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>> From the Editor: Give ITKnowledge Exchange a try
>> Featured Topic: Take control of your iSeries
>> Expert Technical Advice:
* Featured Expert: Paul Holm, Web development
* In the Forums: Sessions lock up when receiving a break message
* Administrator Tip: How to save time using CPYTOPCD and CPYFRMPCD
>> Site Highlights:
* Expert Webcast: Introduction to i5 eServer HMC
* iSeries Backup and Recovery Learning Guide
* Free Book Excerpt: Chapter on backup and recovery

 From the Editor:

by Tom Pappalardo, marketing manager

Give ITKnowledge Exchange a try

A couple weeks ago Search400.com editor Michelle Davidson told you about ITKnowledge Exchange and how you can use to get answers to your technical questions. So, tell me, have you given it a try? If not, let me fill you in on what you're missing.

ITKnowledge Exchange -- or ITKE, as we like to call it -- is an innovative online community where you can exchange knowledge with like-minded IT pros from around the globe.

With the ability to customize your ideal audience by selecting specific areas of expertise in advance, ITKE offers features and functionality far surpassing traditional list servs or discussion forums. This unique tool allows you to selectively choose which members receive your questions, based on their skills, experience and IT background, providing a targeted level of accuracy unrivaled in the IT space.

ITKE consists of a network of iSeries professionals and other IT practitioners with the precise experience and qualifications to address your toughest IT problems and provide tried and tested solutions to your trickiest issues.

Whether you are in the research phase evaluating a new product, about to make a purchasing decision or in the midst of implementation, you can be sure that there are fellow IT pros who can help steer you in the right direction. Along with analysts, architects, programmers, engineers, developers and DBAs, we have invited your favorite experts from Search400.com to participate.

Here is a sampling of some of the topics that are already being discussed among your peers on ITKnowledge Exchange:

Check out ITKnowledge Exchange today and get the answers you've been searching for from qualified IT pros like you.


 Featured Topic:

Take control of your iSeries
by Michelle Davidson, editor

If you're a systems manager, you're constantly dealing with administration issues -- security, backups, document management, regulations -- just to name a few. Isn't it nice to know there are resources out there to help you when you have questions? Here are 10 white papers to help you make sense of some of the top issues affecting iSeries shops.

Read more about this topic

 Expert Technical Advice:

Paul Holm, senior Web architect, PlanetJ Corp.

Category: Web Development
Looking for Web development tips? Each month Paul's WebSphere Strategies tips are packed with helpful info.

Read Paul's tips

This Week: In the forums
>> Sessions lock up when receiving a break message
"Mrpike" has about 250 Client Access (version 5.0) users logging in to an AS/400 running V5R1. About 10 of the users have their sessions lock up when they receive a break message. If they have multiple sessions, only the one they are actively working on locks. What's going on? "Kimk" clued him in.

>> Copying a stored procedure in iSeries Navigator
"NEPAPGMR" has several stored procedures created on the iSeries that he can view through iSeries Navigator. The problem is he needs to copy these to another library and was wondering if there's a way to do so through iSeries Navigator. Click over if you have a solution.

>> Debugging an RPG program
Steve Bentley asked, "Does anyone know how to debug an RPG program that is displaying the WebFaced DDS screen?" Fellow user "AANTON" had some advice.

Tip of the Week:
How to save time using CPYTOPCD and CPYFRMPCD
by Ron Turull

The Copy To PC Document (CPYTOPCD) and the Copy From PC Document (CPYFRMPCD) commands are real time-savers for copying iSeries physical file members to and from PC text files (i.e., PC documents). These commands provide a two-way data conversion utility between the iSeries and PC via the shared folders system on the iSeries (also called the DLO and DLS systems). Let's take a look at how you can get the most out of them.
>> Read tip

 Site Highlights

Expert Webcast: Introduction to i5 eServer Hardware Management Console (HMC)

Speaker: Allyn Walsh, IBM Partner World for Developers Technical Support

Are you lost when it comes to i5 eServer Hardware Management Console (HMC)? You're not alone. We've found just the man to guide you. Join Allyn Walsh in this webcast and learn what this tool can provide.
Listen to webcast

iSeries Backup and Recovery Learning Guide
Would you be able to recover your systems in the event of a disaster? Hopefully the answer is yes. To help you make sure your backups and restores are being done correctly, we've pulled together a multitude of tips, articles, white papers and other resources. Don't put off today what you may not be able to recover tomorrow.
Check it out
Sponsored By: iTera, Inc.
Free Book Excerpt
Chapter 6, Backup & Recovery, from AS/400 Primer

Log on and download for free Chapter 6 of AS/400 Primer written by Ernie Malaga, Doug Pence and Ron Hawkins and published by MC Press. This chapter, "Backup and Recovery," focuses on the essential backup and recovery commands.

Win a copy of the book: After you read the chapter, test how much you learned and then send us the results for a chance to win a copy of AS/400 Primer. Send your e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED].


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