Re: RPG III or IV?

[Hans Boldt <boldt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Gary Lehman wrote:
>Hi I got a question for all the more experienced RPG programmers
>out there. Is there a way I can find out exactly what version of
>RPG we are using?  I believe its RPG III.  What we would like to
>be at is RPG IV or RPG/400(ILE?).  Its kind of confusing to me,
>but I know since we can only have 6 digit Result fields in our
>RPG programs we are behind.  Also is RPG/400 and ILE RPG the same
>thing?

Look at the member type when using SEU. Type RPG is for RPG III
source, type RPGLE is for RPG IV source.  Or look at the source
file.  If you have D specs, or keywords on your H spec, you have
a RPG IV program.  Or if you have mixed case source statements,
you have RPG IV.  Lots of ways to tell the difference!

Or do DSPPGM on the program.  The first panel will identify the
program as either OPM or ILE (for RPG III and RPG IV, resp.).

The term "RPG/400" encompasses both RPG III and RPG IV on the
AS/400, but recently seems to be used more to refer to RPG III.

"ILE RPG" refers to the compiler and run-time environment that
handles RPG IV, but we often use the term to refer to the
language (much to the annoyance of some pedants).

Cheers!  Hans

Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com
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