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iSeries COBOL programming
Implementing a browser interface in COBOL: Displaying database fields
Learn how to display a file list from your AS/400 database on a Web page using COBOL, CL and HTML. Get code samples and see how you can use DSPOBJD to create a FILELIST that will display on the Web page. Continue Reading
Implementing a browser interface in COBOL: Creating your graphic Web page
Learn how to use the CGI API, Write Standard Output (QtmhWrStout) to make a visual browser interface in segments, and use the COBOL STRING command to develop the segments. Then see how the Out-Data field is filled in, and how a PERFORM of the ... Continue Reading
Implementing a browser interface in COBOL: Getting started
Learn how to get started on developing a Web interface from the AS/400 in COBOL starting with a logon page. Includes code samples for CGI APIs and library and DDS instructions. Continue Reading
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Allow access to data from a stored procedure result set using COBOL or RPG
For COBOL and RPG programs to process the data after the stored procedure call completes, you need to direct the SQL stored procedure to place the result set in a global temporary table. COBOL and RPG cannot access embedded SQL as of V6R1. Continue Reading
Eight steps for creating program documentation using AS/400 utilities
To make a programmer's work easy and efficient, program documentation should be completed up front. This tip presents eight strategic steps for AS/400 documentation, with helpful screenshots. Continue Reading
Coloring source lines with COBOL and using a shortcut from within PDM
Search400.com reader Yoni Tehan was inspired by our tip Using SQL on System i to color source code and inline comments and translated the SQL to COBOL+CL to share with fellow AS/400 users.Continue Reading
An iSeries-like COBOL for Windows
Getting data from a compressed file in an IFS folder into a COBOL file
Slow system performance
New option within the WRKSYSACT command
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Going from CL's QTEMP to batch QTEMP
Retrieve a program statement/line number
ILE COBOL error when dividing by zero
SQL external UDFs
RPG IV program for cover letters