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Is the IBM i system worth it? This morning, I had a common question emailed in by a new subscriber: I have been interested in IBM I for some time now (And Z/os). I even went so far as to buy a Power7+ 2u system for my home lab… only to find out the …
It’s time to install MariaDB on IBM i Following Part 1 – let’s dive into installing the actual thing and wade through any problems we see along the way. … Me – with a coffee MariaDB is a replacement for MySQL MariaDB is a fast, open-source, community developed branch of MySQL. Internal commands use the …
Ever wanted to use WordPress on IBM i? What is WordPress? WordPress is an open-source Content Management System written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. Features include a comprehensive plugin architecture and a visual theme system. WordPress is powered by a webserver – what options do we have? HTTP Server for …
SQLRPGLE Shorts – How to Call QCMDEXC with IBM i SQL Surely every RPG programmer is familiar with the QCMDEXC *API for exciting any IBM i Command from within any HLL (High Level Language) program. What is QCMDEXC? The Execute Command (QCMDEXC) API runs a single command. It is used to run a command from …
How to Download IBM i SQL Results As CSV I had to run a rather interesting SQL statement to download journal information: What does this do? Essentially, this SQL snippet retrieves journal entry information for the given journal and the file that is journaled. Running this in the IBM i ACS SQL script explorer gives …
What is VISUAL STUDIO CODE? Microsoft Visual Studio Code, “a free-editor that helps the programmer write code, helps in debugging and corrects the code using the intelli-sense method”: Visual Studio Code is a lightweight but powerful source code editor which runs on your desktop and is available for Windows, macOS and Linux. It comes with …
AS400 DLS vs. IBM i IFS Do you work at a company that has people using the AS400 DLS? Do you work at a company with techies talking about the iSeries DLS? Do you work at a company that uses the IFS and the DLS? Are you confused about if your business server is an …
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What is the Best IBM i RPG Code Editor in 2021 Most people migrated from SEU to RDi (Rational Developer) But there are other code editor choices out there, so let’s have a look at a few different options: What is the best FREE RPG Code Editor? What is the best PREMIUM RPG Editor? What …
Java isn’t free anymore? Last year, Oracle (the owners of Java) announced they were introducing a new chargeable structure to monetize their hugely adopted JAVA programming environment. So, now using Java Software means you may need to pay for a license! However, if you are using IBM software (like RDi) it comes bundled with a …
How do we license and register IBM RDi? So, let start this silly blog assuming you have an IBM Rational Developer (RDi 9.5) license but you want to know how to add the license to the new RDi version 9.6! The new version needs a new License code to be downloaded and installed from IBM. …