RE: external *PRTF (was: RE: 'ILE RPG' or 'RPG IV' . What's the d iffe rence!!!)

["Shrader, Patrick" <pshrader@xxxxxxxx>]

Dan,

Do you have contact information on RDA -- it sounds like something I need to
get.

Thanks!

Patrick Shrader


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bale, Dan [SMTP:DBale@lear.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 12:41 PM
> To:   'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      RE: external *PRTF (was: RE: 'ILE RPG' or 'RPG IV' . What's
> the d iffe    rence!!!)
> 
> RLU = Report Layout Utility, aka Really Lousy Utility.
> 
> If you have SEU, you have RLU; it's part of the ADT (Application
> Development
> Tools).  Command STRRLU or use PDM option 19 on a source member type PRTF.
> IBM gave us RLU as the printer file counterpart to SDA (Screen Design
> Aid).
> 
> 
> RDA is a third party utility that, as someone else already pointed out, is
> so close in function to SDA that there is _very_ little learning curve if
> you already know SDA.
> 
> - Dan Bale
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:       Jim Waymire [SMTP:jimwaymire@pacificnet.net]
> > Sent:       Wednesday, April 12, 2000 11:36 AM
> > To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> > Subject:    Re: external *PRTF (was: RE: 'ILE RPG' or 'RPG IV' . What's
> > the diffe   rence!!!)
> > 
> > All this talk about RLU,  what is it?
> > 
> > Jim
> > 
> > ..snipped...
> > With RLU, no worries about end positions, page overflow, line spacing or
> > even
> > knowing the field lengths. With RLU, you can quickly center a field. You
> > can
> > use
> > the REFER option for RLU to get the field attributes for you
> > 
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