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The AS/400 Programmer's Handbook (AS/400 Programmer's Handbooks)

Mark McCall

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Add this to your bag of great AS/400 tools 5 out of 5 stars.
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The Handbook provides working examples of solutions to real situations you will encounter as a programmer in an AS/400 environment. There are useful explanations and examples of CL & OPNQRYF & CMD that will make you more productive. The application development section covers both RPG/400 and RPG/ILE, including all three types of subfiles. Being able to compare source code for the same application in both RPG/400 and RPG/ILE is a major bonus. A definate plus for everyone still converting to ILE or supporting legacy code. The most useful information from quite a few IBM manuals is in here and indexed for quick desk reference. I coded a complex SFLSIZ=SFLPAG program just using this book.

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This handy, desktop guide provides programming examples for nearly every AS/400 development task you face. No more rummaging around in old code to find and modify a technique you need for a new application. No more writing routines from scratch. This new guide and companion diskette puts dozens of prototypical techniques at your fingertips, ready to key in or insert directly from your development library. The contents include examples using CL, RPGIII, RPG IV, command creation, and UIM panel groups. You get more than 70 examples of essential programming techniques, all included on the companion diskette. Spiral-bound so it lays flat on your desk, The AS/400 Programmer’s Handbook is a complete reference for the AS/400 programmer.

Membrane Computing

Gheorghe Paun

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First of its kind on Membrane Computing!!! 4 out of 5 stars.
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A innovative book that introduces the concepts of membrane computing, an alternative way of computation that mimics the structure and functioning of living cells. This is a new branch of computing, and though the concepts are well developed by Prof Paun (whom I have the honor of meeting in person), much work still remains to be done to bring the concepts into practical applications. Should make an interesting area of applied R&D.

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Like quantum computing or DNA computing, membrane computing is an unconventional model of computation associated with a new computing paradigm. The field of membrane computing was initiated in 1998 by the author of this book; it is a branch of natural computing inspired by the structure and functioning of the living cell and devises distributed parallel computing models in the form of membrane systems, also called P systems. This book is the first monograph surveying the new field in a systematic and coherent way. It presents the central notions and results: the main classes of P systems, the main results about their computational power and efficiency, a complete bibliography, and a series of open problems and research topics. Thus, the book is indispensible reading for anybody interested in membrane computing.

DB2 Handbook for Dbas (J Ranade Ibm Series)

Aaron Werman

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Microcomputer Experimentation With the Intel Sdk-85

Lance A. Leventhal

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MVS I/O Subsystems: Configuration Management and Performance Analysis (J Ranade Ibm Series)

Gilbert E. Houtekamer, H. Pat Artis

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Guidelines for making performance and cost trade-offs in MVS I/O subsystem designs. Readers will find explanations of design alternatives, measurement techniques for identifying problems in existing configurations, and modeling techniques that can be used to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of possible alternatives.

Pairwise Independence and Derandomization (Foundations and Trends(R) in Theoretical Computer Science)

Michael Luby, Avi Wigderson

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Essentials of Subfile Programming and Advanced Topics in Rpg

Phil Levinson

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Today programs and systems are increasingly screen-based and interactive. Subfiles are the AS/400 tool that lets you display lists of data on the screen for user interaction. Your knowledge of subfiles will increase your marketability and prepare you to move to the next level with confidence. Essentials of Subfile Programming and Advanced Topics in RPG teaches you to design and program subfiles, offering step-by-step instructions and real-world programming exercises that build from chapter to chapter. You’ll learn to design and create subfile records; load, clear, and display subfiles; develop display-file code and RPG code for interactive file maintenance; create pop-up windows for user interaction; and support users with advanced prompting features and Help screens. The book will further help you link RPG programs and database files, including using the record format level identifier and the OVRDBF (Override with Database File) and OPNQRYF (Open Query File) comm! ands; mine the rich store of data in the file-information and program-status data structures; handle errors, including using the *PSSR subroutine, the INFSR keyword and LO indicators, error messages, and error logs; improve data integrity by using journaling and commitment control; and manage program-to-program communications, especially via the power of AS/400 data queues. Three useful appendices cover issues of programming standards and style, testing and debugging programs, and using Screen Design Aid (SDA).

Essentials of Subfile Programming and Advanced Topics in Rpg IV

Phil Levinson

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Many courses for AS/400 programmers stop short of teaching you subfile programming. Subfiles are the AS/400 tool that supports displaying lists of data on the screen, and in today's increasingly screen-based world, you must understand and be able to use them. In fact, every list that you have seen the AS/400 display has been created using the same programming techniques that you will learn in these chapters. This text introduces you to subfiles and leads you through the process of creating and debugging subfile programs. As new subfile concepts are presented, you will develop and expand the same programs to meet expanded specifications. This approach mirrors the real world in which new specifications continually add to the complexity of interactive programs. You will program interactive displays that help users find the data they need and update records as required. You will learn several techniques for designing screens that help make user displays intuitive and easy to use. In a later chapter, you'll learn to use two tools — journaling and commitment control — that will protect your database's integrity when programs let records be changed. The two ongoing sets of exercises in this text take you through the process of developing an inventory display screen and a purchase order line display screen with data maintenance capabilities. To get the most from this book, work through all segments of the continued exercises, as well as through the additional bookstore order system project that follows Chapters 5 and 7. Chapters 8 and 9 introduce Integrated Language Environment (ILE) tools for RPG. These include bound calls, multiple modules in a program, creating and using service programs, using procedures, and prototyping. Other advanced topics include using such file-oriented elements as record format level identifiers, the OVRDBF (Override with Database File) and OPNQRYF(Open Query File) CL commands, file and record locks, and file security; mining the file-information and program-status data structures for information; handling errors via the *PSSR subroutine, the INFSR keyword, and the Input/Output operation error indicator; and using data queues for program-to-program communication. Don't neglect the appendices! Appendix A explores the programming standards you'll meet in most IS departments and takes you beyond them into issues of programming style. Appendix B introduces debugging tools and techniques to support your programming skills. Finally, Appendix C gives you invaluable training in using Screen Design Aid (SDA). When you interview for a job as an AS/400 programmer, you will be asked about your knowledge of subfiles and other advanced RPG topics. Once you complete this text, its exercises, and the additional bookstore order system project, you'll have a head start on your first programming position or — if you're already a programmer — additional professional development that will count in your department and your company.

Essentials of Subfile Programming and Advanced Topics in Rpg IV

Phil Levinson

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Many courses for AS/400 programmers stop short of teaching you subfile programming. Subfiles are the AS/400 tool that supports displaying lists of data on the screen, and in today's increasingly screen-based world, you must understand and be able to use them. In fact, every list that you have seen the AS/400 display has been created using the same programming techniques that you will learn in these chapters. This text introduces you to subfiles and leads you through the process of creating and debugging subfile programs. As new subfile concepts are presented, you will develop and expand the same programs to meet expanded specifications. This approach mirrors the real world in which new specifications continually add to the complexity of interactive programs. You will program interactive displays that help users find the data they need and update records as required. You will learn several techniques for designing screens that help make user displays intuitive and easy to use. In a later chapter, you'll learn to use two tools — journaling and commitment control — that will protect your database's integrity when programs let records be changed. The two ongoing sets of exercises in this text take you through the process of developing an inventory display screen and a purchase order line display screen with data maintenance capabilities. To get the most from this book, work through all segments of the continued exercises, as well as through the additional bookstore order system project that follows Chapters 5 and 7. Chapters 8 and 9 introduce Integrated Language Environment (ILE) tools for RPG. These include bound calls, multiple modules in a program, creating and using service programs, using procedures, and prototyping. Other advanced topics include using such file-oriented elements as record format level identifiers, the OVRDBF (Override with Database File) and OPNQRYF(Open Query File) CL commands, file and record locks, and file security; mining the file-information and program-status data structures for information; handling errors via the *PSSR subroutine, the INFSR keyword, and the Input/Output operation error indicator; and using data queues for program-to-program communication. Don't neglect the appendices! Appendix A explores the programming standards you'll meet in most IS departments and takes you beyond them into issues of programming style. Appendix B introduces debugging tools and techniques to support your programming skills. Finally, Appendix C gives you invaluable training in using Screen Design Aid (SDA). When you interview for a job as an AS/400 programmer, you will be asked about your knowledge of subfiles and other advanced RPG topics. Once you complete this text, its exercises, and the additional bookstore order system project, you'll have a head start on your first programming position or — if you're already a programmer — additional professional development that will count in your department and your company.