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If you see me at #TechXchange2026 or #NAViGATE2026 don't forget to ask for your #RPGPGMCOMunity ribbon to add to your badge. #IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

All registered & off to the Champions function. If I see you there ask for your #RPGPGMCOMunity ribbon. #IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

At the conference center & there is my name on the #IBMChampions board. #IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

Second leg to #TechXchange2026. This gate was not decorated like the one in Austin is. #IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

First leg of my trip to #TechXchange2026 #IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

I will be handing out #RPGPGCOMunity ribbons next week at #TechXchange2026/@COMMONug #NAViGATE2026. Don't forget to ask for yours! See the existing members of our community➡️ rpgpgmcomunity.rpgpgm.com/p/… 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion #SupportOurIBMiLIG

The simplest way to retrieve the difference between two timestamps as hours, minutes, or seconds. rpgpgm.com/2023/03/getting-h… 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

For the second year RPGPGM.COM is one of Feedspot's Top 10 IBM Blogs. rpgpgm.com/2026/10/award-for… #IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

IBM i ACS 1.1.9.17 is released and available to be downloaded and installed. rpgpgm.com/acs #IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

What can I say? Except I hope to see y'all there! 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

Preventing the copying of data from a CSV into a DDS file from generating errors caused by the presence of null values. rpgpgm.com/2026/10/when-copy… 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

Less than a week to go to #TechXchange2026! I am looking forward to seeing you all there! 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

We see their equivalents everywhere, but have you ever created an auto-scrolling subfile? rpgpgm.com/2021/10/creating-… 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

Capturing the errors code if QCMDEXC API fails. rpgpgm.com/2013/10/capturing… 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

In #SQL using INTERSECT rather than INNER JOIN to find common records in two files. rpgpgm.com/2020/07/selects-w… 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

Become proactive and check if anything is getting close to reaching its system sizing maximum. rpgpgm.com/2026/10/being-pro… 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

I'm not presenting , but I'll be in the exhibition hall or wandering the corridors. If you see me, come say "Hi"! I'd love to hear your thoughts on how serious the "gray wave" is, not just for #IBMi, but for all of IT. @programmersio #IBMTechXhange #COMMONNViGATE #GrayWave

The latest, August 2026, IBM i roadmap from IBM. rpgpgm.com/2026/10/latest-ib… 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

I hope you will be there (online) 🙂 Click on that link to register. 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion #SupportOurIBMiLUG