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>Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 16:34:01 -0000 >From: Colin Williams <Williamsc@technocrats.co.uk> > >Barbara, what other things that you think RPG needs, out of interest? In no particular order... Here are the things I think RPG IV needs to become a fully "grown-up" language: - scoped names within data structures so you can have subfield A in two different data structures - unlimited-length character variables (or at least no arbitrary RPG limit) - n-dimension arrays - variable-type in prototyped parameters - bitwise operations for integer and character data - typed pointers with a dereference operator AS/400 related things that ILE RPG should have: - full null-value support - access to the IFS file system - library-qualified data-areas and variable-named data-areas Barbara Morris +--- | This is the RPG/400 Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to RPG400-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to RPG400-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to RPG400-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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