Holidays should be fun! With CL-based variables, at least they're not a headache.
By Bruce Vining
In the last column in this series, we looked at how to calculate a date such that it would be a minimum of 60 days from an arbitrary date and ensure that the calculated date did not fall on a Saturday or Sunday. We accomplished this using the i5/OS APIs CEEDAYS, CEEDYWK, and CEEDATE. We noticed, however, that holidays were not being handled. When avoiding a Saturday or Sunday calculation, we would use the following Monday, which might be a holiday. In today's column, we'll look at one possible solution for bypassing holidays. Note that there are many, many possible ways to handle holidays. This is simply one: one that may be better or worse than other methods, depending on your situation.
IBM's sale on tape library configurations is so good, you'll think you're on a game show.
By Chris Smith
There is nothing like a sale to get your juices flowing, but for the sale to be exciting, it has to be on something you need and want.
Let's say, for instance, that you've been dreaming about something really sweet-- something like a tape library storage solution! This could be your lucky day, because, through June 10, IBM is having a sale on specially configured tape library packages.
Format and name derived columns when you use SQL to do ad hoc analysis of information in an SQL table.
By Skip Marchesani
I frequently use Interactive SQL or Run SQL Scripts in Navigator to do ad hoc analysis of information in an SQL table, which often results in one or more new columns being derived or created based on existing columns. When I first began doing these types of queries, I was frustrated with the way SQL identified and formatted a derived column in the result set.
Integers fields are a fantastic way to store relatively large numbers in a small space, but getting RPG to play nice isn't always easy.
By Joe Pluta
There are times when RPG simply leaps forward into the future and times when it needs a little cajoling. The whole concept of ILE was a quantum leap. Integer support, a little less so.
It's being called the industry's first BI solution using a continuous business monitoring appliance that is designed to help users track, monitor, and respond to continuously updated information in near real-time.
A single solution can now be used for helping with manual testing of Windows and Web applications as well as legacy iSeries and mainframe green screens.
By Bruce Vining
By Chris Smith
By Skip Marchesani
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