The Wisconsin Midrange Computer Professional Association dinner meetings are normally held on the second Thursday of each month, September through May, with the exception of April, when we hold our annual Midrange Technical Conference, which will be a two-day event in Delavan, Wisconsin.


May 14, 2009 Monthly Meeting

4:30 p.m.
Mike Pavlak
PHP Arrays for the RPG Programmer

Until recently RPG has neglected the sophistication of elegant array processing while PHP has supported the use of arrays since its inception.  Come to this session to see why array processing is so important and how many of the over 70 array function relate to RPG operation codes and built-in functions.  You will see how arrays are used to pass parameters between functions and programs as well as how arrays can be used to supplant nearly all of the purposes data structures serve in RPG.  This intermediate level session is a must see for the RPG programmer exploring PHP for production purposes. 


7:30 p.m.
Mike Pavlak
PHP Toolkit and 5250 Bridge

PHP on IBM i provides the framework for implementing applications that leverage existing IBM i data and system resources. This presentation will guide you through examples on how PHP is utilized to retrieving/updating DB2/400 data and invoking RPG/COBOL/CL programs. Additionally, attendees will be able to showcase future enhancements such as the 5250 Bridge making it easier to leverage your IBM i investments.


Mike Pavlak has been working with IBM midrange solutions since 1992 and IBM Mainframes before that. Mike has developed applications using RPG, CL and PHP and for the last several years has managed IT development and operations for Tripp Lite. Recently, Mike has joined Zend as a Solutions Consultant and travels the country helping companies understand the value proposition of PHP. Mike lives in suburban Chicago with his wife, five kids, a dog, four cats, a leopard spotted gecko, Russian tortoise, half a dozen fish and dwarf hamster.

 




We hope to see all of you on Thursday, May 14, 2009
at Klemmer's Banquet Center
10401 W. Oklahoma Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53227


Please remember to register early.
 
4:30 Session 1 
5:30 Registration/Cocktails/Networking
6:30 - 7:30 Dinner
7:30 - 8:30 Session 2


Advance reservations must be in by May 12th.
The dinner session is $30.00 for members and $40.00 for non-members.
Fees for late reservations are an additional $10.00.
No refunds will be made for cancellations received within 48 hours of the meeting.
Please complete the registration form and mail with your check payable to WMCPA to:


WMCPA Treasurer
PO Box 492
Elm Grove, WI 53122-0492

This Year's Schedule: 

September 11, 2008

September Dinner Meeting
Klemmer's Banquet Center

"Performance tuning"
"Using procedures in RPG"

October 9, 2008

October Dinner Meeting
Alioto's Restaurant

"The HarrisData Roadmap 
To An iDeal Architecture"

November 13, 2008

November Dinner Meeting
Klemmer's Banquet Center

WMCPA & Gateway Technical College
3rd Annual Fall Conference Preview

November 14, 2008

Gateway Technical College

WMCPA & Gateway Technical College
3rd Annual Fall Conference

December 11, 2008

December Dinner Meeting
Alioto's Restaurant

"6.1 Performance Data Investigator and other 6.1 Performance Tools Enhancements"
"Using Job Watcher and Run-Wait Analysis with IBM i 6.1"

January 8, 2009

January Dinner Meeting
Klemmer's Banquet Center

"Free and Inexpensive Software"
"Practical Programming"

February 12, 2009

February Dinner Meeting
Alioto's Restaurant

"SQL your XML"

March 12, 2009

March Dinner Meeting
Klemmer's Banquet Center

"Voice over IP on the IBM i"

April 1-2, 2009

Spring Technical Conference
Lake Lawn Resort

 Details on www.wmcpa.org Spring Conference Page

May 14, 2009

May Dinner Meeting
Klemmer's Banquet Center

"PHP on the IBM i"

 

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