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Thank you to @LISUG_Official for having me talk at your “Night of 1000 Stars” & for your T shirt. Thank you to everyone who was there too Remember you need to S.I.M.O.N this week. #IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion #SupportYourIBMiLUG

New parameter added to the Generate Spreadsheet scalar function that allows you to give the spreadsheet sheet a name. rpgpgm.com/2026/10/generates… 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

Cool to see the best #IBMi local user group in Texas up there with the others! #IBMi #IBMChampion #SupportOurIBMiLUG

Today, Tuesday, is my last day at #TechXchange2026. If you want to show you are part of this community stop me & ask for your own @RPGPGMCOMunity ribbon. All I will ask for in return is a photograph of you with it. 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

Calculating the different types of averages using #SQL rpgpgm.com/2022/01/calculate… 💙#IBMi #rpgpgm #IBMChampion

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