Development Questions


Converting from RPGLE to DB2/400 SQL
My shop just announced that it intends to convert from RPGLE on the ISeries 400 platform, to SQL, such that the procedures will be portable to other hardware platforms. What documentation to I need to acquire to train on writing SQL procedures; initially within DB2/400?

Answer Question   |  June 22, 2010  8:30 PM
DB2/400, RPGLE, SQL, SQL migration
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5 pts.

How to send a binary payload with request in JMeter?
Hi everyone, I’m new to Jmeter and couldn’t figure out yet how to send binary data to the server as the body of a POST request. Thanks in advance.

Answer Question   |  June 21, 2010  11:40 AM
Apache, Binary data, JMeter
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5 pts.

Can ACCESS forms be used in EXCEL?
Can forms created in ACCESS be used in EXCEL (via VBA)

Answer Question   |  November 9, 2010  11:06 PM
Access forms, Access to Excel, excel, Microsoft Access, VBA
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5 pts.

trying to use MAC address authentication for AP from NPS RADIUS Windows Server 2008.
We are trying using MAC address authentication for AP from NPS RADIUS Windows Server 2008. Two things we are facing need help: What’s the “condition” selected and how’s the format? Secondly, How do we excute the query of SQL( 2008)table column? I do make conection successful but I do not have any action?? SQL Database [...]

Answer Question   |  November 24, 2010  7:58 PM
MAC address, Radius Server, SQL Query, SQL Server 2008, Windows networking, Windows Server 2008
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65 pts.

Best Practices for Application/Development Requirements
Where can a new systems engineer go to find good examples of well written application/development requirements and roadmaps?

Answer Question   |  October 23, 2010  10:54 AM
Applications development, Developer, Requirements gathering, Web development
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10 pts.

with Delphi-adoquery AS400 to access
My question is, with Delphi-adoquery AS400 to access, but I have AS400 member at my table. How should we proceed, I need urgent help. Thank you for everything Library table field names: my library narpak2: tables mgpyvm: Members narpak2009

Answer Question   |  June 21, 2010  7:28 AM
AS/400, AS/400 Query, Delphi 7
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20 pts.

How to move a file and append todays date to it using visual basic
I have a report that produces an .rtf file with the same name daily. I want to move that file to a shared network location and append the date to the file so the old files remain when they are moved, plus the date will make it easier to search. How do i do that [...]

Answer Question   |  June 22, 2010  8:45 PM
File management, Visual Basic, Visual Basic Functions, Windows XP Pro
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1,050 pts.

Why doesn’t the substring of a large field in CLLE program work correctly?
I have a CLLE program in which I pass two parameters, the first is a one character field, the second is a 600 character field. When run, the parameters come in correctly. But when I substring the second parameter into 40 fifteen character pieces it gives me a CPF0804 error half way through the string. [...]

Answer Question   |  June 19, 2010  8:43 PM
CLLE, CPF errors, Substring
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110 pts.

RSS Feed Functionality in SharePoint 2010
One of my clients is looking to have RSS feed functionality that can be published to other team members as alerts, etc.  Where can I find more information about the new capabilities? This question is from the Microsoft Live Chat which took place on June 1st.

Answer Question   |  June 10, 2011  7:45 PM
RSS feed, Sharepoint 2010, SharePoint 2010 functionalities
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16,755 pts.

In SharePoint 2010, what is Language Integrated Query (LINQ)?
What is Language Integrated Query (LINQ)? This question is from the Microsoft Live Chat which took place on June 1st.

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2010  7:32 PM
Language Integrated Query, LINQ, Sharepoint 2010, sharepoint 2010 features
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16,755 pts.

convert string to double in Access 2003
Hi – I’m trying to convert a string into a double using this expression in Access Expression builder: Field1: CDbl(string) It’s not working. does anyone know why? thanks…

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2010  6:34 PM
Access, Access 2003, String manipulation
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5 pts.

Programming language for website development
I was wondering if anyone knows what type of programming language would be good for building a scheduling site (primarily a site with calenders which can be updated by an administator as well as other people with membership profiles/data).

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2010  3:42 PM
Programmers, Programming Languages, Web development
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5 pts.

How to use POS.NET for a BARCODE SCANNER in a VB.NET application
Hi! I have an old office project… Its Point of sale software built in VB.net over oracle db express edition. Its really cool but lucks the barcode scanner functionality. Some customers are demading for that functionality…..bla bla bla!!!  …Devices I’ve programmed 4 in the past usually comes with their .NET API / DLLs  to work [...]

Answer Question   |  January 12, 2011  11:38 AM
Barcode scanners, Oracle Database, VB.NET
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45 pts.

Replacement of my CA Autosys
Hi,I am using a scheduling software AUTOSYS from CA. I am studying the possibility to replace it now. Do you have any recommended solution for it? Thanks for your advice. BR Jones

Answer Question   |  September 14, 2010  8:55 AM
Application software, CA administrator, CA Autosys, Scheduling software
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5 pts.

SQL Query for Price Data of Different Stocks from 1 table with same dates
I am having 1 table with date, stock and price data for all stocks. I want a sql query which will display the date, stockname1, stockname2, stockprice1 and stockprice2 for the 2 stocks I mention and the date range I mention and date should be common to both stocks. If stock1 has a price on [...]

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2010  7:58 AM
SQL Express, SQL Express 2005, SQL Query, SQL Server
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10 pts.

procedure create with compilation error ora-6550
i created table staff with two column a number(3),b number(3) then created procedure p1 but it shows error as procedure created with compilation error & during insert ORA-6550 error at line 1 column 7 create table staff(fno number(3),lno number(3)); create or replace procedure p1 (a in number,b in number) begin insert into staff(fno,lno) values(a,b); end [...]

Answer Question   |  June 17, 2010  7:15 AM
CREATE TABLE statement, ora-6550, Oracle error messages, Syntax errors
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5 pts.

Renames clause in cobol
while using renames clause we are defining dataname-1 thru dataname-n. if i am having same datanames in another group which output can i expect?

Answer Question   |  June 29, 2010  6:49 AM
COBOL, COBOL statements, Programming Languages, RENAME statement
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5 pts.

Keep 2 IIS servers in Sync
How can I keep my 2 web servers in Sync? I am running NLB for load balancing but i cant keep the two servers in sync.

Answer Question   |  July 28, 2010  5:07 AM
IIS, IIS Server, Load balancing, Network Load Balancing cluster, NLB cluster, Web servers
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5 pts.

URL address greater than 255 characters. How to overcome that limit in ABAP
I have a button on my opening screen that calls a function that brings up a URL containing documentation. It worked great in testing until I tried to use a URL address that is longer than 255 characters. Is there a BAPI or method or something that will work with more than a 255 character string? [...]

Answer Question   |  July 23, 2010  8:00 PM
ABAP-program, BAPI, SAP development, SAP ECC 6.0, URL
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380 pts.

What should be done first: code reviews or unit tests?
If a developer implements code for some module and wants it reviewed, what should be the order? 1. First unit test the module after designing test cases for the module, debugging and fixing the bugs and then give the modified code for peer code review. or 2. First do the code review with peers and [...]

Answer Question   |  June 21, 2010  3:32 PM
Debugging, Developer, Development, Functional testing
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265 pts.