June 7, 2023
June 7, 2023 | Volume 16 Issue 83
- LEAD ARTICLE: SQL 101: DML Recap: The Two “Flavors” of INSERT
- FEATURED ARTICLE: Programming in ILE RPG - Externally Described Printer Files
- FEATURED VIDEO: A Moment with Carol Woodbury: The Benefits of Authorizations Lists
- NEWS HIGHLIGHT: CEO Matt Hicks On Red Hat Layoffs, IBM’s Open Source Vision
- WEBCAST: Low Code: A Digital Transformation of Supply Chain and Logistics
- EVENT: OCEAN TechCon23 - July 27 - 29, 2023
SQL 101: DML Recap: The Two “Flavors” of INSERT
No, it’s not bitter and sweet or anything like that! INSERT is a very powerful SQL statement that many people don’t take full advantage of. I’m going to explain its two ways of working—its two “flavors” if you will. Keep reading!
By Rafael Victória-Pereira
Most programmers are familiar with the INSERT SQL statement, and some (including me) prefer it to Data File Utility (DFU) because it’s reproducible, controlled, and most important, easy to track. It’s true that you can save all those spool files produced by DFU somewhere, but it’s not easy to re-input data or even reuse inputted data. With INSERT, a simple copy-paste-adjust operation is all it takes to add a second or third record that shares some similarities with the original statement.
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Programming in ILE RPG - Externally Described Printer Files
In addition to allowing the external definition of database files, ILE RPG lets you define reports externally.
By Brian Meyers and Jim Buck
Editor's Note: This article is excerpted from chapter 3 of Programming in ILE RPG, Fifth Edition.
Externally describing printer files offers many of the same benefits as externally describing database files. In particular, this method lets you change a report format without changing the source code of the program that produces the report—a wise approach to application maintenance. Also, if you externally define printer files, you can use a system utility, such as RDi’s Report Designer, to help you design the report’s layout visually on your workstation. The utility then generates the DDS required to describe the report so you don’t have to do the grunt work of figuring out line position and spacing entries. (Appendix B covers Report Designer in more detail.)
CEO Matt Hicks On Red Hat Layoffs, IBM’s Open Source Vision
“[Layoffs are] a healthy thing that you have to do every once in awhile to make sure you’re putting investment in the right areas that are going to help you keep being successful with customers,” Red Hat CEO Matt Hicks tells CRN.
By Mark Haranas
Red Hat CEO Matt Hicks sat down with CRN to discuss the company’s recent layoff round, whether any more pieces of Red Hat will be absorbed by IBM, and avoiding cloud lock-ins when it comes to Red Hat’s open hybrid cloud strategy.
Hicks became president and CEO of Red Hat in July and is approaching his eighteenth year with the Raleigh, N.C.-based open-source software superstar.
“When I started [in the CEO role], the thing I really wanted to correct is: know why we’re here, known what we do, be excited about what we do,” Hicks told CRN. “We can’t chase every single battle challenge in technology that’s out there. We’ve got to be laser-focused on that.”
Before jumping into what Hicks had to say about Red Hat laying off about 800 employees and IBM becoming “more comfortable” with open source, it is key to note that the 2023 Red Hat Summit is wrapping up…
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