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Y2K Survival Kit for AS 400 Programmers
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by Ted Holt
Sales Rank: 6937081
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$42.79
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Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: MC Press February 1, 1999
Language: English
ISBN-10: 158347000X
ISBN-13: 978-1583470008
Product Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.2 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces
Product Description
With the millennium fast approaching, you need solutionsyou need them now, and that's what this book is all about. Ted Holt guides RPG programmers through details of the problem and, using real code, illustrates how to fix century-date problems. Y2K Survival Kit for AS/400 Programmers helps you categorize the kinds of problems you might have and then provides examples of how to fix those problems. The author covers windowing, sorting, date arithmetic, access paths, OPNQRYF, and even Query/400. He shows you how to make two-digit dates span the millennium in old S/36 applications including #GSORT and FMTDTA. He also offers encoding techniques that allow six bytes to hold more information and provides pointers about how you can make the quick fix and still prepare for a transition to date data types. There is a powerful chapter on testingprobably the most important part of the Y2K projectthat provides tested, ready-to-run code that can be integrated into existing ! software through external calls.This book is for all AS/400 programmers who cannot afford or justify use of expensive Y2K conversion software, as well as for those who have used a conversion tool but are faced with problems it cannot fix. Even if your shop considers itself ready for Y2K, the Y2K Survival Kit for AS/400 Programmers deserves a place in your library as an important tool to have on hand. When miscellaneous problems arise, you'll be ready with a quick solution. This is the essential Y2K book to have on your desktopnot only as you prepare your applications for Y2K, but also as you move into the early months of 2000. Don't be without it!
About The Author
Ted Holt has been working with midrange systems since 1981 and has been associated with Midrange Computing since 1990. In addition to serving as a senior technical editor for Midrange Computing, he is a consultant specializing in EDI, Y2K, and AS/400 application development. He holds a master of science degree in computer science, and has taught in many universities and technical schools.Because Ted has been a programmer for many years, he understands the challenges facing AS/400 programmers. He understands both S/36 and AS/400 native software, and therefore he understands what problems programmers face and how to fix them. Readers count on him for solid programming advice and tips.
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Y2K Survival Kit for AS 400 Programmers
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