From AS/400 to iSeries to System i to IBM i on Power
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IBM i Housekeeping 101 – Deleting old Journal Receivers Following on from the blog I wrote about “What is an IBM i Journal?” We know that IBM i journals record what happens to files, and we know that this record is kept in these things called journal receivers: Now – since a journal can record …
What is an IBM i Job Description? An IBM-i job description (JOBD) defines runtime information about the Job that is submitted using it. It’s been this way since the AS400 and iSeries machines of years gone by. A JOBD contains information covering things like: Job queue to be used by the Job, scheduling priority, routing …
How to spot a Scammer on Etsy? I like to pride myself on being cautious with online purchases. Scammers come in all shapes and sizes and I often sigh with exasperation when I realise that one of my friends or colleagues has accidentally fallen for a scam. If it looks to good to be true, …
Email an IBM i File as a CSV Sample IBM-i Control Language Program to take a physical file (aka SQL Table) convert it to a CSV Spreadsheet and email to someone… somewhere.. First let’s create a nice little CMD wrapper to give us a smarter way of calling our CL code: and the executing CL …
Another work week comes to an end. Another week when an executive asked “I’ve heard both names, do we have an iSeries or an AS400?” Another work week, where I had to gently explain, “We have an IBM POWER SYSTEM, running an operating system called IBM i.” Another work week, where I had to follow …