This Week: Crash course on stored procedures

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June 23, 2003 >> Receive this email as text  >> About this email   In this Issue >> From the Editor: Product comparisons easier with new Product & Vendor Guide >> Featured Topic: Crash course on stored procedures >> Expert Technical Advice: * Featured Expert: Kenneth Graap, OS/400 * Discussion Forum: Problem WebFacing an application * Programmer Tip: The bumpy road to implementing an ERP package -- Part 1 >> Site Highlights: * Webcast: What can server consolidation do for me? * Webcast: Leveraging technology to streamline employee labor mgmt. * IT Insights: Can you still afford 5250?  From the Editor: by Tom Pappalardo, site manager Product comparisons just got easier with new Product & Vendor Guide Are you looking for a single source to help you find iSeries products and resources? Take a look at Search400.com's new Product & Vendor Guide. It contains all of the solutions you need in one place. This is very different from our previous buyers guide. 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Don't make a decision without looking here first.  Featured Topic: Crash course on stored procedures by Michelle Davidson, site editor If you've ever used DB2 UDB, you understand the importance of stored procedures. But do you know all that they can be used for? These tips and expert suggestions will help you get the most out of them. Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: Kenneth Graap, senior AS/400e system administrator, Northwest Natural Gas Category: OS/400 Have you run into a snag with OS/400? Thinking about upgrading to the newest release? Ask Ken if he can help. Submit a question This Week: In the forums >> Question about disk upgrade "Bresinj" is planning a disk upgrade, and he needs some advice. He has an 830 with seven partitions, and one partition has 23 17G drives. They are at 90% capacity. He would like to upgrade this partition with 36G drives. Has anyone done this? Are there any issues with this type of upgrade? >> Problem WebFacing an application Kathy Kelsey said she's trying to WebFace an application that has 14 DDS sources. When she tries to convert the entire app, it acts like it's converting each of the 14 DDS sources. But when it finishes (about four minutes later), the DSPF conversion log displays "none converted." What's going on? Web development expert Jim Mason has an idea. >> Passing dates to a query "Barbara34" has multiple users that go into their queries daily and change a date range in the Select Records option. She asked, "Is there a way to put all these queries in a program and pass the date range they want without them having to do this manually to each query?" She didn't have to wait long for help. "TSCHMITZ," "raymondo," "bird508," and "bmilburn" all had suggestions. Tip of the Week: The bumpy road to implementing an ERP package -- Part 1 Implementing any software product can be troublesome, but when your company decides to install an ERP package you could spend years on the project. Search400.com expert Dwight Beech describes the process his team followed for selecting an ERP package. >> Read full tip  Site Highlights Webcast: What can server consolidation do for me? Tuesday, June 24 at 1 p.m. EDT (17:00 GMT) Companies are looking for ways to streamline and reduce costs while maintaining quality of service. Server consolidation is being recognized as a critical part of meeting these goals. Register to attend Sponsored By: Mainline Information Systems Webcast: Leveraging technology to streamline employee labor management Thursday, June 26 at 2 p.m. EDT (18:00 GMT) Organizations are turning to technology to increase employee productivity and remain competitive. Join Kronos for this event and discover how you can leverage your IBM iSeries server to automate the labor management of your workforce. Register to attend Sponsored By: Kronos Inc. IT Insights: Can you still afford 5250? The Value Manager takes a close look at the costs of upgrading to an 810 model Looking at the iSeries today, it's not clear how much longer companies can afford to run 5250 applications if they invest in new iSeries computers announced earlier this year. Update your subscriptions Select newsletters you would like to receive from the list below. Daily News Administrator Tips Programmer Tips E-mail    Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. Web-enable apps Thinking about taking your legacy applications to the Web? Get tips, articles and advice on the various options available. Browse index Top iSeries books Wouldn't it be great if you could read part of a book first to see if will really help you? Search400.com can help. 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