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Languages - RPG

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    Cast string value to specified CCSID

    How do you convert a character field with embedded UCS2 characters into a UCS2 field? It would be nice to be able to substring out a bit and just say that this piece is already UCS2, don't convert it. The only thing we can do right now is say "con...
    almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Not under consideration

    RPGLE KLIST Field global local

    iSeriesRPGLE Compiler When parameters for a procedure are named exactly like the KEY fields of the databasefile and the KEYLIST is global defined a CHAIN, READ ect. do not find a match.The compiler give a warning, but the number is *RNF7031. That ...
    about 8 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Future consideration

    Multiple keywords per source line

    This has been most likely submitted before:to be able to use more than one keyword per source line like in the example below Use Case: For i=1 to 10; ExecMyProc(i); EndFor;
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Not under consideration

    Read pointer to a LOB

    We want to be able to read data in a lob from RPG using a pointer. The same way as we can work on data in a userspace through a pointer.This is actually an old request, but since we are using more and more LOB columns the need for doing this in a ...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 5 Not under consideration

    New keyword OVR in DCL-F.

    In stead of OVR command before OPEN it would be usefull set an RPG field with OVR command. Use Case: DCL-F qSysPrt PRINTER OVR(myOvrCmd);DCL-S myOvrCmd VARCHAR(255);myOvrCmd = 'OUTQ(' + myOutQ + ') HOLD(*YES) SAVE(*YES)';OPEN qSysPrt;
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 5 Not under consideration

    Extend prototyped procedure calls with "keyword parameters"

    SQL has the nice feature, to use optionally use keyword parameters instead of positioned parameters. My idea is, also extend RPG prototyped procedure calls with the option to use keyword parameters. Imagine the following procedure prototype: dcl-p...
    14 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

    Allow generic member/file name for /COPY and /INCLUDE compiler directive

    Today if we have to include several copy member, we have use one /COPY or /INCLUDE directive per member: /include qcopysrc,copy01/include qcopysrc,copy02/include qcopysrc,copy03 My proposal is, to extend the /COPY and /INCLUDE directive to support...
    27 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 6 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 ...
    about 2 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

    Add more functionality to *VAR and *AUTO arrays

    I really love the new *AUTO and *VAR arrays, I use them quite often. I would really like more functionality to be added, like the methods available for JavaScript arrays. Some examples assuming an Array "A20" with dim(*auto:20) : I gather a set of...
    9 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Not under consideration

    Allow Dump operation code in ON-EXIT group

    Allow the Dump operation code in the ON-EXIT group. If an error has happened a program dump can be generated.
    almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Not under consideration

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