Administrator Tip: The value of hexadecimal formatting

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September 15, 2004 Published by  Search400.com    Administrator Tips Issue Sponsored By:   > Bytware   > DDL Systems -- your iSeries Systems Management Specialists IN THIS ISSUE:   >  How to use the ILE debugger to display the value of a variable in hexadecimal format   >  Binary proves to be useful   >  Using ILE debugger on OPM programs   >  Use the Web, Excel and ODBC for iSeries formatting   >  Best Web Links on managing your iSeries How to use the ILE debugger to display the value of a variable in hexadecimal format [Search400.com] by Ron Turull With the growing diversity of the ILE languages and the increased use of system APIs, knowing how to display the contents of a variable in other formats while debugging a program is essential. It not only saves you time, but it also makes the new ILE source debugger easier to work with. This week let's take a look at how hexadecimal formatting can help you. MORE INFO: > View previous tips by Ron Turull   Sarbanes-Oxley. 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