Download or read book Functions in Free Format RPG IV written by Jim Martin and published by MC Press. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the ultimate guide to writing RPG IV programs with functions in the free-format style. Let RPG expert and best-selling author Jim Martin show you the way. Want to generate a random number, manipulate a character string, or determine the number of elements in a data structure? There's a function for that. Jim will even show you how to write your own custom built-in functions (BIFs). In this book, you'll discover the role of functions in free-format RPG IV. Jim explains the details of built-in functions (BIFs) and explores the use of C language functions, do-it-yourself functions (subprocedures), and prototyping and procedure interfaces for function connectivity of RPG IV main procedures with subprocedures and other modules. Because functions rely heavily on ILE, the book examines those ILE concepts that connect the parts of a multi-functional program, such as binding, import/export of data, service programs, and binding directories. In addition, you'll find how to prototype IBM's APIs.
Download or read book Free Format RPG IV written by Jim Martin and published by MC Press. This book was released on 2015-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing strictly on teaching free-format RPG programming methods, this book will help programmers wishing to upgrade their skills This how-to guide offers a concise and thorough introduction to the increased productivity, better readability, and easier program maintenance that comes with the free-format style of programming in RPG IV. Although free-format information is available in IBM manuals, it is not separated from everything else, requiring hours of tedious research to track down the information needed. This book provides everything you need to know to write RPG IV in the free-format style. Author Jim Martin not only teaches rules and syntax, but also explains how this modern style of coding has the potential to improve overall programmer productivity--from initial development through maintenance. He methodically covers the many style issues, such as named indicators and built-in functions, and addresses topics including input and output, program flow, data manipulation, math operations, prototyping, and APIs. This third edition is updated to V7.1 of the IBM i operating system on IBM Power machines. An added chapter explains the new free-format H, F, D, and P specifications introduced by IBM in Technology Refresh 7, and programming examples throughout the book are updated to reflect the new specifications.
Download or read book Free Format RPG IV written by Jim Martin and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What could be more important than upgrading your RPG skills? Traditional fixed-format style RPG IV programmers everywhere are embracing the increased productivity, better readability, and easier program maintenance that comes with the free-format style of programming in RPG IV. This book, a "how-to" guide and the first of its kind, will provide you with concise and thorough information on this powerful new way of coding RPG IV. Though free-format information is available in IBM manuals, it is not separated from everything else, thereby requiring hours of tedious research to track down the information you need. With this book, your search is over. Free-Format RPG IV is the "one-stop" resource that will save you time and frustration. In it, you'll find everything you need to know to write RPG IV in the free-format style. Author Jim Martin not only teaches rules and syntax, but also explains how this new style of coding has the potential to improve overall programmer productivity—from initial development through maintenance. He methodically covers the "how to" involved in free-format RPG IV, including many style issues, such as named indicators and built-in functions. He also addresses input and output, program flow, data manipulation, and math operations. There is even a chapter on prototyping and APIs. Free-Format RPG IV is the definitive guide on the topic and just what you need to get started with this exciting, powerful style of programming. With Free-Format RPG IV you will: - Learn not only the "how-to," but also the "why" of free-format RPG IV - Acquire essential, free-format style tips to help you write good, maintainable code - Find complete-program solutions for specific problems, including associated display and printer files - Discover how upgrading your RPG skills to free-format can take your programming career to the next level.
Download or read book The Modern RPG IV Language written by Robert Cozzi and published by MC Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation For readers who have had some programming experience with a high-level language such as PL/I, COLBO, FORTANS, or any version of RPG, Cozzi explains RPG IV, the latest version of the Report Program Generator language first devised in 1960. This version is the one implemented by the IBM Corporation on computers running the OS/400 operating system, and is compatible with OS/400 Version 5, Release 2 and earlier. He discusses the RPG cycle only briefly, now that it is no longer considered a productive method, and has been replaced by structured programming constructs. He does not provide a bibliography or mention dates for earlier editions. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Download or read book Who Knew You Could Do That with RPG IV Modern RPG for the Modern Programmer written by Rich Diedrich and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Application development is a key part of IBM® i businesses. The IBM i operating system is a modern, robust platform to create and develop applications. The RPG language has been around for a long time, but is still being transformed into a modern business language. This IBM Redbooks® publication is focused on helping the IBM i development community understand the modern RPG language. The world of application development has been rapidly changing over the past years. The good news is that IBM i has been changing right along with it, and has made significant changes to the RPG language. This book is intended to help developers understand what modern RPG looks like and how to move from older versions of RPG to a newer, modern version. Additionally, it covers the basics of Integrated Language Environment® (ILE), interfacing with many other languages, and the best tools for doing development on IBM i. Using modern tools, methodologies, and languages are key to continuing to stay relevant in today's world. Being able to find the right talent for your company is key to your continued success. Using the guidelines and principles in this book can help set you up to find that talent today and into the future. This publication is the result of work that was done by IBM, industry experts, business partners, and some of the original authors of the first edition of this book. This information is important not only for developers, but also business decision makers (CIO for example) to understand that the IBM i is not an 'old' system. IBM i has modern languages and tools. It is a matter of what you choose to do with the IBM i that defines its age.
Download or read book The Modern RPG Language with Structured Programming written by Robert Cozzi and published by MC Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Free Format RPG IV written by Jim Martin and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This how-to guide offers a concise and thorough introduction to the increased productivity, better readability, and easier program maintenance that comes with the free-format style of programming in RPG IV. Although free-format information is available in IBM manuals, it is not separated from everything else, thereby requiring hours of tedious research to track down the information needed. This book provides everything one needs to know to write RPG IV in the free-format style, and author Jim Martin not only teaches rules and syntax but also explains how this new style of coding has the potential to improve overall programmer productivity--from initial development through maintenance. He methodically covers the many style issues, such as named indicators and built-in functions, and addresses topics including input and output, program flow, data manipulation, math operations, prototyping, and APIs. This second edition is updated to V7.1 of the IBM i operating system on IBM Power machines, including a chapter on the Technology Refresh 7 (TR7) enhancements. Updated throughout, the book explains the latest techniques for source program entry (LPEX editor in RDp), the new way to code Embedded SQL in free-format, and other items that have occurred in the years since the first edition.
Download or read book Subfiles in Free Format RPG written by Kevin Vandever and published by MC Press. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive resource that can be used by RPG programmers as they advance from basic subfile usage to more advanced programming, this manual offers concepts, explanations, and practical examples that reflect current trends. With downloadable templates that include both the DDS and RPG IV code, this resource provides the techniques and styles-from basic single-page displays to powerful methods such as recursion, data queues, and embedded SQL-that enable RPG programmers to become subfile masters. With updated code that shows modern methods, such as ILE strategies and free-format RPG, this reference offers a bounty of practical examples and advanced techniques.
Download or read book RPG IV Programming on the AS 400 written by Stanley E. Myers and published by Pearson. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is dedicated RPG IV Programming language and the AS/400 environment. The book includes over 60 compiled RPG IV listings documented with a line by line explanation of the instructions and or annotated comments. The author has included over 500 figures and he addresses other important AS/400 software with separate appendices for SEU, PDM, DFU, SDA and interactive debugging. Every chapter includes a summary, review questions, and programming assignments.
Download or read book RPG IV by Example written by George Farr and published by 29th Street Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering all areas of RPG programming, this book goes beyond explaining the differences between RPG III and RPG IV. The authors provide practical application examples to illustrate RPG IV's new capabilities. New features and functions include new specifications; date, time, timestamp, and pointer data types; built-in functions, free-form expressions, new keywords, and new operations. Examples also show how to improve programming efficiency in RPG IV. RPG IV by Example focuses on application situations familiar to experienced programmers. RPG IV by Example is an invaluable coach for any RPG programmer at any experience level. Longtime programmers will find out how RPG IV lets you continue to take advantage of tried-and-true methods while adopting important timesaving capabilities. RPG newcomers will learn from examples how to create RPG IV applications. The emphasis is on practical solutions that programmers need every day. The authors integrate this information into 15 chapters featuring discussions of data definition, database file processing, arithmetic and move operations, indicator functions, structured programming, array and table processing, pointer functions, and ILE and non-ILE program calls.
Download or read book RPG TnT written by Bob Cozzi and published by MC Press. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing solutions to dozens of technical dilemmas, this guide features 101 tips for evaluating and circumventing RPG IV's shortcomings to help end users create extensions and program features that are not available through standard RPG IV--the primary programming language used for business application development on IBM's midrange computer systems. Using nearly 20 years of AS/400, iSeries, and System i experience, the author's insights into RPG IV extensions and System i MI instructions allow even the most inexperienced programmer to implement wrappers using code directly from the book.
Download or read book 21st Century Rpg Free Ile and Mvc written by David Shirey and published by MC Press. This book was released on 2017-07-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide teaches programmers who have been left behind in the IBM i's evolution to code more productively and modernize their business applications. Shirey uses a casual, humorous teaching style to explain the concepts, along with plenty of code examples. Readers will gain confidence in areas that may be new to them and use the provided examples to practice what they've learned. The manual is structured so that whether they are using the latest IBM i technology or an older version, readers will learn methods to improve coding and applications, as well as become comfortable with writing programs using ILE RPG, free-format RPG, and Model-View-Controller (MVC).
Download or read book Mastering IBM I written by Jim Buck and published by Mc PressLlc. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 937 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive introduction to IBM i—the operating system that runs on IBM's midrange computer systems (System i, iSeries, AS/400)—and its facilities, this in-depth resource uses step-by-step exercises, review questions, and chapter labs to teach new programmers the latest system concepts and tools. Reflecting system changes that have occurred since 2000, topics include Rational Developer for Power (RDP), RDP Screen Designer and Report Designer, IBM i Access for Windows, IBM i Access for Web, IBM DB2 Web Query for i, and Remote System Explorer (RSE).
Download or read book IBM i 7 2 Technical Overview with Technology Refresh Updates written by Ryan Cooper and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2016-11-02 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides a technical overview of the features, functions, and enhancements that are available in IBM i 7.2, including all the available Technology Refresh (TR) levels, from TR1 to TR3. This publication provides a summary and brief explanation of the many capabilities and functions in the operating system. It also describes many of the licensed programs and application development tools that are associated with IBM i. The information that is provided in this book is useful for clients, IBM Business Partners, and IBM service professionals that are involved with planning, supporting, upgrading, and implementing IBM i 7.2 solutions.
Download or read book The Functions of Role Playing Games written by Sarah Lynne Bowman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study takes an analytical approach to the world of role-playing games, providing a theoretical framework for understanding their psychological and sociological functions. Sometimes dismissed as escapist and potentially dangerous, role-playing actually encourages creativity, self-awareness, group cohesion and "out-of-the-box" thinking. The book also offers a detailed participant-observer ethnography on role-playing games, featuring insightful interviews with 19 participants of table-top, live action and virtual games.
Download or read book Control Language Programming for IBM I written by Jim Buck and published by MC Press. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the basics of Control Language (CL) programming as well as the latest CL features--including new structured-programming capabilities, file-processing enhancements, and the Integrated Language Environment--this resource is geared towards students learning CL. The book guides readers towards a professional grasp of CL techniques, introducing complex processes and concepts through review questions, hands-on exercises, and programming assignments that reinforce each chapter's contents. In addition to 25 chapters that cover CL from start to finish, a comprehensive appendix with condensed references to the most commonly used CL commands is also included along with two additional appendixes that cover the essentials of programming tools and debugging.
Download or read book External Procedures Triggers and User Defined Functions on IBM DB2 for i written by Hernando Bedoya and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Procedures, triggers, and user-defined functions (UDFs) are the key database software features for developing robust and distributed applications. IBM Universal DatabaseTM for i (IBM DB2® for i) supported these features for many years, and they were enhanced in V5R1, V5R2, and V5R3 of IBM® OS/400® and V5R4 of IBM i5/OSTM. This IBM Redbooks® publication includes several of the announced features for procedures, triggers, and UDFs in V5R1, V5R2, V5R3, and V5R4. This book includes suggestions, guidelines, and practical examples to help you effectively develop IBM DB2 for i procedures, triggers, and UDFs. The following topics are covered in this book: External stored procedures and triggers Java procedures (both Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) and Structured Query Language for Java (SQLJ)) External triggers External UDFs This publication also offers examples that were developed in several programming languages, including RPG, COBOL, C, Java, and Visual Basic, by using native and SQL data access interfaces. This book is part of the original IBM Redbooks publication, Stored Procedures, Triggers, and User-Defined Functions on DB2 Universal Database for iSeries, SG24-6503-02, that covered external procedures, triggers, and functions, and also SQL procedures, triggers, and functions. All of the information that relates to external routines was left in this publication. All of the information that relates to SQL routines was rewritten and updated. This information is in the new IBM Redbooks publication, SQL Procedures, Triggers, and Functions on IBM DB2 for i, SG24-8326. This book is intended for anyone who wants to develop IBM DB2 for i procedures, triggers, and UDFs. Before you read this book, you need to know about relational database technology and the application development environment on the IBM i server.
