TURNOVER V100 – PWM Quick Reference How to get to PWM Option 20 on Work with Tasks, F20 on Work with Projects or STRPWM command Development steps(Presented in the order they are usually done)F6 Add items to listPress F6 to add itemor Press F20 to go to PDMIn PDM use AI1 to add items to

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Twenty years ago these are the kind of things you had to know to work on the old AS400 systems. I found these on an old dusty corner of my homeserver. Enjoy the trip down memory lane or to use old RPG lingo AS400NERD CABEQ ‘1’  START SUBFILES What is a subfile ? Subfile is

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Twenty years ago these are the kind of things you had to know to work on the old AS400 systems. I found these on an old dusty corner of my homeserver. Enjoy the trip down memory lane or to use old RPG lingo AS400NERD CABEQ ‘1’  START DATABASE FILES What are the different definition levels

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Twenty years ago these are the kind of things you had to know to work on the old AS400 systems. I found these on an old dusty corner of my homeserver. Enjoy the trip down memory lane or to use old RPG lingo AS400 NERD CABEQ ‘1’  START OLD RPG – RPG400 or COLUMN BASED

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Twenty years ago these are the kind of things you had to know to work on the old AS400 systems. I found these on an old dusty corner of my homeserver. Enjoy the trip down memory lane or to use old RPG lingo AS400NERD CABEQ ‘1’  START MISCELLANEOUS How do you combine two record formats

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From AS400/RPG to IBMi/RPGLE I’ve been involved in some heavy RPG modernization projects recently. Ranging from application replacements, to middleware webservice integrations to light code dusting…. I enjoy it all, just a little too much! Forget Alcoholics Anonymous, I should attend a software modernization addicts meetings where AA = AS400 Anonymous “Yes my name is

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changed outside of turnover – #AAAARGH I’m currently working with IBMi (iSeries) Turnover change management system. It’s the best SCM (Software Change Management) application in IBMi land and has a great balance between being easy to use and very powerful. I know the product fairly well, but it still grins and kicks me in the

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I’m sometimes bemused by gaping holes in the IBMi operating arena. What do I mean by this? The IBM i Operating System is fantastically robust, powerful yet simple to use. It’s evolved from the early days of CPF on the System/3x machines, up through the OS400 years and now in its latest and greatest iteration

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Turnover and External Procedures I’ve been having a problem promoting Stored Procedures today. After an hour of looking at two different Applications defined in Turnover – where one works fine and the other… *cough…. doesn’t. I’m still none the wiser. Grrrrr So this little cheat sheet may come in handy for me (and for you!)

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Is SQL faster than CPYF Native IO? For the longest time I’ve heard about the performance difference between a true SQL INDEX and a DDS ACCESS PATH generated index on the IBM i operating system (or ‘OS400’ which was a ten year old, but very commonly used version of the the same OS). But is

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You DO NOT have an AS400 or an iSERIES! This has been an ongoing argument disagreement in our IBM i and RPG programmer communities for well over a decade: Should IBM have changed the name when the launched the replacement for the old AS/400 computer? Many people using the latest IBM i servers still enjoy

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Dear IBM i Nerd, I am a System i programmer with 1 year experience and I work for a large company with over 30 programmers. I don’t seem to be taken seriously by my peers or my boss. What can I do to enhance my career advancement opportunities within my company and to achieve credibility

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