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FREE iSeries 400 white papers http://search400.techtarget.com/whitepapers3/0,,sid3,00.html ============================================================== Essential explanations, tools and code for the iSeries programmer. More tips: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid3_tax2f9,00.html =================================================================== In today's technical advice roundup you'll find tips, expert answers and input from your peers to the following iSeries programmer questions and concerns: Today's Featured Programmer Tip: -- Monitor your job 1. Answers to Other Technical Questions: - Receive "MSGW" note by e-mail/phone - Resequencing columns on the WRKACTJOB screen - Three fun things you can do with WRKACTJOB - Proper way to end WRKACTJOB 2. Important Announcements and Links - Search400.com Month in Review: June 2003 - New Product & Vendor Guide: Easy product comparisons - Current Poll: Windows servers taking over? - Advice: Programmer Discussion Forum _________________________________________________________________ ************* Free iSeries 400 white papers ********************* Download the key papers you need today to make informed decisions. Targeted categories include, database management, hardware (servers), OS/400, output solutions, security and storage. Click here to access the free Search400.com white papers section. http://search400.techtarget.com/whitepapers3/0,,sid3,00.html ================================================================== Today's Featured Tip ================================================================== MONITOR YOUR JOB by John Kohan Want to know when a batch job is in a "MSGW" (Message Wait) status in QBATCH? You could place message monitors in CL programs to trap those messages and take the appropriate action. But unfortunately, that can't always be accomplished. Several different developer processes may run on any given iSeries. You may, however, monitor your system for MSGW jobs with just a few simple lines of code. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci912527,00.html ================================================================== Answers to Other Programmer Questions ================================================================== RECEIVE "MSGW" NOTE BY E-MAIL/PHONE With one main CL as control batch, the system can send e-mail when a MSGW in WRKACTJOB occurs. This also works with a message on cell phones that have message access. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci754329,00.html RESEQUENCING COLUMNS ON THE WRKACTJOB SCREEN If you've ever had a hard time finding the job referred to by error messages popping up in your QSYSOPR message queue, Search400.com member Dave Jeffries has a tip that will reduce your search time. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci519034,00.html THREE FUN THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH WRKACTJOB Sometimes it's the simple tools -- such as OS/400's green-screen Work with Active Jobs (WRKACTJOB) -- that you take for granted. WRKACTJOB's a lot older than many readers on this list and -- because of that longevity -- it contains some useful features that can be handy in different situations. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci813277,00.html PROPER WAY TO END WRKACTJOB Most iSeries users do not use the correct procedure to end the WRKACTJOB command. The common method used involves the user pressing the "F3" or the "F12" command keys. According to Search400.com member Butch Adams, this is incorrect. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci517970,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH400.COM MONTH IN REVIEW | June 2003 June was a busy month -- Peoplesoft/J.D. Edwards merger, IT unions, AS/400 history quiz, crash course on stored procedures and more. Too busy to catch it all? Don't fret. We have everything here. 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