August 2000

• Street Talk -
• In This Issue: Spin -
• From the Editor in Chief -
• Letters -
• Give IBM the Right Answer to Its Wrong Question - Roger Pence says that if IBM's Client Access team bases long-term strategic decisions on answers to its current Web survey, everyone will lose.
• In Focus: IBM Needs to Position AS/400 in e-Business Cosmos -
• In Focus: AS/400 Needs Pricing/Tools Boost to Emerge as Premier e-Biz Platform -
• In Focus: Rochester's Still Working on Apache but Expects Results Soon -
• Hot New Products -
• Initiation in Object-Oriented Concepts - Grasping basic OO concepts can help you evaluate the benefits and risks of investments in OO technology. This short introduction explains what you need to know to get started.
• A Definitive Guide to SQL Naming - Dealing with SQL/400 naming options can be confusing. Paul Conte provides recommendations you can follow to simplify the problem and still maintain flexibility in your application development.
• RPG IV Style: Expect the Unexpected! - Even the simplest Eval operation is subject to bugs. Julian Monypenny explains how writing fail-safe programs and breaking out common functions into service program procedures let you control bugs before they can affect your program.
• Just-in-Time Execution in Java - IBMers Bill Berg and John Nistler compare static and JIT compiling and discuss when each method is best to optimize application performance.
• 10 Steps to a Better GUI - Attention to detail separates the well-designed user interface from the rest of the pack. Tim Jannsen provides 10 concepts and guidelines you can use to improve your graphical user interfaces.
• Taking Command with Incoming Remote - Michael Otey explains how you can set up an unattended operations environment between your AS/400 and a PC using Client Access's Incoming Remote Command and the AS/400's RUNRMTCMD command.
• The Case of the Missing Index - When an innocent query bites off more than it can chew, the Performance Detectives come to the rescue.
• Extending OpsNav with Abstract - Advanced Systems Concepts' Chris Wilson explains how its Abstract impact analysis tools integrate with Operations Navigator (OpsNav) to extend OpsNav's flexibility and simplify AS/400 application development tasks.
• Extreme V4R5 Enhancements for DB2 UDB - IBM's Kent Milligan says V4R5 enhances a wide variety of DB2 UDB functions and interfaces, making it easier to upgrade existing applications, develop new applications, and share data with non-AS/400 environments.
• Perfect Timing for DB2 UDB (UDB/400) Constraints and Trigger Programs - Paul Conte Database shows how constraints and trigger programs can be used together - but stresses timing is everything.
• Streamline SQL with Advanced Performance Server for AS/400 - Mel Beckman hosts a screen tour of Centerfield Technology's Advanced Performance Server (APS) for AS/400, which can improve immediate and long-term SQL performance.
• Using Datalinks in DB2 UDB for AS/400 - IBMers Russ Bruhnke and Mark Megerian explain how datalinks and the datalink file manager (DLFM) let you store references to non-traditional data types (e.g., URLs) in your database files.
• PTF Watch -
• Can I save data from my AS/400 and restore it to a system with an earlier release of OS/400? -
• Client Access Express FAQs -
• Tech Corner -
• PTF Questions -
• Remote Journaling -
• Allocate Object -
• DASD Capacity -
• Commitment Control -
• Copying a Physical File to a Data Area -
• Run Remote Command on an NT Server? -
• Binding Problem -
• RPG, CL, and Java -
• Obtaining AS/400 Command Information -
• Batch File Transfer via FTP -