November 2002

• In This Issue: To Your Advantage -
• Letters -
• Using RPG for Web Development - Move over Java. Building dynamic Web pages on your iSeries with RPG CGI and Net.Data is easier than you think.
• f.y.iSeries -
• Not Stuck in the Middleware: You - Hit Software, Inc.'s HiT OLEDB Server/400 Developer Edition helps simplify the process of reaching iSeries DB2/400 databases from client and server applications.
• Hot New Products -
• Create!form Comes of Age - Create!form International's suite of electronic forms solutions can liberate you from preprinted forms and impact printers. An overview of product features shows how you can gain a more flexible document printing system with lower maintenance costs.
• Taking On a DB2 UDB Identity - New in V5R2, identity columns let you automatically generate unique numeric values for every row in a table. As new rows are added, the database itself suppliies the next value for an identity column.
• Take Advantage of User-Defined SQL Errors - Using one of these coding techniques to handle user-defined errors in various stored procedure types lets you isolate the client application from the stored procedure's implementation details.
• Dr. I. Doctor - Dr. I. Doctor discusses wireless VLAN and DSL problems.
• Simplify Web Development with Net.Data - Feeling overwhelmed by the transition to Web development? With IBM's Net.Data product, you can begin building Web pages with only a little knowledge of the iSeries HTTP Server and Net.Data's scripting language.
• Use Your iSeries to Debug a TCP/IP Network: Part 2: Using a Communications Trace - Beginning where th4e last installment of this series left off, this part explores the advanced uses of PING as well as the OS/400 Communications Trace tool, which can help you ferret out the most difficult network problems.
• Using Wizards to Enhance Your V5R2 Information Center - If you've ever visited IBM's iSeries Information Center and found yourself wandeering in circles, you're not alone. Here's a summary of the center's wizard-like functions that can help you find the information you need.
• Tech Corner -
• QSysOpr Autoreply with *N -
• Determining iSeries OS Version -
• Checking a Date, Time, or Timestamp Value on a C-Spec -
• Problem Debugging ILE RPG Programs -