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Ever since timestamps were introduction to RPG I have always felt aggrieved that they never contained the entire timestamp. Timestamps hav...

I do not use the Keyed data structure , but I can appreciate this change that occurred as part of the latest new Technology Refreshes , IB...

As part of the new Technology Refreshes , 7.4 TR 2 and 7.3 TR 8, came a table function to return information about a single library. I hav...

Today is the day the PTFs for the latest Technology Refreshes are available for download, IBM i 7.4 TR 2 and 7.3 TR 8. The relevant PTF...

Every so often I stumble across something in Db2 for i that I may not have a practical use for, but I find interesting. The SQL table SQL...

This feature was brought to my attention by someone who was converting a fixed format SQLRPGLE program to modern all free RPG code , and w...

The latest updated version of IBM's "IBM i on Power – Performance FAQ" was published at the beginning of this month, May 1. ...

In my opinion identity columns are one of the cool things in Db2 for i . Basically an identity column is a column in a table that is upda...

I wrote before how to SQL Insert a row into a table with the columns' defaults . Included within the last Technology Refreshes for IBM...

After last night's publication of the enhancements in the forthcoming Technical Refreshes , IBM i 7.4 TR 2 and 7.3 TR 2, this morning...