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Define a field in a copy source using a field reference file.

I'm missing a way to define a field in a copy source using a field reference file.It could either be an extended version of LIKE() or a new LIKEFLD() For example:dcl-s myField1 LIKEFLD(fldref.format2 : myField : +5)dcl-s myField2 LIKE(fldref.forma...
about 9 hours ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Submitted

Built in function to subset an array using a procedure to filter

Create a new built in function to subset an array using a procedure to filter. Similar to the %SUBARR function, but allow a procedure to be specified to determine if the array entry should be included in the result. Something like ... dcl-ds array...
10 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Submitted

Keyword / Compiler Option to warn if a procedure uses global variable

New Control Spec Keyword / Compiler Option to warn if a calculation in procedure uses a global variable Keyword: PROCGLBVAR with options *ALLOW *WARN *ERROR *allow - no compiler message if a calculation in a procedure references a global variable ...
11 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

Pendant to SND-MSG to retrieve the error message text

Being mainly a C# developer, it seams for me completely absurd that in RPG when you send an escape message with the SND-MSG function, you don't have a built in function to retrieve the error message text! Instead of having each developer/company t...
18 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

Prohibit changing the activation group name of a program

If you create a program using the CRTPGM command, you have an ALWUPD() parameter. Setting it to *NO prevents you from changing the activation group name using the UPDPGM ... ACTGRP(new group) command. When you create a program using the CRTBNDXXX ...
3 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

RPG Source compare for *functional* differences

As many of us are doing these days, we are converting our old RPG 3, RPG ILE, etc. to 100% free RPGLE (**free) and making changes in VSCode. This is good. However, When you have to Peer Code Review your co-workers changes, it is extremely difficul...
17 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

Allow checking multiple defined conditions with one /IF compiler directive

Checking multiple defined conditions is cumbersome - if a part of code should only be combined when two conditions are defined, one has to use nested /IF directives: /IF DEFINED(condition1) /IF DEFINED(condition2) // code only compiled when condit...
3 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

Enhance Dcl-Enum to be multilevel as Dlc-Ds

Dcl-Enum is very usefull but could be even better if provides multi-level definition as Dcl-Ds: Dcl-Enum Errors qualified; Dcl-Enum Severity; Info 'I'; Halt 'H'; End-Enum; Dcl-Enum Actions; Abort 'A'; Exit 'E'; End-Enum; End-Enum; Select RetCode; ...
4 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

%SCANRPL to replace only *FIRST (or *LAST) occurence

%SCANRPL is a nice and usefull function but sometimes we need to limit the replacement to the first or the last occurence. Of course we can code around it using %scan but nowadays UTF strings are more complicated so the code itself can became frag...
5 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Submitted

6-digit date format for RPG

Hi IBM, On further checking, there is an IBM doc (date 2024-10-08) https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=ios-changes-1940-2039-date-range-date-formats-2-digit-year that explained that new environment variable QIBM_QBASEYEAR apply to CL command, ...
8 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

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