Unlocking Myrtle Beach

What if you could say that you developed the software that controls the electronic locking mechanisms to vacation properties on Myrtle Beach? Well, we have a story for you…

RPG-XML Suite: Unlocking the Power of IBM Watson

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.63″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.63″ src=”http://krengel.nobodycanfindme.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IBM-Watson-Logo-1.png” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” animation_style=”slide” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_direction=”left” show_bottom_space=”on” /][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.2″] Many of you have seen one of the IBM Watson ads on TV and in print and been impressed by the powerful capabilities that IBM Watson is offering. If you’re a RPG developer then […]

Rest easy with full REST web service support in RPG-XML Suite 3.2

RPG-XML Suite Version 3.2 Officially Released This article was originally posted on our RPG-XML Suite product website. Since the January 2014 introduction of the new RXS3 API and its improvements, our RPG-XML Suite customers have continued to make suggestions for even more features and new functionality. At Krengeltech we embrace these suggestions to allow developers to […]

Handling XML Reserved Characters

One of the more common support questions we receive from RPG-XML Suite users is: How can I use XML reserved characters in my XML request or response? This article was originally posted on our RPG-XML Suite product website. The following XML produces parsing errors: <CompanyName>Smith & Doe Incorporated</CompanyName> What do I do? The questioner is referring to […]

Processing Unicode Natively with RPG-XML Suite

One of the design goals for our newest version of RPG-XML Suite was to allow for smoother handling of character sets, also referred to as CCSID’s.  This article was originally posted on our RPG-XML Suite product website. We’ve seen that many developers are communicating with systems using Unicode character sets such as UTF-8.  In many cases, […]

Understanding cXML

Occasionally we receive questions asking whether RPG-XML Suite handles cXML. This article was originally posted on our RPG-XML Suite product website. While the answer is “Yes!”, this post is intended to provide some background information about just what cXML consists of, and how it compares and relates to standard XML. First of all, it’s important to […]

Utilize 16 MB RPG variables

This article was originally posted on our RPG-XML Suite product website. As part of the API design for the newest RPG-XML Suite version 3.x , a major goal was to take advantage of IBM’s support for 16MB RPG variables – introduced starting in V6R1.  This was a great move by IBM, and provides some real advantages for […]

Consume Web Services

This article was originally posted on our RPG-XML Suite product website. Web services are provided by many of todays most popular business partners – Amazon.com, Fed Ex, UPS, salesforce.com, eBay and Google are some – just to name a few.  Various eCommerce platforms, credit card processors, and many other trading partners provide easy access to data […]

TaxCloud delivers FREE sales tax calculation for IBM i

Taxes of one kind or another are a burden for nearly all of us. The same holds true for businesses that have to collect and pay sales taxes in the states in which they operate. Businesses running on IBM i have typically tried to manage the sales tax burden with either expensive pre-built software packages […]

100% RPG. No Java required.

This article was originally posted on our RPG-XML Suite product website. The good news for modern day developers:  there are many choices for providing solutions to today’s business computing challenges. The bad news:  with so many choices it’s far too easy to end up with a mishmash of technologies to learn and maintain.  While sometimes that […]