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More tips: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid3_tax2fa,00.html?track=NL-182 =========================================================== 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: -- Measuring the performance of Web applications Answers to Other Technical Questions: - WDSC: How to build a Java Web application calling RPG - WDSC lets you tap into the power of XML - Planning an iSeries Java education strategy - Converting DSPFs using WebFacing Important Announcements and Links: - Search400.com tips contest: January winners announced - Poll: Which candidate would best protect U.S. IT workers? - Free iSeries White Papers: Web development and much more - WebSphere/Web Development Forum: Interact with your peers _____________________________________________________________________ SPONSOR: Search400.com Product and Vendor Guide The Buyers guide is one of the most comprehensive directories of vendor and product information on the Web. It covers a wide range of areas for your research needs, including Application Dev, E-Commerce Solutions, Security and more. Simply search by topic, company name or keyword and you have access to complete vendor and important product information without having to comb through multiple sites. Click Here! http://knowledgestorm.techtarget.com/search400/MainServlet?track=NL-182&ksAction=Home&c=TT&n=home ================================================================ Today's Featured Tip ================================================================ Measuring the performance of Web applications by Jim Mason When working on a project, it's important that you have the assurance that your applications will perform well in production under various load scenarios. Don't overlook the need to performance-engineer Java Web applications. Using input from a typical consulting assignment to implement a Web application in production, I'll review some observations on typical performance engineering practices, as well as basic performance concepts and some tools that can help. >> CLICK here to view the complete tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci948537,00.html?track=NL-182 ================================================================ Answers to Other Technical Questions ================================================================ WDSC: HOW TO BUILD A JAVA WEB APPLICATION CALLING RPG 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?track=NL-182 WDSC LETS YOU TAP INTO THE POWER OF XML When it comes to Web development, XML is a powerful tool. But you don't need to be a skilled Java XML developer to make use of it. With WDSC you can easily create XML applications. http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci905724,00.html?track=NL-182 PLANNING AN ISERIES JAVA EDUCATION STRATEGY What's the "right" strategy to learn Java? The "right" strategy is whatever is RIGHT for your specific situation. Your first step is to define your e-business education strategy, looking at your Java application needs, your goals in learning Java, your background, resources available, and how you will use Java. http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci805880,00.html?track=NL-182 CONVERTING DSPFS USING WEBFACING One Search400.com member writes, "I'm converting DSPFs using IBM's WebFacing tool. I'm looking for a way to export the WebFacing.statistics file, which contains all of the warning and errors logged during the conversion process. Is there a way to export the WebFacing.statistics file to an XLS file or something similar?" 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