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IBM i

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    Add a compiler directive to emit a message to the compiler listing

    Under special circumstances it can be useful to add a user defined warning or error to the compiler listing - even to the extend, that a module should not compile. A new compiler directive "/MESSAGE" should be introduced like this: /IF NOT DEFINED...
    4 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

    Add documentation option to a SQL service in RSS

    VS code has the brilliant option when hovering over a SQL service in a SQL request it allows you to search IBM documentation for this specific SQL service. This idea is about adding the same kind of functionality to ACS RSS if possible.
    28 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

    Post-Quantum Cryptography

    Add to DCM the possibility of Post-Quantum Cryptography and also update version of OPENSSL to 3.50 for use it
    about 1 month ago in IBM i / Security 2 Future consideration

    Run SQL Scripts - add "bind:" prefix/command like VScode/Db2i

    Using ? parameter markers or :host-variables in ACS RSS is great, but the Db2i extension for VScode has implemented a "bind:" line-prefix / statement which helps a lot, when copying SQL statements from an RPG program source, to try them. Here an e...
    2 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

    IPv6 - Provide default gateway configuration for SST LAN adapter interface

    It is not possible in the existing OS releases to configure the default gateway for IPv6 interface in SST LAN interface. The only way how to make IPv6 interface working for this interface is to configure a LAN switch with auto discovery setup whic...
    12 months ago in IBM i / Networking 4 Future consideration

    Improvement to the DSPPGMREF command

    The command currently does not generate information about the commands used in a program.The improvement is to include information about this type of objects and be useful when performing some type of forensic analysis on the IBM i
    11 months ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 2 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.
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

    Results File - file naming template

    Regarding the use of RUN SQL Scripts and the default naming of output files, I've come across several suggestions advocating for more flexible file naming options beyond the standard "Untitled.xlsx". Many other applications—such as scanning softwa...
    about 2 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

    Custom SQLSTATE/MESSAGE for SIGNAL statement

    Currently it is possible with the SIGNAL statement to return a custom SQLSTATE and message. DECLARE COUNTRY_NOT_FOUND CONDITION FOR SQLSTATE '02000'; DECLARE EXIT HANDLER FOR COUNTRY_NOT_FOUND SIGNAL SQLSTATE '75001' SET MESSAGE_TEXT = 'Country no...
    9 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

    Give the possibility to use CREATE TYPE statement

    Add unique constraint on a field. For example : Create a weakly typed distinct type named BONUS that is based on an INTEGER data type and represents a percentage which cannot exceed 100. CREATE TYPE BONUS AS INTEGER WITH WEAK TYPE RULES CHECK(VALU...
    10 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

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