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Simply i › Linking IBMi data to a Gauge in PHP

December 13th, 2012 Comments off
We were thinking about how to create a new interface for one of our old utilities using PHP and decided that using a JavaScript based gauge would probably be a good start. There are plenty of free and chargeable JavaScript … Continue reading


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Simply i › Adding configuration Capabilities to the HA4i PHP Interfaces

December 7th, 2012 Comments off
We have been developing the management interface for HA4i our High Availability product in PHP for some time, but we had not got round to looking at how we could extend that interface to allow us configure the various elements … Continue reading


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Simply i › New and improved RTVDIRSZ utility

December 5th, 2012 Comments off
We were recently working with a partner who needed to asses the size of the IFS directories in preparation for replication with HA4i. Before he could start to plan he needed to understand just how large the IFS objects would … Continue reading


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Simply 'i' › Capturing the return value from a function

November 28th, 2012 Comments off
As a C programmer I have become used to using the return values set by a function as an indicator of the success of the function to carry out its intended role, so when I created Service programs I used the same process. This raised a question about how I could capture that return value [...]


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Simply 'i' › A Bit more fun with the File display and update web pages.

November 23rd, 2012 Comments off
OK so we thought we would have a bit more fun with the previous programs which allowed you to move around and update file records. This is very basic code so don’t expect too much, but as we always say it’s free and you can do what you want with it (or not!). We were [...]


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Simply 'i' › Interesting discussion about XMLSERVICE and big data

November 23rd, 2012 Comments off
I sometimes worry about how we perceive the Open Source products and what we as developers should expect from it. I like to keep a watch on what is happening within the IBMi/PHP eco system so I tend to watch the various forums looking at what people are doing. I had not been following the [...]


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Simply 'i' › Next stage of the DB2 File updater

November 23rd, 2012 Comments off
Previously we created a simple file output page which we said could be used to update a DB2 file in much the same way as the PHPMyAdmin interface allows where a single record is displayed which allows the user to move around the records and update fields where necessary. That example did not allow the [...]


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Simply 'i' › Walking through a DB2 PF data and allow update.

November 22nd, 2012 Comments off
I was thinking about some of the tools I would like to see on the IBMi and written in PHP that allow you to carry out the same functionality as the PHPMyAdmin tool on MySQL. Not that I wanted to write the entire product but at times I would like the ability to just review [...]


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Simply 'i' › iAMP server looping due to ending TCP/IP services

November 15th, 2012 Comments off
One of our clients just called because the iAMP server which runs on their IBMi had taken over the CPU! The problem was due to their ending of the TCP/IP subsystems, this caused the iAMP jobs to go into a loop with the message “[error] (42)Protocol driver not attached: apr_socket_accept: (client socket)” being logged into [...]


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Simply 'i' › iAMP server looping due to ending TCP/IP services

November 15th, 2012 Comments off
One of our clients just called because the iAMP server which runs on their IBMi had taken over the CPU! The problem was due to their ending of the TCP/IP subsystems, this caused the iAMP jobs to go into a loop with the message “[error] (42)Protocol driver not attached: apr_socket_accept: (client socket)” being logged into [...]


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