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---+ DBG/400 - Free software for the AS/400 / iSeries

This is the home page for my !DataBase Generation utilities, aka DBG/400.

---++ News

You'll find the latest (%SEARCH{ " " topic="NewsPage" nosummary="on" noheader="on" nosearch="on" nototal="on" format="$date" }%) news/updates on the NewsPage.

---++ DBG/400

DBG/400 is the main tool I've created so far, hence the name for the site. It consists of a number of integrated utilities that help in setting up and maintaining an environment (library, files, data areas and data) suitable for testing your applications. Read the full details on [[http://dbg400.net/dbg400.html][DBG/400]]

---++ Extras

I've a number of miscellaneous tools, including [[http://dbg400.net/usroutq.html][WRKUSROUTQ]], [[http://dbg400.net/extras.html#prgoutq][PRGOUTQ]], [[http://dbg400.net/movoutq.html][MOVOUTQ]], [[http://dbg400.net/chklvls.html][CHKLVLCHK]], [[http://dbg400.net/excsql.html][EXCSQL]] and [[http://dbg400.net/crtcsv.html][CRTCSVDTA]] that are available for download. There's also a list of other utilities that could be made available if the interest is there. Have a look at these [[http://dbg400.net/extras.html][extras]]. I've also set up a page for [[http://dbg400.net/samples.html][Usenet and mailing lists]] code samples relating to posts I've made.

---++ About me

I'm Martin Rowe, 39, a Senior Analyst/Programmer with [[http://www.moores.co.uk][Moores]] a large UK furniture manufacturer where I've been since 1992. Prior to that I worked for a software house in the Midlands, where I started my AS/400 career (back in 1990). I'm married with two young children (Ben, seven and Heather, six). If you're interested, have a look at our (rather out-of-date) [[http://jamaro.org.uk][family album]] and more recent pictures (though not yet with many comments) on my [[http://jamaro.homelinux.org][home server]]. My family absorbs most of my spare time (kids have way of doing that ;-) ), but I occasionally manage to get away to my two local Linux User Groups: West Yorkshire [[http://www.wylug.org.uk][WYLUG]] and York [[http://www.york.lug.org.uk][YLUG]].

---++ Mailing list

There isn't a specific mailing list for DBG/400 - just email me direct if you have specific questions/comments. For notification of new utilities or updates to existing content, consider [[%TWIKIWEB%.TWikiRegistration][registering]] with this site and adding your name to the WebNotify page. 

There is a list for Open Source Software on the AS/400 / iSeries where you'll find updates and announcements on these and other utilities available from a wide range of OSS projects. The list also serves as a platform for discussion on licensing issues, project ideas, and anything else (on topic) related to iSeries OSS. Joining is easy: just head on over to the handy subscription page over at [[http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/oss400][Midrange.com - OSS400]]. Do join in and get involved :-)

---++ Feedback

If you find something of interest on this site, or have ideas for making it more useful, please let [[%MAINWEB%.MartinRowe][me]] know. I would really appreciate it if you [[%TWIKIWEB%.TWikiRegistration][registered]] on this site, and added a few details about yourself on your TWiki homepage. If you can upload a picture of yourself, or your home or local landscape even better. 

---++ Credits

   * A big thanks to my boss for allowing me to publish this in the first place :-)
   * John Ross of http://www.netshare400.com for providing me with a free AS/400 account available over the Internet. See more details on my [[http://dbg400.net/netshare.html][NetShare400 page]].
   * David George of 400times.co.uk for reviewing (favourably :-) ) DBG/400 in his excellent AS/400 e-zine - sadly a victim of too much to do and too little time, now no longer updated.
   * I've used some of Tom Liotta's free commands in some of my utilities - Thanks, Tom :-) Check out his 'Sharea' site http://zap.to/tl400
   * http://twiki.org for providing such an excellent platform for web content development. 
   * ...there are more individuals and organisations I'm grateful to, for producing excellent software and/or for providing great web resources. Hopefully I'm giving something back via the site. See the following links page for them and more.

---++ Links

...are on the LinksPage. Let me know of any other sites you think should be mentioned here.

---++ Site map

Pages in the DBG400 TWiki can be found through the WebIndex. This site's static pages are listed on the 'old' [[http://dbg400.net/sitemap.html][Site map]]

-- Main.MartinRowe - 10 Jun 2005
This topic: DBG400 > IndexPage
Topic revision: r5 - 10 Jul 2005 - 09:39:35 - MartinRowe
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