February 2003

• RPG IV Improves Again in V5R2 - In V5R2, RPG IV expands on several V5R1 enhancements and provides important new improvements to data structuring and the I/O opcodes.
• V5R2's Hot New Security Features - The V5R2 release of OS/400 contains a number of significant changes to security features. An overview highlights the most important changes for users and system administrators to be aware of.
• In This Issue: New and Improved -
• Best Journal Practices for Optimal Performance, Part 2 - Performance studies and experiments profiled in an earlier article showed that some simple adjustments to your iSeries journaling practices could boost performance. Here are four additional tuning techniques that often pay off.
• XML Blueprint - Get on the right path to integrating XML into your iSeries applications with this overview of XML concepts, syntax, architecture, and tools.
• f.y.iSeries -
• Data Queues: A PC-to-iSeries Quick Link - Data queues are a secure, high-performance way to integrate or exchange data between PC programs and legacy iSeries applications. Here's a sample application using the Client Access Express OLE DB provider (IBMDA400).
• Hot New Products -
• Bar Codes Made Easy - Designing bar code labels manually is almost more trouble than it's worth, especially when a product like T.L. Ashford's Barcode400 makes the process so much simpler.
• Add an Integrated File System Share - Using the iSeries NetServer and command ADDIFSSHR, you can create a directory share via a green screen or in a batch program.
• Tech Corner -
• Consolidate This! - Looking to streamline your systems by consolidating your servers and operating systems? The opportuity to simplify is clear, but the means may not be obvious.
• Letters -
• Dr. I. Doctor - Dr. I. Doctor ferrets out a DNS problem and helps foil evil spammers and virus propagators.
• iSeries Logical Partitioning in OS/400 V5R2 - In Article V5R2, iSeries LPAR support continues to be extremely flexible, letting iSeries users easily set unique configurations for partitions based on their geographic, application, or operating system attributes.
• Placing Trigger Programs in Database Libraries -
• Hot Tip: Printing White Text on a Black Background -
• Hot Tip: Building Your Own MICR Check Applications -
• Limits on Columns and Rows in Excel -
• Retrieving Data from MS Access -