November 1998

• Sorting Directories Using Quicksort - Java's 1.0 AWT package supplied the FileDialog class to display a dialog from which you can select a file
• Cancel Handlers - A Well Kept Secret - Condition handler and *PSSR techniques
• Send SMTP Mail from an RPG Program - David Morris explains how his utility, SndMail, uses the QzmfCrtMailMsg API to send SMTP e-mail from an RPG program. A shorter version of this article was published in the November 1998 issue of NEWS/400.
• In This Issue -
• Letters -
• Data Warehouses: Meat and Potatoes IT - Robert Tipton says data warehouses offer profound benefits today to the businesses (and IT departments) willing to spend the time and money to install them.
• Don't Ignore the Navigator - Operations Navigator has emerged as a must-have tool for OS/400 configuration and a viable tool for end users, says Roger Pence.
• Newswatch -
• Just When You Thought It Was Safe: More Y2K Work - When assessing your Y2K readiness, don't overlook three key areas that are critical to business continuity beyond January 1, 2000: suppliers, embedded systems, and PCs. Pam Jones describes the issues.
• Secure Your E-Commerce Environment - Nahid Jilovec discusses how to protect your EC activities and ensure peace of mind with sound Internet policies and careful protection of message and transaction traffic.
• What's New? A Summary of Recent Security Enhancements - Carol Woodbury, IBM's AS/400 security architect, catalogs the new security features and enhancements in V4R2 and V4R3.
• Overcoming AS/400 Object Security Exposures - Brian Singleton discusses how to set up object-level security so your users can complete their work without having unrestricted access to your system.
• Wizard Makes Security Configuration a Snap - Patrick Botz explains how V4R3's AS/400 Security Wizard provides a reasonable starting point for system security that is tailored for your environment.
• Java's Object Orientation - IBMers Phil Coulthard and George Farr explain how Java implements OO's encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism in this article in the Java for RPG Programmers series.
• Send Break Messages to Users - Gary Guthrie presents command SNDBRKMSGU, which uses the QEZSNDMG (Send Message) API to send a break message to a user.
• Authenticate Users with Digital Certificates - Digital certificates are replacing passwords as a means of proving identity on the Internet, says IBMer Mark McKelvey. They don't rely on a user's memory, they're always encrypted, and they can be used to prove the server's identity as well as the client's.
• 5 Questions and Answers About AS/400 TCP/IP Printing - Terry Silva offers solutions to some common AS/400 TCP/IP printing problems, including sluggish speed, lack of printer control, and small font size.
• Speed up Your AS/400 with a Purge - Jeremy Likness explains how to use RPG and SQL code and referential integrity to delete unnecessary and infrequently used files to free system resources.
• Tracking System Resource Trends - Dan Cruikshank and Jim Stewart explain how regular trend analysis efforts can help you understand and prepare for system workload growth - before resources become constrained.
• Tech Corner -
• New Products & Services -
• Buyers Guide: AS/400 Automated Tape Libraries - Dennis Fletcher reports features of AS/400-attachable automated tape libraries offered by seven companies.
• Street Talk -
• Control a Subfile's Fold or Drop State -
• Backup Options -
• Routing Interactive Jobs -
• CA 5250 Display Sessions via Internet -
• AS/400 and cc:Mail Revisited -
• Zero Dates Converting to Date Data Type Fields -
• DDM OVER TCP/IP -
• Sending Spooled Files to Multiple Printers -
• Proportional Fonts and Columns -
• System Date/Time and Y2K Testing -