AS400, IBM i, iSeries

Introducing IBM Semeru Java

Introducing IBM Semeru Java – regularly updated, community focussed, free and it does everything that Java does. The IBM Semeru Runtimes are free production-ready binaries built with the OpenJDK class libraries and the Eclipse OpenJ9 JVM. They deliver the power and performance of Java including all the latest up-to-date security and performance fixes. What’s not to love? …

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IBM i, IFS, Programming

Update IBM i IFS Objects Data Change Timestamp

An interesting question was lobbed at me this morning – “How can I change the data change timestamp in an ifs file?” One of the good folks over at Tire Rack (the software developers, not the blokes that change the tires) asked if I knew a way to update the timestamp for the data changed …

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IBM i, IFS, Programming

#IBMi Java – Avoiding the QSH “Press ENTER to end terminal session” message

So, yesterday I added a neat little snippet to my Control Language Program on this #IBMi system, and re-awakened an irritating feature thats bitten me before. I slept badly last night with this problem niggling away in my brain. But awoke to a bright chilly Las Vegas morning with a steamy coffee and a solution …

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AS400, IBM i, iSeries

IBM i Batch Jobs – Out Of Memory Java Error

Cause The Java Heap size is not set high enough. Resolving the problem These steps help increase the JVM max heap size from the default of 1 GB. Heap size specifies the amount of dynamic memory to be made available to the JVM code. For systems with less than 1 GB of physical memory, use …

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AS400, DDS, IBM i, Life

“IBM I Cocoa” is the new Java

Glendale, CA – Cocoa is a hot new programming language developed by Nestle Microsystems. The language was originally designed for programming hot chocolate machines but Nestle soon realized that the language had the potential to do much more. Because it is “architecture neutral” it can run on any device with a microchip including PCs, the …

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iSeries, AS400, IBM i, Life, Religion, RPG

Back when ebusiness was young and the AS400 had just become the iseries – NEWS400 Ruled the World

I found this old email tucked away in a dark, damp corner of my old desktop. Covered in cobwebbs, sticky with splashes of Jolt Cola and sticky bits of snickers bars it raised a wry smile whgen I read it. A quick cut/paste later and here it is. I sent this to some of my AS400 team members when on site for a client in London. A big German bank who’s name rhymes with… erm… well it doesnt rhyme with anything actually.

Anyway, this was my first visit to the Annual News400 conference back in 2000. I had a fantastic time and was in full geek delight for the entire week:

 

 

So, I attended the News/400 International Conference in Vail, Colorado, last week.

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