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I knew of the GET_JOB_INFO table function, but having played with it I did not see a reason why I would use it, I preferred the ACTIVE_JO...

Today, Friday May 10, 2019, the new Technology Refresh for IBM i 7.3 is available! When it was announced last month I went and picked w...

Someone brought to my attention a Db2 for i table function that parses the names of the tables and columns used in string passed to it. I...

April 30 marked the end of IBM's support for one piece of IBM i software we have all used, Client Access. Its replacement is Access C...

In the past couple of week I have been asked by several people how to condition whether a display file is shown in *DS3 (24 rows x 80 col...

After all of yesterday’s excitement with the announcement of a new release of IBM i 7.4 , and a Technology Refresh for 7.3 TR6, I have ha...

Update at 5:00AM (following day) I went through and picked out what I thought be my favorites here Update at 10:09AM Today is anno...

Someone asked me if there was a way, using SQL, to determine the size of a library? This is a trick question as few people realize that ...

Tomorrow, Tuesday April 16, I will be one of four presenters at the Ocean Users' Group meeting. This is the first time I will be prese...

This post is about an API I stumbled across when looking for another. The Syntax Check SQL Statement API, QSQCHKS , will validate any SQL ...