RPG & SQL-Style and productivity
Free downloads and Web links from book "RPG & SQL - Style and productivity"
Web links
IBM guides and documents
- Options for SQL SET OPTION command
- Options for SQL EXECUTE IMMEDIATE command
- System Catalog tables and views
- IBM i Services
- Database SQL Programming
- GENERATE_SQL procedure: DDS to DDL conversion
Other links
IBM Technology news, with specific sections for IBM i, AIX, Linux on POWER, and more.
IBM site with resources, tutorials, tools and code for IBM i developers
Two-weekly newsletter with articles about the IBM i world. Very interesting the “Guru” section, with tips of all kinds in the subject of RPG, SQL, CL… Essential reading !
IBM Redbook on modernizing applications on the IBM i platform. There is everything, absolutely to read! (although it’s over 700 pages !)
IBM Redbook on SQL procedures, functions and triggers.
Reference portal of the Italian community operating on IBM i. In a short time Faq400 has been able to establish itself as a true “center of gravity”, gathering people, organizing events and tirelessly promoting the platform. The site offers technical articles, news on events in IBM i and a full schedule of courses and workshops at different levels.
Blog on programming in the IBM i area. Tips, suggestions, examples, very clear and well structured.
American online magazine dedicated to the IBM “i” world. News and market entries, product information and especially technical articles. Excellent reading for RPG programmers !
Blog + European newsletter dedicated to the IBM Power platform (IBM i, AIX, Linux).
Blog of an IT consultant and IBM i enthusiast, with many interesting posts about System management, RPG programming, SQL and more.
Page dedicated to RDi, from which you can download a 120-day trial version.
All links to activate and configure a partition with the IBM PDP program. An IBM ID is needed for accessing those resources.
Simple and well done guide to using SQL PL with DB2. A lean alternative to the 500-pages IBM huge volume !
German company that distributes CRM and modernization solutions for IBM i. Interesting is the Open Source area, where you can find iSphere, an indispensable plug-in for RDi, and Rapid Fire, a tool that allows you to manage the installation in production environment of large files after a change. Link
From a long-time analyst, developer and system administrator, an extensive collection of tools of all kinds for numerous areas of the system, RPG courses and a practical guide to RDi. In addition, formulas and macros for Excel, and some “cultural” digressions…
Collection of free tools. 5250 commands and utilities for all situations !
Scott is a prolific author of numerous technical articles, tutorials and tools. On his site you can find interesting resources (in particular his presentations that illustrate very well the concepts related to ILE and Web Services). Scott also runs an interesting blog, here the link: https://www.md-na.com/author/scottk/
Interesting Web site with many source samples and tips about multiple topics: SQL, Qshell, APIs, IFS support, data queues and more. Plenty of useful sample programs and code snippets.
Powered by South African firm Adsero Optima, this site offers open source stuff (particularly about DB2 triggers and ILE error handling), news and weblinks. But the most valuable resource is undoubtedly a free full workshop about modern programming on IBM i, 36 hours of video footage, slides, documents on how to get the most from IBM i, in a modern way ! The workshop is available here: http://www.ile-rpg.org/education.html
Known author and collaborator for years of the iProDeveloper site (now closed for some years), Carsten always stood out for his great knowledge of the IBM i APIs. Now we can find in his blog numerous examples of API usage, for all areas of the system, with full downloadable sources.
Web page that collects a number of sites with freeware tools for AS400. There’s a bit of everything, unfortunately not all listed links work.
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