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​[[{“value”:”If you have read the previous chapter, you can guess that things start not with a D in column 7 but with the data structure control keyword (DCS), dcl-ds, somewhere in columns 8–80.
In /Free data structure control statements, however, we use the dcl-c keyword.”}]] Read More 

​[[{“value”:”Who, Me? Using one green screen to manage multiple machines needs more than a Friday afternoon brain
Shifting focus from weekend fun to the reality of a return to work can be hard, so The Register tries to ease the transition with a fresh instalment of “Who, Me?”, our reader-contributed column that tells your stories of making mistakes and making it out alive afterwards.”}]] Read More 

​[[{“value”:”One of the values that Fortra’s annual IBM i Marketplace Survey brings to the table is to function as a forward-looking indicator. If something is stirring in the IBM i installed base – say, that a large chunk is looking to mosey off the platform – then it likely will appear in the data. So when we analyze the data from the 2025 report, that’s something worth looking for.
The good news from the 2025 IBM i Marketplace Survey results is that there’s nothing to indicate any mass migrations are under way. Companies will always come and go on IBM …
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​[[{“value”:”In my last article, I shared a brief introduction to the GitHub Copilot extensions. These extensions provide an easy way to get up and running with an AI coding assistant to aid you in your RPG development. Being cloud based, it’s lightweight in terms of system resources, but it does cost a little money per month, per user.
For this article, I would like to share with you what I have learned about a newer extension for VS Code named Continue. Continue runs locally on your PC, is 100 percent free, and as of this writing, is the leading …
The post Guru: AI Pair Programming In RPG With Continue appeared first on IT Jungle.”}]] Read More 

​[[{“value”:”IBM i shops that need a change data capture (CDC) tool to push Db2 data off the box onto a target system, such as an Apache Kafka stream, may want to check out the new DataEdge product that Rocket Software recently announced.
In late January, Rocket Software unveiled DataEdge, a new suite that provides a spectrum of data integration, data discovery, and data virtualization capabilities under the specific product names Rocket Data Replicate & Sync, Rocket Data Intelligence, and Rocket Data Virtualization. Some of the components in DataEdge are preexisting, while others – such as the outbound IBM i CDC …
The post Rocket CDC Tool Pushes Data Out Of IBM i appeared first on IT Jungle.”}]] Read More