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The "IBM i on Power – Performance FAQ" has been updated, effective December 2024. This guide gives information on how to measu...

This is a question that pops up every once in a while, therefore, I have decided to write this post to answer the question. I am sure what...

I was asked this question about reading a two members from a DDS file in a RPG: I'm not understanding what the definition of 'F...

The PTFs for Db2 for i for the latest Technology Refreshes become available today, December 13, 2024. The PTF for Db2, not the TR PTF,...

It is often a question I am asked about SELF : What do I do with the data it generates? Once a week I take the data and copy it from IBM...

I was asked a question about using DDS Windows with display files, that is when I noticed I did not have any examples of them. IMHO that ...

At a recent conference one of the attendees point out to me that my examples of using an auto-extending array only used it as the place f...

This morning Barbara Morris, lead developer for the RPG compiler, announced that the RPG PTFs for the latest Technology Refreshes, IBM i ...

Starting in IBM i 7.4 it is possible to use CL Built in Functions, BiF , in the parameters of CL's Call command. This becomes even ea...

I do not think I have ever seen IBM do this before. The Vice President of Product Management for the IBM Power Servers, Bargav Balakrishna...

On Tuesday, November 12 2024, IBM i Chief Architect and CTO, Steve Will, announced the updated "Fall 2024 IBM i Performance FAQ...

When I use RPG Update operation code I tend to use the %FIELDS Built in Function, BiF , with it. The %FIELDS allows me to list the file ...