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Add 'compare' function when working with IFS source.

When editing a source member that contains unsaved changes, you can press ESC and type 'compare' to highlight those changes. With IFS source, it doesn't do anything. I'd like the 'compare' function to work with IFS source just like it does with so...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 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...
5 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Future consideration

Allow to initialize arrays using %list

Allow for arrays to be initialized using %list command, for example: dcl-s allowedValues int(10) dim(4) inz(%list(1:2:3:4)); Plus error checking when initial value exceeds array size etc.
11 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

Allow reuse of QSQSVR prestart jobs for multithread jobs running embedded SQL in server mode

Please allow release of QSQSVR prestart jobs back to the pool upon thread termination for embedded SQL (SQLRPGLE) running in server mode in multithread capable jobs. Currently, when a multithreaded job running in server mode (set by QWTCHGJB) spaw...
7 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 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...
9 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

Enhance iNavigator to allow copy of user profile to other systems when it contains a group profile.

We would like to use iNavigator to copy user profiles from one system to many. This currently does not work if the user profile contains a group profile - which nearly 100% of user profiles do. Reference TS017839310 We consulted our Navigator deve...
4 months ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Future consideration

BASH as a SQL service ( SQL scalar function)

Lots of great tooling is available in PASE via bash. It would be appreciated if commands could be executed using a "user defined function" returning a CLOB for the stdout. An implementation can be found here. https://github.com/NielsLiisberg/sql-o...
4 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration
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Develop Visual Studio Code Extension for RPG

Visual studio code is one of the most code editor used all around the world. What I want is an extension for Visual Studio Code to use it as RPG Editor. You could implement one of this extension: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 18 Future consideration

IBM ARE - Problem with PTF comparison

We have a central system for the PTF comparison on which all licensed programs and PTFs including save files are installed. If we now start a PTF comparison with IBM ARE from this central system to an LPAR on which NOT all licensed programs are...
3 months ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Future consideration

UUID datatype for IBMi

A UUID is a U niversally U nique Id entifier, meaning that these identifiers are unique over your whole DB; even better unique" across space and time". UUID's are stored in 128bit format and follow a standarized format ( rfc4122 ) This makes the t...
4 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

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