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IBM i

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    Change RPG to support UNLOCK using RCDFMT name

    RPG allows us to CHAIN using RCDFMT. RPG forces us to UPDATE/DELETE using RCDFMT. RPG does NOT allow us to UNLOCK using RCDFMT... This leads to buggy code -- it would be easier to spot mistakes and avoid bugs if we could CHAIN RCDFMT, UPDATE RCDFM...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

    Size of a pdf with afprsc jpeg

    When we create a PDF with the 5770ts1 product (afp/pdf transformation), the PDF size is high if it contains an image as JPEG (keyword dds afprsc) The PDF size is approximatively 3 times the size of the image (an image of 192 kb gives a PDF of 7864...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / Print 3 Future consideration

    RDi don't move cursor on mouse scroll

    Don't move the cursor when the code is scrolled with the mouse wheel. All the other editors I've used leave the cursor alone and easily scroll back to the original location when typing or using the arrow keys. Use Case: editing code
    almost 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Future consideration

    Create an exit point similar to QIBM_QZDA_SQL2 but for all other SQL interfaces

    There is no exit point for SQL when run outside the scope of ACS RUN SQL SCRIPTS or "Access i ODBC" as it is referred to in the docs. We need the ability to monitor and do other things for all SQL statements run on the system. We have users coming...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

    Use the Partition/System Name Consistently

    The nomenclature SYSNAME is associated with the RTVNETA command since before Partitions existed. It is now often known as the System/Partition or LPAR name. While IBM does display the System Name on UIM screens and menus, and stores it within crea...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Core OS 3 Future consideration

    Show true data type of parameters declared with *EXACT

    When showing content assist, or in the Outline view, when displaying the prototype of a procedure, show the actual declared data type for the parameters declared with options(*EXACT). This keyword requires that we pass a variable declared EXACTLY ...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Future consideration

    External Tables

    It would be very useful to have tables whose content is given by text files, such as Oracle's External Tables. in Oracle this functionality is obtained like this: CREATE TABLE my_ext_table ( id NUMBER, author VARCHAR2(30), created DATE, text CLOB ...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

    prefix field length limited to 10 should be increased

    bug fix This program the same field name in 2 files, in an external data structure for each file. So I put a prefix on the Dcl-F & Dcl-DS of the second file prefix(AUTHDR_) and it still would not compile. I shortened the prefix(A_) and the pro...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

    PDF certificate

    Using Info print server convert spooled file to be PDF and Include certificate (CA) Use Case: As a insurance company, we use infoprint server to convert spooled file of policy document to PDF and sent to customer.in soon, The government would anno...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / Print 4 Future consideration

    Optionally Show Hover Text in Fixed-Width Font

    RPG is coded in a fixed-width font, including comments. This allows multiple lines to have data line up in the same place, including in comments. However, when those comments are shown in hover text (e.g. for prototypes) they're shown in variable-...
    about 5 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Future consideration

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