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    Relax requirements for using Ds in I/O

    The general problem is about the compiler issuing a RNF7595 when I try to use the same Ds (or Likerec Ds) on diffent files sharing the same format and based on the same PF. This is an example: Dcl-f fileA01L keyed usage(*input); Dcl-f fileA02L key...
    12 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 7 Future consideration

    FOR-EACH with record level access

    The new FOR-EACH is today working on list, however it would be nice if - in the future - it could be extended to also handle record level access. ( and perhaps also user defined iterators) The basic idea is to make tighter and more concise coding ...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 9 Not under consideration

    Use 'IN' operator on %split to compare like in %list

    When working with a list represented in a string, with %split, the 'IN' operator cannot be used as it can with the function %list. However, it is necessary to have this functionality in order to check if certain elements are present in a string li...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

    Dynamic Strings in RPG

    Have the ability to declare a character very similar to how we declare a string in Java without having to give it a length. Use Case: In Java to declare a string its just String mytext; In RPG I would like to declare a char as dcl-s myText char; M...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 12 Future consideration

    Default parameter values for parameters defined with *omit or *nopass

    Allow the definition of a default value for optional parameters so that rather than having to have to check %parms and use a second field as currently :- dcl-pi addItemToBasket; sku char(10); workQty int(10) options(*nopass)end-pi; dcl-s qty like(...
    almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 4 Future consideration

    Add Case Conversion to RPG Subprocedure Parameters

    Add support to automatically convert Subprocedure Parameters to Upper or Lower case using OPTION(*UPPER) or OPTION(*LOWER) keywords on the parameter definition. Obviously, this would be for CHAR, VARCHAR parameters that are also CONST or VALUE. It...
    about 5 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 10 Future consideration

    Add feature to be able to add mount options to NFS cross mounts

    For some our NFS cross mounted filesystems we need to be able to add additional NFS mount options. This is a requirement triggered by SAP. It also should be added to the SAP Smart Assist tools.
    almost 3 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 0 Under review

    Provide capability to restrict use of Global Variables in Subprocedures

    Provide a capability to restrict access to global variables from local subprocedures. This could be done by adding a keyword to the dcl-proc specification that lists the global variables permitted for a given subprocedure. For example: dcl-proc My...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 18 Future consideration

    Compiler may notice a missing Ctl-Opt Main() keyword

    When the main() keyword in RPG is missing the compiler assumes RPG cycle logic, even if there is not a single C-spec outside a procedure available and all F-specs are coded with UsrOpn. When you call the program it runs at _QRNP_PEP_... and does n...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

    String interpolation for RPG

    Add string interpolation support so variables can be inserted into string literals without having to use concatenation with + symbols and multiple literals. For example:apples = 4bananas = 3print(f"I have {apples} apples and {bananas} bananas") Us...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 11 Not under consideration

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