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InterSystems Global Masters — Advocacy Hub for those who love InterSystems Data Platforms and want to share this love with people! 

Also, we select content from DC and intersystems.com and present it in GM in a nice form of challenges to let you be in touch what is cool and hot with InterSystems Data Platforms.

Also, we'll try to entertain you with gamification, you can earn points and levels and redeem rewards to different rewards we prepared for you.

Welcome to InterSystems Global Masters!

Starting out with ObjectScript, it is really exciting, but it can also feel a little unusual if you're used to other languages. Many beginners trip over the same hurdles, so here are a few "gotchas" you'll want to watch out for. (Also few friendly tips to avoid them)

NAMING THINGS RANDOMLY

We have all been guilty of naming something Test1 or MyClass just to move on quickly. But once your project grows, these names become a nightmare.

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Here’s a special thread where you can tell a bit about yourself — because connecting and learning more about each other is what makes this community great 💬✨

We had a similar discussion on our old Global Masters platform — you might remember! We’re excited to bring that networking opportunity back to the community.

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Summer is coming to an end, and we’re sure you had plenty of highlights! ✨

Maybe you learned something valuable, got yourself a reward on Global Masters, or even joined READY 2025 🎉

Here’s a quick checklist — but you can, of course, share anything else about your summer in the comments. Photos are more than welcome 📸

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It helps to remove special characters, such as non-utf-8 characters either control characters or unicode characters from text that is not printable or can't be parsed by downstream systems.

There is also $C(32) in this condition; sometimes NBSP appears in the text and it will not be recognized by TIE, but downstream it displays as "?".

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Hey Community! New rewards have arrived on Global Masters 🎁

With our July update, we’ve added some fresh new options for you to choose from! The rewards catalog is now packed with even more exciting ways to exchange your points for something truly useful, , and well-deserved If you’ve been saving up your points, now’s the perfect time to treat yourself!



➡️ Enter Global Masters to check out available prizes*.

🧩 Want to learn how to earn points faster? You can find tips and guidance here

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We are receiving the report in text format and it has special characters like ', - like that in the text. Source system is using the UTF8 encoding format hence the text is showing as ' � ' . Is there a way to convert the utf8 to actual character in the DTL.

Thank you,

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· Dec 26, 2024 1m read
Global Masters Holiday Cards

🎄✨ Holiday Greetings from the Community! ✨🎄

On Global Masters, you’ve sent us wonderful greetings for the community, and we can’t wait to share them with everyone! We’ve transformed your greetings into beautiful holiday cards—check them out below 💌. Thank you all for your warm words!

We also held a small contest on Global Masters for the most original holiday greeting, and @Harshitha.Balakrishna's card was chosen as the best one! Here it is: 👇
📌 Below, you can see all the greetings shared by Global Masters members. They remind us of how important it is to be part of such a united and creative community.

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You’ve probably already seen that the September Article Bounty is in full swing! 🚀

You can either submit an existing up-to-date article on one of the topics and earn 30 points,
or write a brand-new article from scratch and get a bounty of 🏆 5,000 points once it’s approved! 🎉

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You can learn a lot from a first impression; we want to hear about yours.

As a continuation of our User Insights Interview program (see this post for more details), we’re expanding our scope to include Python developers, particularly those of you who are new to working with InterSystems technology. We’re looking to conduct one-on-one interviews to hear your honest thoughts about getting started: What made sense, what didn’t, and where we could improve.

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Hey, Developer Community!

We’ve launched a brand-new activity on Global Masters — the Article Bounty!
It’s your chance to share your expertise, help fellow developers, and, of course, earn points while doing it.

👉 Join the August Article Bounty on Global Masters here

Earlier, we launched the Submit an Article Idea challenge — where Global Masters members could suggest new articles, tutorials, how-tos, and more. We received an overwhelming number of fantastic ideas!

👉 Now, once a month, we’ll publish a list of 10 in-demand topics requested by the community.
You can choose a topic from the list, write an article about it, and earn bounty of 🏆 5,000 points when the article is approved.

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Are you a developer, data engineer, integration engineer, or data scientist who works hands-on with InterSystems products?

We are conducting 30-45 minute interviews to understand your experience — how you started with InterSystems products, where you find helpful code samples, and how we can improve our products to better support your journey.

✅ If you’re interested, fill out a quick survey to share your contact info and experience.

If you're selected, we will schedule a session at your convenience between April 2 and May 8 for an interview based on the information you provide.

🎁 As a thank-you, interview participants will receive 10,000 Global Masters points!

Your feedback will directly help us improve your experience using InterSystems products and services.

Kindly note that the spots are limited.

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Hello my friends,

I have a problem with Objectscript, why the value of address become like this ?

everything works fine except the Address,

this is my code, do I need something to make this into real address ? should I put something in my code ?

set paper=obj.PAADMPAPMIDR.PAPMIPAPERDR

if '$isobject(paper) continue

set Address=paper.PAPERStName

thank you for your help

Best Regards,

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Hello there 🙋‍♂️,

I'm looking towards a functionality alike Python's difflib, but made with Intersystems products. I already know could embed Python code within IRIS but thought maybe there was a development already done for handling deltas, with a different approach or extra utils.

Even if I find such a library after comparing both might still go with difflib or any other more suitable. Intend to use it for a cross-environment checklist/check tool.

Please find below a sample of HTML rendering computed and made with difflib, with a few lines of code:

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Hi Community!

Black Friday is here and this year, it’s all about discovering the best deals on Global Masters! Complete a short set of fun challenges, learn a few new things and collect extra points along the way.

From November 20 to November 30, join our Black Friday adventure: Find your deal on Global Masters.


🎯 During this period only:

  • All asks which have a black cover will award double points during this period
  • Inviting new Developer Community members through the Referral Program will also give 2× points when the invitee registers on DC.
  • Everyone who completes the Black Friday journey will enter the raffle for a special prize - Prixton 1080P Matisse Mini Projector! 🎁

Don’t miss your chance! The Black Friday hunt ends November 30.

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Let’s spotlight the brilliant authors and contributors of our November Article Bounty! 💙
Thank you to everyone who took part and shared their knowledge with the community.

A special shout-out goes to those who created brand-new articles and contributed their expertise — each received 5,000 points 🎉

@Zion Amsalem -- "Consuming REST-APIs for dummies (beginner-friendly)"
@Robert Cemper -- "Network Debugging for Beginners - 1"
@Iryna Mykhailova -- "Connecting C# to InterSystems IRIS via ODBC"
@Vachan C Rannore -- "My experience with APIs and POS integration."
@Padmaja Konduru -- "Production Terminal Commands"

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Let’s shine a light on the amazing authors and contributors of our October Article Bounty! 💙
Huge thanks to everyone who joined in and shared their knowledge.

A special mention goes to those who created brand-new articles and shared their expertise — each received 5,000 points 🎉

1. @Robert Cemper >> "Sample for Beginners with Streams in IRIS"
2. @Vachan C Rannore >> "What I’ve Learned from Multiple Data Migrations"
3. @Harshitha >> "Tips on handling Large data"

And also to those who joined the challenge and helped us in the search for interesting articles (each received 30 points 🙌):

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