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iSeries WebFacing, WebSphere solutions from www.ebt-now.com http://www.ebt-now.com ============================================================== Essential explanations, tools and code for the iSeries Web developer. More tips: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid3_tax2fa,00.html ============================================================== In today's technical advice roundup you'll find tips, expert answers, and input from your peers for the following WebSphere and Web development concerns: Today's Featured WebSphere Strategies Tip: -- Build Struts applications easily Answers to Other Technical Questions: - Produce more flexible Web apps using Struts - Custom JSP tags speed Web development - WDSC: How to build a Java Web application calling RPG - Top expert advice on Web development Important Announcements and Links: - Search400.com IT Excellence Awards: Now accepting nominations - Expert Profile: Jim Mason, Search400.com Web development expert - Best Web Links: Web development on the iSeries - WebSphere/Web development Forum: Interact with your peers ________________________________________________________________ ***************** SPONSORED BY ebt-now.com ********************* iSeries WebSphere WebFacing QUICK-WEB-SOLUTIONS from www.ebt-now.com Save money, time, errors web-enabling existing iSeries apps & data - We plan, engineer, build, implement, train & support web apps - Contact mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] for a FREE, CUSTOM Web SEMINAR & PLAN =================================================================== Today's Featured Tip =================================================================== Build Struts applications easily by Jim Mason You might ask, "Why do I need to know about Struts. Why are they important to Web applications?" Simply put, the Struts framework provides a common architecture and a set of services for developing the key elements of Java Web applications. WebSphere Development Studio Client (WDSC) provides a variety of tools, wizards and editors to make it easier and more productive to build Struts applications, especially for developers new to Struts. This month we take a look at those tools and their functionality. >> CLICK here to view the complete tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci913626,00.html =================================================================== Answers to Other Technical Questions =================================================================== PRODUCE MORE FLEXIBLE WEB APPS USING STRUTS You know how important struts are to a car, but struts for Web development? If you're building Web applications -- or looking to -- you should know about the Apache Struts framework. Many companies, including IBM, are standardizing Web applications around the Struts framework to lower development costs and produce more flexible Web applications. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci883662,00.html CUSTOM JSP TAGS SPEED WEB DEVELOPMENT Building Web applications doesn't have to be hard, according to Web development experts Jim Mason and David Slater. Learn how to build and use custom JSP tags in WebSphere Development tools to build scalable Web applications easily. Follow their step-by-step instructions and get background information in this tutorial. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci851454,00.html WDSC: HOW TO BUILD A JAVA WEB APPLICATION CALLING RPG Web development expert Jim Mason says IBM's WDSC tools offer the fastest, easiest way to Web-enable your existing applications for e- business. In this tip he shows you how to take an existing RPG and CL program you've created and Web-enable them with the Web Interaction wizard in WDSC. http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci896316,00.html TOP EXPERT ADVICE ON WEB DEVELOPMENT What concerns most Web developers? We looked at the most frequented Ask the Expert responses and found WebFacing, JDBC, Java stored procedures to be at the top of the list. Read what our experts said about these top 10 issues. http://search400.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci878812,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Search400.com IT Excellence Awards | Now accepting nominations You work hard on projects throughout the year. Wouldn't it be nice to receive recognition for those projects? That's what we plan to do with Search400.com's 2003 IT Excellence Awards. This year we will honor medium- and large-scale end-user companies for projects in the following categories: * IT Excellence for High Availability * IT Excellence for E-business If you are an end-user, you may submit your own nominations. If you are an iSeries vendor, you may submit nominations on behalf of your customers. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Sept. 19. >> GET more information: http://search400.techtarget.com/awards =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EXPERT PROFILE | Jim Mason, Search400.com Web development expert Jim Mason is president of ebt-now, an IBM and Lotus business partner focused on delivering e-business application solutions for iSeries 400 customers. Jim writes, consults, teaches, designs and develops iSeries Web applications using Java, WebSphere, DB2, Lotus Domino and the WebSphere Development Tools for the iSeries. Let Jim's experience work for you! Ask Jim Web-related questions anytime. http://Search400.techtarget.com/editSummary/1,291026,sid3,00.html >> CLICK HERE TO ASK Jim a question: http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid3_tax285218,00.html >> CLICK HERE TO READ recent Q&As: http://search400.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid3_cid371932_tax285218,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEST WEB LINKS: Web development on the iSeries Our editors have done the task of scouring the Web and cataloging the very best links and information on Web development. Come browse and enjoy hundreds of pre-screened resources. >> CLICK here to view the links: http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax2f2,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WEBSPHERE/WEB DEVELOPMENT FORUM | Interact with your peers Looking for a great place to mingle with your peers, ask or answer Web-related questions, or just catch up on the latest info? Check out the Search400.com WebSphere/Web Development Forum. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee84637 >> RECENT discussion threads you may find of interest: * Accessing the iSeries database through JDBC/ODBC http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee84637/697 * ODBC performance calling a 400 application http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee84637/693 _______________________________________________________________ *********************SEARCH400.COM CONTACTS******************** TIP MAILBOX, (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us feedback on tips and ideas for new tip content. MICHELLE DAVIDSON, site editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your story ideas and best practices. DEBRA TART, assistant editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your tips and Best Web Links. DAVID GABEL, executive tech editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your technical tips and tip ideas. 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