ford, Walter Yalung and Murtuza Jadli for their runner-up tips. Read all Hall of Fame tips Quiz: History of the iSeries Did you know June marks the 15th anniversary of the AS/400/iSeries? How much do you know about the iSeries and its early beginnings? Take our quiz and find out. Test your smarts Month in Review: May 2003 Read the review Were you busy last month? The editors at Search400.com sure were. May was chock full of exciting technical tips, news stories, featured topics and more. If you missed them the first time around, here's a handy recap. FREE EMAIL SERVICES! Select newsletters you would like to receive from the list below. Daily News Programmer Tips Top Expert Advice E-mail    Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. iSeries availability View this webcast and hear a discussion focusing on the decision-making process when it comes to selecting solutions for various levels of availability and storage. More info White paper Message management on the IBM eServer iSeries Check out this white paper to discover how you can empower your organization with time- and money-saving solutions through effective message management. 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