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Languages - RPG

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    Add *TARGET to all RPG functions similar to *SRC in DDS

    Example: %SUBST(NAME:1:1)=%UPPER(*TARGET); /* new way var. NAME is mentioned only once and %SUBST is not repeated*/ Instead of %SUBST(NAME:1:1)=%UPPER(NAME:1:1); /* var. NAME is repeated twice */ Also in mathematical statements: COUNTER=*TARGET+1 ...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

    Add %OFFSET built-in function to retrieve the position of a Subfield within a Data Structure

    Uisng APIs and other interfaces often provides a "Bytes Returned" value. This logical can mean that we can only retrieve data from the returned locations if it was in fact returned by the API. I would like to use something like: IF (objDesc.bytes_...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

    STRDBG can not show values of variables based on pointer given as parameter

    It's not possible to show the value of variables which based on a pointer given as parameter in STRDGB. If you try to display "pTest" with F11 of the following example you get : EVAL pTest PTEST.V1 = '**********'PTEST.V2 = '**********' Example : d...
    about 7 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 7 Future consideration

    add loop DOU_LEAVE (Do Untill Leave)

    Standardization Currently if I need to loop untill end of file' I would do as follows. SETLL file1;DOU %EOF(file1); read file1; if %EOF(file1); LEAVE ENDIF; exsr SR01; ENDDO %EOF appears twice which is not perfect code. I could repalce the first l...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 4 Future consideration

    Allow Subprocedure Exported Name to appear on the EXPORT keyword of DCL-PROC

    When building RPG IV modules, the export name of Subprocedures must appear on the Prototype's EXTPROC keyword. If there is NO prototype, it may appear on the DCL-PI's EXTPROC keyword. However, if there is no Parameter List, often the DCL-PI does n...
    12 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

    Prefix or Qualified Keyword for Exports and/or Prototypes

    Currently exported identifiers (procs, functions, variables, data-structures) need to be unique across an application framework. This is a massive obstacle in modernization efforts. For proper modernization and modern programming approach it is ab...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 7 Future consideration

    Relaxation of error RNF3776

    Today you can declare parameters for programs that use the ctl-opt main just like any other RPG procedure - making declaration of a program as easy as declaring a procedure . However the compile will issue a warning RNF3776 "External program on pr...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Future consideration

    Extend PCML to optionally include source file & line number where data structures and procedures are defined

    Breaking out this part from https://ibm-power-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/IBMI-I-3437 Please add an option for the PCML generated to include the source file & line number where data structures & procedures are defined. My initial plan woul...
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

    Add an argument to %Scan to calculate and return occurrences of the search-arg

    Objective: To have an argument in %Scan that returns the total number of occurrences of the search argument in the search string. for example... string = 'hello world' count of 'o' = 2 Below is a suggestive implementation using a hypothetical rese...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Future consideration

    Compiler directive /SET should temporarily set a new default value for DECEDIT

    Recently the compiler directives /SET and /RESTORE were introduced. It can be used to temporarily set a new default values for CCSID, DATFMT and TIMFMT.I would like that this also was possible for DECEDIT ( and perhaps DATEDIT ). Use Case: In XML ...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 4 Future consideration

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