Programmer Tip: Fun with objects

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April 21, 2004 Published by  Search400.com Programmer Tips IN THIS ISSUE: The Lazy Coder: Fun with objects User-defined options make it easier to work with source objects Determining the attributes of an object Check object existence using IFS API What directory objects are attached? You could win a pair of Motorola Talkabout T5950 radios SPONSORED BY:  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! The Lazy Coder: Fun with objects [Search400.com] by Andrew Borts Objects: You can organize them, work with them, display information about them, delete them and more. Discover how easy it can be. User-defined options make it easier to work with source objects [Search400.com] As a programmer, Search400.com member Richard Cranston works constantly within PDM working with source members. He added two 'User Defined Options' that call his utility programs, which will issue "CHGOBJOWN" or "EDTOBJAUT" commands on the source objects. Determining the attributes of an object [Search400.com] A user writes, "I have a program that determines if an object exists in the IFS. Is there a method to determine the attributes of the object similar to DSPOBJD?" Site expert Shahar Mor answers. Check object existence using IFS API [Search400.com] According to Search400.com member Vernon Hamberg, you can use the CHKOBJ command to determine whether an object in a library exists. Check out his tip to learn how. What directory objects are attached? [Search400.com] This Search400.com member wonders if the APIs QGYRATLO and QSYLATLO are the only ways to determine what directory objects are attached to an authorization list. Security expert Carol Woodbury responds. TIPS: You could win a pair of Motorola Talkabout T5950 radios This month we're giving away a pair of Motorola Talkabout T5950 rechargeable two-way radios. You can win this awesome prize by submitting the best tip in April. If you win these radios, you'll enjoy clear communication from up to five miles away, and you will have the ability to scan through eight NOAA frequencies for local weather and emergency broadcasts. Submit a tip in April and become eligible to win. TOPICS: Take our poll What are your plans for upgrading to V5R3? ASK THE EXPERTS: Expert profile -- Vicky Legaspi, application development expert Vicky has been developing software for the past eight years. Her areas of expertise include AS/400 ILE RPG, RPG/400, RPG III and CL. Currently the application development manager at Encompass Group LLC, Vicky also knows the ins and outs of J.D. Edwards World, Movex and Pfastship. Vicky has worked in the shipping, computer sales and manufacturing, textile and furniture, and garment manufacturing industries in various positions, including senior programmer/analyst, project manager and consultant. Her custom application skills include using advanced Subfile techniques in RPG/400, including window subfiles; advanced Open Query File techniques; and Advanced Control Language Techniques. Let Vicky's experience work for you. Ask Vicky development-related questions anytime. Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail! Search400: Administrator Tips Search400: Security Tip Search400: Today's News Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by Search400.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Programmer Tips": Go to unsubscribe: http://search400.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-17 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: Search400 MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494