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Releasing iInstall Reborn V1.40
A new version (1.40) of iInstall Reborn is released.
ILE RPG procedure to convert a string to upper/lower case – fast
Please note: As of April 2021, IBM has published PTFs for V7.3 and V7.4 that gives the ILE RPG langugage two new BIF (Build In Functions) to convert to upper and lower case.
Releasing iInstall Reborn V1.30
A new version (1.30) of iInstall Reborn is released.
Releasing iInstall Reborn V1.20
A new version (1.20) of iInstall Reborn is released.
The program you wish you have written
Do you know the feeling? There is that program, that you just wish you got the idea for and wrote?
Releasing Wachs Commander
Wachs Commander (pronounced Wax Kommander) is a easy-to-use file/object management utility for the IBM i.
Releasing iInstall Reborn
How do you distribute your IBM i objects? Are you instructing your friends and customers to use FTP to transfer savefiles containing your software and/or fixes?
At last! Useable data from IBM i using FTP
There are quite many ways to get data from the IBM i to a PC. FTP is a relative simple method to use, however if the file contains packed or binary fields you end up having a PC file containing strange characters. You have to find another, and typically more complicated, method to do it…. Continue reading→
Searching for files and objects in the IFS
The code examples in this article is based on the first version of the FindFiles() procedure. The FindFiles() procedure has been updated to Totally Free RPG and a bug have been fixed. You will find the source code, example and build script here. I am working on a utility and I wanted to add the… Continue reading→
ILE RPG function to split a filename into name and extension
This function splits a filename (must be without path name) into the name and the extension 🙂 If the filename has more than one dot, the name and extension is split at the last dot.