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Last Updated: Jun 22, 2005

Here are the top 10 programmer tips YTD -- based on how often you've viewed them. These tips include SQL skills, converting files to PDF and common iSeries commands.	>>	Have a tip of your own that others will find helpful? Send it in -- you could win our Tip of the Month contest.
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>>	How does RPG talk to a browser? TIP :Using your existing RPG skills and a little knowledge of HTML, you can be programming for the Web in no time.
>>	Use SQL to SELECT data directly to a CSV file TIP :This command will direct the results of any valid SQL SELECT statement directly into a CSV file in the IFS .
>>	Getting started with CGIDEV2 -- Part 1 TIP :Paul Tuohy reviews what CGIDEV2 is, how to install it, and how to get you started designing a Web page.
>>	SQL vs. DDS -- The good, the bad and the downright ugly TIP :What does DDL offer over DDS and vice versa? Let's take a look.
>>	Technical documentation: Pictures worth a thousand words TIP :Andrew Borts takes a look at how you can use screen shots to improve your technical documentation after you modify a program.
>>	Convert spooled files to PDF using Java TIP :The iSeries command SPLTOPDF is presented which converts spooled files to PDF files.
>>	Connect the dots: Get your iSeries servers talking to one another TIP :Need to transfer information from one iSeries to another? OS/400 has a tool -- Opti-Connect -- built right in that makes ...
>>	Create an RPG technical document using existing iSeries utilities TIP :Create documentation for in-house programs running in the production environment without any technical documentation.
>>	Format 5250 screens into Microsoft Word TIP :Word macro that automatically formats the 5250 text and adds a border around the 5250 "screen" in Word.
>>	Common iSeries commands TIP :Here's a quick reference guide to command iSeries commands.

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