May 2002

• In This Issue: The Fine Print -
• Letters -
• IBM's Interactive Performance Too Pricey - IBM's stiff price tag for interactive processing is making it difficult for many shops to migrate to or move forward with the platform.
• Dr. I. Doctor - Dr. I. Doctor discusses Web handicap accessiblity and frame relay circuits.
• f.y.iSeries -
• Walk - Don't Run - Your Applications to the Internet - SEAGULL's J Walk lets developers build graphical interfaces for green-screen apps and deploy them over the internet in a single development process, then use automated tools to maintain and track future changes to those interfaces.
• Hot New Products -
• Linking the iSeries to Storage Area Networks - Fibre-channel connectivity support added in V4R1 gives the iSeries an expanded array of networked storage options. This overview helpsyou sort out some of the possibilities.
• Tapping into XML's Potential - XML's possible uses are far-reaching. But to implement and deploy it effectively, you must first understand what it can and can't do. Here's a glance at some of XML's capabilities.
• Build HTML Web Pages from XML Documents - Storing your content as XML and transforming it to HTML on your iSeries lets you take advantage of both technologies so you can reach a larger Web audience.
• New Tools Simplify XML Document Management - IBM's new WebSphere Studio products include tooling to simplify the creation and management of various XML documents. Here's a closer look at the XML authoring and transforming tools.
• Java Scalability for iSeries, Part 2 - For optimal scalability and performance on an iSeries, you can tune your Java applications to limit synchronization, use active threads, and eliminate excessive object creates and deletes.
• Dynamic Subfile Processing - Making even a simple change to a display files' subfile size characteristics often means you must modify program logic. This service program lets you retrieve the information you need to control subfile-related routines at runtime.
• Managing System Values with OpsNav - V5 OpsNav's 16 system value categories ease this management task by letting you compare and update values, collect system value inventory, and export this information to PC files.
• Customizing Operational Assistant Automatic Backup is EZ! - Operational Assistant doesn't just automate backups - it supports user-written exit programs. Use this feature to take control of what happens before and after your automatic backup runs.
• Tech Corner -
• Backup and Recovery FAQs -
• Converting an iSeries Database File in CSV -
• SQL Embedded in RPGLE Program -
• Determining Lock on DLO -
• Displaying Source File and Library Information -
• Converting a Physical File to a Spool File -