Re: Learning RPG

I am sorry I meant ILE RPG/400, I refer to it as RPG because I didnt know
there was so much of a difference


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Klement" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: Learning RPG


>
> Hi Jeff,
>
> > Does anyone know where I can find some documents online to help me learn
> > RPG/400?
>
> RPG/400 is slowly being phased out.  IBM hasn't enhanced it in years, and
> with any luck, it'll disappear over the next decade.  You might be able to
> find documentation for it, but it's going to be older stuff.  If you're
> going to learn RPG, I would not recommend starting with RPG/400.
>
> Instead, you should be learning RPG IV (also called "ILE RPG/400", and
> sometimes they'll throw the word "Websphere" in the title because they
> like that word so much.)
>
>
> > I have access to as400s and would like to learn as much as
> > possible about programming with rpg400. I would also like to learn some
> > general commands for the as400 as well as commands used in programming,
> > like %trim() etc.
>
> %trim() is part of RPG IV (ILE RPG/400) not RPG/400...
>
> If you're already familiar with RPG/400, a good way to upgrade to ILE
> RPG/400 is with the "RPG IV JumpStart" book from Bryan Meyers...  but it
> doesn't sound like you're familiar with RPG/400.
>
> Good Books for learning RPG IV from the beginning are:
>
> "The Modern RPG IV Language" by Bob Cozzi
> and
> "Programming in RPG IV" by Judy Yaeger and Bryan Meyers
>
> These are available from the Midrange.com store.  I recommend using this
> store as it helps to support Midrange.com, which brings you these
> wonderful (and free!) mailing lists:
>    http://store.midrange.com
>
> There's also a store on the iSeries Network, which has all sorts of
> resources.  Books, e-classes, etc.
>    http://www.pentontech.com/education/
>
> (Note: I have an affiliation with the Penton/iSeries Network.)
>
> If you don't want to spend money, and are willing to struggle a little bit
> harder with the learning process, you can use IBM's documentation:
>
>    http://www.iseries.ibm.com/
>
> You'll want to click on your region, language, and release of OS/400.
> Then, in the left-hand pane, click "Programming" then "RPG".
>
> The "Websphere Dev Studio ILE RPG Programmers Guide" is more of a tutorial
> to help you get started, the ". . . ILE RPG Reference" is a reference
> manual, works more like a dictionary, you look up the op-code or
> built-in-function that you're interested in, and it gives you the
> specifics of that particular thing.
>
> I see that someone else on this list recommended "Who Knew You Could do
> that with RPG IV?", which is a great book, but is intended for people who
> are already familiar with RPG IV, and just want to upgrade their skills.
>
> IMHO, one of the best ways to learn is to take a program that you use on
> the job... maybe you use it daily to enter data or something, and look at
> the source code for it.  Look up each op-code and see what it does until
> you get a feel for how the code works...
>
> HTH
>
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