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How to upgrade ASNA DataGate WebPak
The ASNA WebPak is the DataGate client for Windows Servers. It is to Windows servers what the Client Deployment binary is to Windows clients. The
Working with numeric dates in AVR for .NET
Working with dates is something many RPG programs do extensively. In the old days of AVR Classic, we used to have to use lots of data structures and other special-case code to format dates, convert dates. It was also quite challenging to do date arithmetic and perform other sophisticated date manipulations. AVR for .NET’s Date, Time, and *TimeStamp help resolve all of these issues. However, many shops still store dates (and times) as numeric values in their database. This seems to preclude using some of .NET’s really great date handling and manipulation. This article changes that and shows how to integrate your numeric date and time values with .NET’s great date and time handling.
How to easily take an ASP.NET site offline
All Websites or Web servers need maintenance from time to time. This article shows a very simple little ASP.NET tip that can easily keep users
Using IBM’s Open Query File with ASNA Visual RPG
Finding records where a field contains a given value is an awkward thing to do with RPG’s record-level access. In either green-screen RPG or ASNA Visual RPG (AVR), the ugly solution is simple, loop over every record in the file checking each field as you go. This works, but have something nearby to keep you occupied while you wait. This article provides an alterative to that record level access using AVR for .NET’s Open Query File.
Getting to know ASNA Visual RPG
This document introduces several of the unique and powerful features of ASNA Visual RPG for .NET (AVR). Whether you’re a traditional RPG programmer with little or no experience with other languages, or a veteran VB/C# programmer, this document provides an overview of several of AVR’s language concepts and syntactical details.
Installing a second instance of DataGate for IBM i
Please read these instructions completely to ensure a successful co-existing install of ASNA DataGate for IBMÂ i. If you have any questions, please contact us at
Using SQL to help identify ASP.NET orphan IBM i jobs
This article provides a potential way to identify orphan IBMÂ i jobs as a result of Database connection leaks in ASP.NET Web applications. We’ve written before
ASNA Mobile RPG controls gallery
ASNA Mobile RPG is a mobile application suite for the IBMÂ i. It enables RPG programmers to create smartphone and tablet applications with nothing but ILE
Windows native PDF drivers ease Web printing pain
Printing to PDF with AVR Web apps has always been a royal hassle. Doing so required expensive, and challenging to configure, third-party print drivers; low-end
Using regular expression character classes and quantifiers
Article series Read part 1 This is part 2 Part 1 of this series introduced you to using regular expressions with ASNA Visual RPG (AVR).
