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Simon Hutchinson
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#IBMiguru, #IBMChampion, #IBMiCommunity advocate, President of
CTXiUG, COMMON SME, John Earle Speaker scholar, COMMON Gold medal speaker, & founder of the renowned website RPGPGM.COM
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Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from RPGPGM.COM!
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
www.rpgpgm.com/2025/12/merr...
Merry Christmas to everyone
This blog is about the IBM i, formerly the AS400, and offers advice about programming, operations, communications and anything else I can think of
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December 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Tuesday January 13, 6:30 PM (CT), @CTXiUG welcomes @RPGPGM Simon Hutchinson as our guest speaker. He is a great speaker & it would be a shame if you miss it. This event is online & FREE➡️
ctxiug.blogspot.com/2025/12/janu...

See y’all there!

#IBMi #IBMChampion #SupportOurIBMLUG #AS400 #iSeries
January 2026 meeting
Central Texas IBM i User Group for those in Central Texas (greater Austin and San Antonio areas) interested in the IBM i and PowerSystems
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December 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Using #SQL for an easier way to determine if a number is odd or even.
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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Determine if a number is even or odd
Using SQL for an easier way to determine if a number is odd or even
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December 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Improvement to the #IBMiRPG compile listing to show the complete variable name, rather than just the first few characters.
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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Improvement to RPG compile listing
Improvement to the RPG compile listing to show the complete variable name, rather than just the first few characters
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December 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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In #IBMi 7.6 TR1 and 7.5 TR7 three new date formats have been introduced that will make solving 2040 issue easier.
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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New date formats for RPG
In IBM i 7.6 TR1 and IBM i 7.5 TR7 three new date formats have been introduced that will make solving 2040 issue easier
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December 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Create an #IBMiRPG program to change a file’s initial size and to reuse delete records, then remove all deleted records from the file too.
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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Create a program to change the size of a file, reuse deleted records, and remove deleted records
Create an RPG program to change a file’s initial size and to reuse delete records, then remove all deleted records from the file too
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December 4, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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How to remove delete records from all the files in a library using the RGZPFM command in one #SQL statement.
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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Remove the deleted records from the file
How to remove delete records from all the files in a library using the RGZPFM command in one SQL statement
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December 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Change the size and whether to reuse delete records of every file in a library with one #SQL statement.
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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Change the files' size and reuse deleted records
Change the size and whether to reuse delete records of every file in a library with one SQL statement
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December 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Creating generic SQL global variables to contain non-specific values for use as parameters in SQL statements.
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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Creating generic global variables
Creating generic SQL global variables to contain non-specific values for use as parameters in SQL statements
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November 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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The WRKQRY command has not been working in IBM i 7.6. There is now a PTF to re-enable it.
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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WRKQRY missing from IBM i 7.6
The WRKQRY command has not been working in IBM i 7.6. There is now a PTF to re-enable it.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Download the new version of ACS, 1.1.9.10 from IBM.
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
www.rpgpgm.com/2025/11/new-...
New version of ACS 1.1.9.10
Download the new version of ACS, 1.1.9.10 from IBM
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November 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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PTFs for the Fall Technology Refreshes, IBM i 7.6 TR1 and 7.5 TR7, and now available to download and install on your systems.
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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Fall 2025 Technology Refreshes available
PTFs for the Fall Technology Refreshes, IBM i 7.6 TR1 and 7.5 TR7, and now available to download and install on your systems
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November 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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How to retrieve the name of the printer defined in a Query.
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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Retrieving the printer name from a Query
How to retrieve the name of the printer defined in a Query
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November 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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It is always pretty cool when your #IBMi idea comes to fruition. This has become ➡️
www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7....
Which is part of the next TR for #IBMi 7.5 & 7.6.

Thank you #IBM!

#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
November 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Tomorrow, Tuesday November 18 at 2:00 PM (CT), I am talking to @QUSER, for 2+ hours about getting the most from #SQL with your #IBMiRPG.

All are welcome. Register at ➡ www.quser.org/content/quse...

I hope to see you there! 😎

#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion #SupportOurIBMiLUG
QUSER November 2025 | QUSER
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November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Deleting unwanted journal receivers that are found in QSYS.
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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Deleting QAUDJRN's journal receivers if they are in QSYS
Deleting unwanted journal receivers that are found in QSYS
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November 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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On Tuesday November 18 at 2:00 PM (CT) I am talking to @QUSER, giving two hours about getting the most from #SQL with your #IBMiRPG.

All are welcome. Register at ➡ www.quser.org/content/quse...

I hope to see you there! 😎

#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion #SupportOurIBMiLUG
QUSER November 2025 | QUSER
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November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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SQL view, SQLSTATE_CODES, that returns information about every SQL state.
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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Retrieve information about SQL state
SQL view, SQLSTATE_CODES, that returns information about every SQL state
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November 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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The events I am involved with this month, includes Central Texas IBM i User Group (CTXiUG), System i Developer's Lunch & Learn, & QUSER.
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
www.rpgpgm.com/2025/11/nove...
November's presentations
This blog is about the IBM i, formerly the AS400, and offers advice about programming, operations, communications and anything else I can think of
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November 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Next week, Wednesday November 5, CTXiUG welcomes Gregory Simmons as our guest speaker. He will be talking about becoming a power user with ACS.

This event is FREE & online.
ctxiug.blogspot.com/2025/10/nove...

See y’all there!

#IBMi #IBMChampion #SupportOurIBMLUG #AS400 #iSeries #IBMiLUG
November 2025 meeting
Central Texas IBM i User Group for those in Central Texas (greater Austin and San Antonio areas) interested in the IBM i and PowerSystems
ctxiug.blogspot.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Overcoming an error extracting data from the Audit Journal, QAUDJRN, and how to delete the old unwanted journal receivers.
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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Deleting the journal receivers of QAUDJRN
Overcoming an error extracting data from the Audit Journal, QAUDJRN, and how to delete the old unwanted journal receivers
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October 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Use SQL to check if there are any certificates in my IBM I partition that are going expire in the near future.
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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Checking for expired certificates
Use SQL to check if there are any certificates in my IBM I partition that are going expire in the near future
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October 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Two free courses from IBM. Read their blog about them =>
community.ibm.com/community/us...

#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
Announcing two free IBM i courses: DL06004G and DL06005G
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October 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Creating database check constraints to move the checking of data from programs and into the database.
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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Adding check constraints to your database
Creating database check constraints to move the checking of data from programs and into the database
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October 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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A subfile program to display the top 10 CPU intensive jobs that automatically updates itself.
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#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
How to view the top 10 jobs using the most CPU
A subfile program to display the top 10 CPU intensive jobs that automatically updates itself
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October 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM