System i to Power Update Day – March 25^th 2009

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Version 6 Release 1 – Everything you always wanted to know but.......

Nigel Adams - Power Systems i Product Manager – IBM UK
 

RPG Enhancements in V6R1

Paul Tuohy – C E O Comcon.com

The release of V6R1 has seen more major enhancements to RPG IV. This session describes the enhancements, including increased variable sizes, files in subprocedures, templates, no cycle RPG and other bits and pieces. These changes herald another major milestone in the continuing evolution of RPG IV

Building the Summit Website

Paul Tuohy – C E O Comcon.com
At System i Developer we like to practice what we preach. The company web site is designed for and is served from a System i. An application is used to manage conference information which, in turn, is used to generate web pages. There are also interactive web pages that communicate directly with RPG programs (e.g. selecting your session grid and repeat sessions.

 

RPG Tricks and Techniques

Paul Tuohy – C E O Comcon.com
This session covers tricks and techniques for the RPG IV programmer.

 

Considerations for a Successful ILE Implementation

Paul Tuohy – C E O Comcon.com

Although it is very rare that the implementation of any two ILE projects are exactly the same, there are a lot of ground rules that are required in all implementations.  This session discusses some of the considerations for a successful ILE implementation including how to control and manage the development environment, development tools to use, design considerations (Activation Groups, Binding Directories, using Service Programs) and documenting procedures.

The process for upgrading to i6.1 from V5R3 and V5R4

Mike Charlton and Ian Mills – IBM UK, co-authors of the recent ITSO Redpaper on i6.1 Program Conversion