Re: 'ILE RPG' or 'RPG IV' . What's the difference!!!

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Eric wrote:
>I recently attended a seminar hosted by Bob Cozzi, the author of 'The
Modern
>RPG Language', an acknowledged guru of RPG.  At the outset, he addressed
the
>issue:  Is it ILE RPG or RPG IV?  He stated that many people use the term
>'ILE RPG' when they are actually referring to 'RPG IV'.
>He gave a technical explanation of what ILE really is, referring us to the
>'ILE Concepts' manual and to the ILE RPG for AS/400 Programmer's Guide,
and
>to the 'ILE RPG/400 Reference'.
>My mind doesn't retain the particulars of his explanation, but Bob Cozzi
>uses the term 'RPG IV' more than 'ILE RPG'.
>What term does everyone else use?  Do you differentiate between RPG IV and
>ILE RPG?  Are you aware of what each refers to?


Well, yes, technically "RPG IV" refers to the language and
"ILE RPG" refers to a particular implementation of it (one
of approximately two), but most of us use the names
interchangably with no confusion.

On an unrelated issue, did you see the Dilbert cartoon
from a coupla days ago with the character Anne L.
Retentive?

Cheers!  Hans

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


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