System i (iSeries) Management Tips: How to always see correct field names for...
To quickly see the fields that are available in a physical file without having to run a SQL statement use the DSPFFD command. Type from command line DSPFFD Press F4 Type the File name and the Library...
View ArticleSystem i (iSeries) Management Tips: Use SQL to have i5/OS automatically...
Use SQL (or any other HLL) to compare character and graphic data in two different products where their database CCSIDs are different (e.g. CCSID 65535 and CCSID 13488). This can be done without...
View ArticleSystem i (iSeries) Management Tips: How to delete a specifc relative record...
You can delete a specific relative record number when a file is keyed and the UPDDTA command can’t do it. Simply use normal OS/400 SQL and run the following: delete from LIBRARY/FILENAME A where RRN(A)...
View ArticleTired of the Complexities of Traditional ETL Processes?
You’d be hard pressed to find an organization without a multi-database environment today. Recently we conducted a survey in which 87% of the businesses we talked to said they regularly need to share...
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