February 1999

• Buyers Guide: AS/400 Electronic Commerce Tools - NEWS/400 compares features of 25 electronic commerce software tools from several vendors.
• In This Issue -
• Letters -
• Development in a Visual Age - What do you do when your boss says it's time to get graphical? Rick Flagler reports that his Timken Company business unit has tried on VisualAge for RPG and Java for size - and they fit.
• A License to Compile - Robert Tipton maintains that making software engineering a profession may sound innocuous enough, but the ramifications are huge.
• Will Domino Be IBM's Next OS/2? - To make Domino the AS/400's killer app, IBM needs to craft an aggressive, effective sales plan for the software, says Roger Pence. If it doesn't, Domino may go the way of another IBM initiative that succumbed in the face of an inferior competitor.
• Newswatch -
• A Closer Look: Domino for AS/400 Certification - Anthony Hunter describes IBM's Domino for AS/400 certification program, which prepares AS/400 professionals to become skilled Domino for AS/400 implementors.
• May I See Your Certification? - Pam Jones explains what the new, required Business Partner certifications in sales and technical knowledge may mean to customers.
• Top Quality - Jeanne Huff reports on how Murphy Software's Database for Quality (DBQ) has helped thermal-spray manufacturer Sulzer Metco automate its quality control processes.
• The Top 10 E-Business Challenges - Nahid Jilovec enumerates the most common challenges facing businesses as they launch their e-commerce strategies.
• Securing Domino for AS/400 - IBM's Jelan Heidelberg explains how Domino for AS/400 integrates Domino and OS/400 security and tells how to secure Domino applications and AS/400 applications that access Domino.
• Tune Up Your AS/400 Domino Performance! - IBM's Kim Greene presents a group of performance pointers you can use to get the most from your AS/400 Domino server. She provides both general tuning tips and suggestions for improving Web-serving performance.
• ezMerchant 1.0 - Jim Hoopes reviews Binary Tree's ezMerchant, a PC software product that streamlines the process of creating an AS/400 Domino-based e-commerce site.
• Using V4R3's Limit Access to Program Function - IBMer Barbara Smith explains a new V4R3 feature, Limit Access to Program Function, which lets you control access to an application or functions within a program.
• Creating User Interfaces in Java: Events - Java programs must handle many different types of user input, from button presses to text entry to window closings. In this second installment of a two-part article on creating Java UIs, IBMers George Farr and Phil Coulthard teach how to code for such events. This article is part of the Java for RPG Programmers series.
• Using Query/400 to Create Simple Reports - Writing programs to produce simple list reports takes time better spent elsewhere. Instead, use Query/400 to quickly select and rearrange data to be displayed, printed, or stored in a database file. Peter Smolens' introduction to Query will help you crank out reports in minutes.
• Programmer's Notes - Jef Sutherland presents more brief tips for programmers, this time covering RPG record formats, field name retrievals in DDS, and looping operations in CL.
• Globalize Your Software with Java Locales - In this brief introductory article, Abe Batthish describes Java locales, which you can use to build programs that can run worldwide with minimal localization effort and no need for recompilation. An expanded version of this article in the site archives at http://www.news400.com provides further details and sample code.
• TurnOver PDQ - Terry Smith test drives a database conversion tool that reduces downtime by letting users continue working while the tool synchronizes old and new versions of the files.
• Cut Search Times with BinSch - Mike Cravitz presents RPG IV procedure BinSch, which performs a binary search to quickly find a value in a numeric array.
• Client Access Goes Full Steam Ahead with Express - IBMer Carole Miner writes that the Client Access Express client, expected to ship in May, supports TCP/IP only and SSL, allows more granular installation, and offers enhancements to every function, including emulation, data transfer, and Operations Navigator.
• Import AS/400 Files to a 3Com Palm III - Marty Wilber explains how to configure 3Com's Palm III Desktop software on a PC to import AS/400 database files to a Palm III handheld computer.
• Listing Spool File Entries - Simplified! - Julian Monypenny presents RPG IV service program SplLst, which encapsulates the QUSLSPL (List Spooled Files) API to make retrieving the details of spool file entries a snap.
• The Case of Seized-Up in Seattle - An AS/400 user in Seattle learns the hard way that deleted files leave empty spaces that can choke AS/400 performance. Dan Cruikshank and James Stewart save the day with a simple reorganization.
• Tech Corner -
• We recently installed Domino for AS/400 on our AS/400. Where is the system and user data for Domino -
• Client Access FAQs -
• PTF Watch - PTF Watch lists selected High Impact Pervasive (HIPER) PTFs that aren't — or aren't yet — part of a cumulative PTF package.
• New Products & Services -
• Street Talk -
• How do I back up Domino for AS/400? -
• How do I back up the Domino for AS/400 server? -
• How do I back up my Domino for AS/400 server’s directory and the IBM-supplied directory? -
• 4 SQL/400 Tips -
• QCMD Problem in Batch Mode -
• Estimating Line Speed for Remote Printing -
• Terminating Specific Jobs -
• Automated Log-on to Network Drives -
• DB2/400 Maintenance -
• NT Server on IPCS -
• FTP via AS/400 Dial-up Connection -
• Batch Transfer via CA for Windows 95/NT -
• Binary Data Type -
• QDBSRVXR Jobs -
• Disabling System Request -
• Backup & Recovery FAQs -
• Down With QCMDEXC! -
• Domino 5.0 Performance Improvements -