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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...
over 8 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

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".
about 2 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...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 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...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 6 Is a defect

PowerSC anti malware feature should have an option to integrate with the FIM functionality

The PowerSC anti-malware feature should provide an option to integrate with the FIM (File Integrity Monitoring) functionality. If the user selects this option, then whenever a monitored file is modified, PowerSC should automatically scan this file...
over 2 years ago in PowerSC 2 Under review

improve compilation cross reference with location in memory

Hello, I'm working again on expanding the size of a field in the database. I previously encountered difficulties with fields that overlaps in data structures. Exploration of the rpgle compilation cross references gives me a lot of information abou...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

Loading methods in Subfiles

I am entering another idea - in fact, thoughts about loading methods. Please find the attached document. Thank you.
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Not under consideration