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Jim Sloan's CL Tips & Techniques

Jim Sloan

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Simply put this is the definitive book on CL on by the single most recognized CL expert in the industry. For beginners to 'experts' this book has something for everyone and I guarantee you will learn something(probably a whole lot) from this book.

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If you understand CL and can make it work, you’re ready to use this book to crank your abilities up to the next level. Learn from the expert who helped develop the AS/400 and S/38 and who wrote QUSRTOOL’s TAA tools. Write better CL programs and speed up productivity. You’ll learn more than 200 field-tested techniques to help you implement common CL programming tasks, with exercises at the end of most chapters to solidify your skills. Specifically, in 30 chapters, Sloan offers field-tested techniques that can help you when implementing common CL programming needs (e.g., passing parameters and allocating objects), when working with messages, when working with files, when working with CL programs, when working with IBM-supplied programs, and when setting up your programming environment. In addition, at the end of most chapters, Slao nprovides exercises that help you understand the topics that have been presented and give you the chance to try some of the techniques.

MPEG-4 Facial Animation: The Standard, Implementation and Applications

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* Provides several examples of applications using the MPEG-4 Facial Animation standard, including video and speech analysis.
* Covers the implementation of the standard on both the encoding and decoding side.
* Contributors includes individuals instrumental in the standardization process.

Fast Track Iseries & As/400 System Operations (Fast Track Books)

Gary Patterson

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This interactive presentation blends audio, video, and hands-on instruction into a multisensory learning experience that teaches you the basics of IBM AS/400 operations. It is designed for novice- to intermediate-skill-level operators and others who need a firm foundation in AS/400 operations, including system administrators, programmers, help desk staff, and managers. When you have completed this multimedia CD, you will be able to: Manage your AS/400 system, understand AS/400 printing, understand basic work management, understand basic AS/400 security, handle AS/400 messages, start and stop the system, manage system values, manage communication lines, devices, and controllers, backup and restore libraries, objects, and the entire system, manage disk space and reduce DASD usage, manage and apply PTFs, understand database journaling, install operating system upgrades and licensed programs, utilize the AS/400's automated operations facilities, monitor the performance of individual jobs and the system as a whole, troubleshoot and solve system problems, timesaving tips and techniques, Audience: IBM AS/400 system operators, system administrators, programmers, help desk staff, and IT managers, Level: Novice to Intermediate, Operating System: OS/400 V3R1 and higher Format: Multimedia CD combining interactive PowerPoint, video, and step-by-step demos, Materials: None, Length: In this interactive format, you proceed through the presentation at your own pace. If you choose to "watch" the presentation, it lasts 8hours. System Requirements: Windows 95/98/NT; CD-ROM; Pentium 90 or better; sound card and speakers or headphones; a printer for printed output.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Vms: An Unsupported-Undocumented-Can-Go-Away-At-Any-Time Feature of Vms

Bruce Ellis

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Mastering As/400 Performance

Charly Jones, Jim Stewart, Rick Turner

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Whenever we walk into an AS/400 site, we hear the same two pleas: “Make our system perform better” and “Help us figure out why our system is not performing well.” The size of the site makes no difference – the question of performance applies to small B-model systems as well as the largest Advanced Series RISC models. Unfortunately, solutions to perform problems are not always straightforward. Sometimes solving a request to make an AS/400 perform better is simple; however, the solution is often complex. Nevertheless, whether your system is small or large, whether you have a large staff or are a one-person shop, you have the same questions and many of the same problems. Tuning your system for performance is a matter of finding answers to your questions. Many answers are in the IBM documentation (e.g., Performance Tools Guide, Operator Guide, and Work Management guide), but they can be well hidden. There is no straightforward road map to better performance. The chal! lenge of performance tuning is understanding the workings and interrelationships of multiple parts of the system, such as communications, database, and hardware, as well as your end users and your business. In other words, having a good grasp of the big picture of performance tuning is a large part of finding a satisfactory solution. Most people can tune their own systems with some help and direction. Our intent is to help you tune your AS/400 when needed, but also to give you insight into monitoring and correcting performance problems before they become severe. You can use the material in this book regardless of whether you have a CISC or RISC machine. The primary difference is in the way the Timing and Paging Statistics Tool (TPST) and Sampled Address Monitor (SAM) are presented. On RISC machines, they’re now part of the Performance Explorer; CISC machine users can simply follow the book.

The Cray X-MP/Model 24: A Case Study in Pipelined Architecture and Vector Processing (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Kay A. Robbins, Steven Robbins

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This book examines the issues relevant to the design of vector and pipelined computer systems using the Cray X-MP/24. The purpose of the book is to help the readers arrive at a deep understanding of how vector processing systems really work. These insights will be useful to the scientist who would like to obtain maximum performance from a vector machine, to the computer science student, and to the compiler writer. The book can also be used to supplement a regular textbook in a graduate or senior level course in computer architecture. The book looks at the overall design of the Cray X-MP and then explores the operation of the machine by looking at detailed timings of various instructions and code segments. It examines such issues as instruction issues and buffering, handling of jump instructions, use of registers to hold intermediate results, memory conflicts resulting from vectorization, optimal vectorization of multiple statement loops, and synchronization problems with multi-tasking. Detailed Gantt charts are provided to guide the reader through the timing issues.

The AS/400 Programmer's Handbook, Volume II (AS/400 Programmer's Handbooks)

Mark McCall

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Now you can stop wasting countless hours wading through IBMs technical manuals, looking for programming examples to show you how a technique really needs to be coded. This book and companion CD contain more than 70 prototypical techniques and coding examples that you can use and adapt for hundreds of applications. From system APIs to SQL, the material presented encompasses the most useful and powerful features of the AS/400. Far more valuable than just code samples, each example is accompanied by a thorough line-by-line explanation of the techniques employed. As a programming tool or as a learning aid, this book is the first place to look for practical, hands-on development assistance. If you have read and used the original AS/400 Programmers Handbook, you know just how valuable a book like this can be. As in his original, author Mark McCall begins each section of Volume II with a thorough discussion of each topic, including how it fits into everyday application use. He then shows and explains several examples from real-life applications--code thats ready to run in your applications. He tells you what the example does and how it works, all in a programmer-to-programmer style that makes you feel as if you have a mentor sitting right beside you. Designed to work as a functional programming tool, each example is presented as a self-contained instrument, allowing you to get in, get the information you need, and get on with business. This book contains 5 modular coding technique examples, including /Copy compiler directives, subroutines, dynamic subprograms, subprocedures, and service programs, 24 examples of RPGs most useful built-in functions, 7 exit program examples, including user profile monitoring, data transfer security, and job notification, 8 system API examples, including command execution and processing, retrieval APIs, list APIs, user space APIs, and ILE CEE APIs, 5 database constraint examples, including check constraints, unique and primary key constraints, and referential integrity constraints, 3 database trigger program examples, and 19 SQL examples, including logical views, selects, joins, summaries, and embedded SQL. Audience: AS/400 programmers Level: Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced. Includes CD-ROM containing all code examples.

Fundamentals of Quantum Information: Quantum Computation, Communication, Decoherence and All That (Lecture Notes in Physics)

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Quantum information science is a rapidly developing field that not only promises a revolution in computer sciences but also touches deeply the very foundations of quantum physics. This book consists of a set of lectures by leading experts in the field that bridges the gap between standard textbook material and the research literature, thus providing the ne- cessary background for postgraduate students and non-specialist researchers wishing to familiarize themselves with the subject thoroughly and at a high level. This volume is ideally suited as a course book for postgraduate students, and lecturers will find in it a large choice of material for bringing their courses up to date.

Illustrated Sna (Wiley Illustrated Network Series)

Mark Pataky

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A complete guide to SNA networks and how to integrate them into your TCP/IP backbone in a quick, easy-reference format Illustrated SNA You're a network administrator for a Fortune 500 company who has to move business data from a mainframe to a desktop in real time. Or maybe you're a network manager trying to integrate mainframes with AS/400s in order to integrate legacy data with current data. This valuable reference guide gives you everything you need to fully understand SNA and integrate it smoothly into your existing TCP/IP environment. Illustrated SNA uses graphics to provide clear examples of the various SNA protocols and TCP/IP technologies. The PowerPoint slides on the accompanying CD-ROM give you one of the most valuable ready-to-use presentation tools you'll ever find. This easy-to-read guide also
* Shows you how to fully integrate SNA into your corporate intranet
* Explains and diagrams TCP/IP integration technologies
* Recommends the best ways of leveraging IP networks to transport SNA traffic
* Clearly explains and diagrams Legacy SNA
* Gives you an APPN overview complete with diagrams
CD-ROM contains: PowerPoint slides drawn from the book for use in your presentations, seminars, or reports Wiley Computer Publishing. Timely. Practical. Reliable.