RE: iSeries 25% Growth 3rd Quarter

Do you do PC development using command files? Or do you use a higher
level language when it comes to accessing a database and performing
business logic? You can twist command languages a great deal, and I've
done it with CL and PC commands and Unix shell scripts, but there's a
place for a programming language vice a control language.


> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: iSeries 25% Growth 3rd Quarter
> From: Steve Richter <stephenrichter@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, October 19, 2005 7:35 am
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> On 10/19/05, Larry Bolhuis <lbolhuis@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Steve,
> >
> > CL received a HUGE bunch of updates in V5R3 and more are coming.  V5R3
> > introduced (to CL) the DO loop the FOR Loop,
> 
> thanks for the reminder.  I will check into that!
> 
> > multiple files in a single
> > CL,
> 
> I cant chain to a file in CL.  yesterday, I had to write a command and
> rpg to write a "rtv" type command so my CL program could get the info
> it needed. Took about an hour of my time.
> 
> better for IBM to improve the way CLLE calls ILE procedures.  That
> way, I could call the recio.h procedures directly from CL.  This would
> enable CL to work with display files, database files, ...
> 
> > new data types
> 
> varying and data struct data types are needed.
> 
> >and more. Upcoming releases will introduce
> > subroutines among other things.  Sorry but you can't call that 'Serious
> > Neglect'.
> 
> subroutines are a great idea.   I just disagree with the IBM timeframe
> and lack of urgency.  It is taking me twice as long to program things
> on the 400 as it would if I had better language support. My current
> job is not very secure because of this.
> 
> I am trying to be helpful and what do I get in return - attacked by
> the boosters!  oh the burden :)   CL commands need to be improved so
> the programmer can call SQL and ILE procedures.  The 10 character
> system name limit has to be removed.  CLLE modules should be able to
> contain multiple procedures, just like RPG.   A = B + C ; is much more
> readable than CHGVAR VAR(A) VALUE(B + C)
> 
> -Steve
> 
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