Simon Hutchinson
@RPGPGM
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#IBMiguru, #IBMChampion (x5), #IBMiCommunity advocate, President of @CTXiUG, @COMMONug SME, John Earle Speaker scholar, & founder of https://t.co/VSJOWkhHfK.
Austin, TX, USA
Joined June 2014
Next week, Thursday 23 October at 16:00 (CET), I will be presenting, online, to #COMMONAustria. Come join me as I go through my favorite SQL features. To learn more, go to => https://t.co/99JmDlET9w I hope to see you, virtually, there! #IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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Creating database check constraints to move the checking of data from programs and into the database. 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
https://t.co/YZXn0QuaWW
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Creating database check constraints to move the checking of data from programs and into the database
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Calling a program on a remote system is simple when you use SNADS. 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
https://t.co/9e3GlkxcR3
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DDM files offer a way to easily pass data between different IBM systems, whether they be partitions on the same server or separate servers. It is also possible to submit a job on the remote system...
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This may seem a bit redundant, but there are times I need to get the statistics from a job that has already ended. This is how I can get that information using #SQL. 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
https://t.co/LKHLAHPK9T
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Using new table function, ENDED_JOB_INFO, to get data about jobs that have already finished
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How to in #IBMiRPG concatenate all the elements of an array into one string. 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
https://t.co/gX0qm9ALyw
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New RPG built in function, %CONCATARR, allows me to concatenate elements from an array into one string
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Calling a program on a remote system is simple when you use SNADS. 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
https://t.co/9e3GlkwF1v
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DDM files offer a way to easily pass data between different IBM systems, whether they be partitions on the same server or separate servers. It is also possible to submit a job on the remote system...
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A friend & colleague entered his first IBM idea for something that really needs to be addressed: a better way to review of IBM PTF Cover letters. Please check his Idea & vote if you think it is useful ➡️ https://t.co/lNpvTMI2rA 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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This is a wonderful opportunity to get some great training and ideas from #IBMi industry experts, for free! https://t.co/gWs73ot2xU 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
A treat for everyone who loves #IBMi development—a NEW Summit Lunch & Learn series! Register free at https://t.co/R20n954nxI
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A subfile program to display the top 10 CPU intensive jobs that automatically updates itself. 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
https://t.co/9CnwBKKqsZ
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A subfile program to display the top 10 CPU intensive jobs that automatically updates itself
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Thursday November 6 at 1:00 PM (ET) come see a few of my favorite #SQL with my @SiDforIBMi #LunchAndLearn presentation. These are the kind of things you need to be using every day! Register for all of the L&L => https://t.co/DhbaCWtlwf
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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The reasons you should keep your #IBMPower server and #IBMi update. Especially relevant with EoL coming soon for #IBMPower9 & #IBMi 7.4 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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Thursday October 23 at 1:00 PM (ET) my first @SiDforIBMi #LunchAndLearn presentation. This is the next big thing we need to be able to cope with. Come learn what you can do to identify potential issues. Register➡️ https://t.co/DhbaCWtlwf
#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
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The Fall 2025 Technology Refreshes, IBM I 7.6 TR1 and 7.5 TR7, have been announced. 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
https://t.co/wZBNXhyrRF
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The Fall 2025 Technology Refreshes, IBM I 7.6 TR1 and 7.5 TR7, have been announced
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Use #SQL to get a list of all the job waiting on the job queues in this partition. 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
https://t.co/z3eWY2kvDM
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SQL View that lists all of the submitted jobs and the job queues they are stilling in
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Wow! I was not expecting this mention at TechXchange! 😯 Thanks to Jeff Yanoviak for sharing this. (As of my last report to IBM Champions (Oct 1) I have written 70 posts in 2025) #IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion #TechXchanges
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🇦🇹Thursday 23 October at 16:00 (CET), I will be presenting, online, to #COMMONAustria. Come join me as I go through my favorite SQL features. To learn more, go to ➡️ https://t.co/99JmDlET9w & register. 👋See you, virtually, there! #IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion #COMMONOsterreich
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Comparing the differences between two objects in the #IFS. 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
https://t.co/iPnOpXyeUv
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Using SQL to compare for differences between objects in two different directories in the IFS, and even in different databases/partitions
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Adding database constraints to DDS physical files using SQL and CL commands. 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
https://t.co/bSnpfXU9Ni
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Adding database constraints to DDS physical files using SQL and CL commands
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#IBMiRPG BiF to determine the greatest and lowest value for a variable can be used to stop errors. 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion
https://t.co/NCxLbW8pQU
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The RPG Built in Functions %HIVAL and %LOVAL allow me to test a variable against its maximum or minimum allowed value
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