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Languages - RPG

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    Sort (auto-arrange) all content in /INCLUDE members in RPG IV

    All content of included (/INCLUDE) members should be arranged in the source member so that the target (including) source member can be compiled. That is I want to include prototypes, declares, and even subprocedure implementation (body) in a /INCL...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Not under consideration

    Relax requirements for /INCLUDE /IF /ENDIF in RPG IV

    We still have to start the /xxxx directives (e.g., /IF, /INCLUDE, /ENDIF, /DEFINE in column 7 even in *FREE. Please eliminate this restriction and allow them to be speified in any column so long as all content before the /<whatever> is blank.
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Functionality already exists

    BUG 2040 is approaching and it's DUE!

    Starting from YEAR 2040 6 digit dates will crash the program or give invalid results! If IBM wants the users to stop using 6digit dates, then it should be a compiler option, to make sure that such code that will crash or give invalid results after...
    almost 9 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 8 Not under consideration

    ILE RPG Compiler Warning/Error Suggestion

    %DATE(expression) fails if program is compiled with CVTOPT(*DATETIME) and "expression" is a valid timestamp value. Use Case: Compilation.
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Not under consideration

    Program Dump enhancement

    In RPG program dump, it highlights the error description, procedure name, Statement in Error line # ect at the top page. It will be more helpful if the dump can also provide the variable name that had the issue on the top of the dump. This is usef...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Not under consideration

    Control spec similar to BNDDIR (also similar to BNDSRVPGM parameter in CRTBNDCL) to specify a service program

    Allows the programmer to leverage C application programs/procedures without requiring a binding directory or special compile instructions - ie., CRTRPGMOD followed by CRTPGM.
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 4 Future consideration

    Add a new device web

    It will be great to replace the workstation green screen with a device in a web navegator. Instead of DDS it can use an "HTML mask".
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Not under consideration

    declare multiple variables on the same line in RPG free

    Please add the possibility to declare multiple variable of the the same type on the same line, taking advantage of "free" RPG form possibilities, similar to C or other languages. i.e. DCL-S i1, i2, i3, i4 INT(10); DCL-DS struct1, struct2, struct3 ...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Not under consideration

    Template fields generate erroneous RNF7031

    I always clean up unused variables before program implementation and when I double click on the Error List tab in RDi after compiling a program, each template field is followed by "RNF7031: The name or indicator <field name> is not reference...
    almost 10 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 6 Is a defect

    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

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