http://blogs.rjssoftware.com/rjsblog My thoughts on iSeries and PC software development and more... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:19:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I created the PHPRUN command a few months back when I started learning PHP.  I always like to see what else a scripting language is capable of when I am testing.  I figured since we use QSH and PASE all over the board, then PHP should be able to participate in this mix.  Feel ... http://blogs.rjssoftware.com/rjsblog/index.php/2009/11/13/run-php-scripts-from-cl-commands-or-rpg-programs/ Having the most precise data in the world doesn’t matter if you can’t get it into the hands of those who need it. That’s why we created RPG2SQL integrator. Imagine gaining more insight into your company’s performance by generating multi-page spreadsheet reports that contain month-end numbers with negative numbers highlighted in ... http://blogs.rjssoftware.com/rjsblog/index.php/2009/10/04/gain-greater-visibility-to-financial-data-with-rpg2sql-and-excel/ When companies experience growth and generate more revenue, they also tend to generate more paperwork. As the number of invoices, proofs of delivery, shop floor data packets, shipping documents and insurance policies generated increases, so does the amount of time it takes to assemble those documents and send them to ... http://blogs.rjssoftware.com/rjsblog/index.php/2009/10/04/automate-document-assembly-for-fast-roi/ Well I am not personally a huge Twitter fan, but my wife told me that I could use Twitter as sort of a mini-blog where I could share short (140 char) items with anyone who would be crazy enough to follow me.  I don't plan to use it as a ... http://blogs.rjssoftware.com/rjsblog/index.php/2009/08/17/twitter-mania/ I just returned from the COMMON 2009 conference in Reno and the main thing I learned from listening to IBM at the opening conference is that they no longer consider the iSeries more than just an OS running on a Power systems box. Why is this a significant event ? Well, ... http://blogs.rjssoftware.com/rjsblog/index.php/2009/05/11/whether-i-p-or-windows-rjs-is-here-for-you/ Well, on August 1st, after a year of planning and team effort, we finally moved from our old building into a brand new 15,000 square foot state of the art facility that will be our new corporate headquarters. After more than ten years in our old building, we had effectively ... http://blogs.rjssoftware.com/rjsblog/index.php/2008/08/06/new-rjs-corporate-headquarters/ We are doing an event with Joe Pluta in Chicago in September. Joe is going to take a day and provide a hands on experience with EGL and RDI to create web applications and I will be covering the .Net side of the fence for System i.  Joe and I ... http://blogs.rjssoftware.com/rjsblog/index.php/2008/08/06/javanet-for-system-i-faceoff-event-in-chicago-sept-18-19/ I recently found an interesting site that lists open source alternatives to several software products such as Veritas Backup Exec, Microsoft Office, Visio and more.  if your shop is considering using open source products or you're just curious to learn more about the open source alternative products available, check out ... http://blogs.rjssoftware.com/rjsblog/index.php/2008/05/03/open-source-alternative-site/ IBM's announcement of the System i blades is probably one of the most compelling statements by IBM that the System i landscape is changing and I believe it's for the better.  First and foremost this is an improvement on the scenario we have used for the past ten years on the iSeries ... http://blogs.rjssoftware.com/rjsblog/index.php/2008/05/03/system-i-blades-announced/ I recently wrote an article for IBM Systems magazine that is the start of a series on using .Net with the AS/400, iSeries , System i or whatever you may call it today. This first article is an introduction to using .Net with the System i platform and will hopefully ... http://blogs.rjssoftware.com/rjsblog/index.php/2007/11/10/net-for-your-system-i/