Month: July 2023

​The new Navigator for i provides many new functions and some that are new evolutions of old favorites. This document lists the many functions in which customers are interested. It is our current plan to deliver these enhancements in future releases of IBM Navigator for i. Read More 

​Code for IBM i has been moving quickly. As the popularity of this Visual Studio Code extension has grown, updates and enhancements have arrived regularly. If you encounter a bug or issue, installing the latest update may resolve it. Updating Code for i requires only a restart of VS Code. Here are some details to clarify how to restart as well as how to roll back the update, if desired. Checking your version and updating To learn what version of the Code for i extension you have and whether it needs an update, click the Extensions icon on the left side,…
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​In my opinion one of the best things about the DDS database is the use of Reference fields. I can define a field in a one file, a “Reference file”, and then use it to define fields in other files. These fields will inherit the properties of the “Reference field”.
If I need to make a change to the database, changing the size on one field, I can compile all the files that use the “Reference field” and the change will made to the file.
But how can I know which files use a particular “Reference field”?
Fortunately a SQL View gives me the information I need to do this.
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​Our 35th year birthday cake from AS/400 to IBM i #commonaustria #ibmi35 #ibmi #common Read More 

​It’s been 35 years since Rochester’s IBMI launched its AS/400 computer.
I am thrilled to have been with the platform right from the start. Who remembers the… Read More