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Languages - RPG

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Implement a %DTAARA built-in function in RPG IV

A %DTAARA built in function would be used to : When used as an lValue (left side of an =) Change the content of the data area. When used ias an rValue (right side of the = sign, or in compare opcodes) it returns the content of the data structure T...
5 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

Add %HEX (or %TOHEX and %FROMHEX) built-in functions to RPG IV

Utilizing the cvthc and cvtch functions for converting to and from hexadecimal notation is a valuable tool in RPG land. However, in the context of RPG development, we must rely on our own prototypes since IBM does not provide standard prototypes w...
5 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

Add WHEN-IS-NOT clause to the new SELECT statement

The traditional SELECT/ENDSL allows when a=b and also allows when a <> b. However, the new SELECT/WHEN-IS/ENDSL does not allow a negative comparison, and forces me to go back to the older style. In this shop [and others I have worked in], th...
7 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Future consideration

%repeat as a BIF in RPGLE

Now we have the nice string function like %upper,() %lef(), %right() .. etc. and this is just great !! let's continue this toolbox for string functions: Just like the SQL scalar function REPEAT it would be appreciated to have the equivalent functi...
11 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

RPG manual - %subst() start position and length in double bytes for graphic or UCS-2

The RPG manual needs a clarification for the %subst() build-in-function. For graphic or UCS-2 data the start position and length should be specified in double bytes. This is not documented.For the old SUBST operation it is only noted that the star...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

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...
3 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Not under consideration

Named index of current iteration in for-each loop

I'm building some functionality that relies on several arrays that need to be filled, checked and modified on the fly. I like the for-each loop with dim(*auto: nn) for this. In the initial load proces I can use '*next' as an index, which is great....
11 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

Extend RPG compiler messages to support modern RPG naming

The current design for the compiler messages does not support the enhancements to modernize the RPG language. When messages are returned to a client via the *EVENTF option, the replacement values for the messages are limited to legacy system names...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 5 Future consideration

Change of name for ILE/RPG

Time to give ILE/RPG a new name that is better suited to its current form.Call it "RPG for i", matching "Db2 for i". Use Case: By giving the RPG product a new name will help us define the difference between modern free format RPG & the older f...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 8 Not under consideration

Possibility for %lookup to search more than one field of a structure.

In data structures, lookup using %lookup is fantastic. But it would be interesting to add the possibility of searching on two or more fields: structure(1).field1 = 'A'; structure(1).field2 = 123; structure(1).field..... structure(2).field1 = 'B'; ...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

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