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The latest version of IBM's "Executive guide to the strategy and roadmap for the IBM i integrated operating environment for Power...

One of the additions to IBM i with release 7.3 TR 6 was a Db2 for i (SQL) table function that allows me to retrieve the contents of any...

It has been several been several months since I last wrote a post about CL programming, therefore, I thought it would be a good excuse to ...

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...

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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 ...

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