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And best of all, you have us.  Even if you think a question is silly,
still post it.  You'll find the guys and gals on here very knowledgeable
and helpful.

I think you'll find the actual RPG syntax a breeze.  It's all the
non-RPG stuff that will get your grey matter working (DDS, Subfiles,
APIs etc).

Good luck and welcome...

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Jerry Adams
Sent: 16 August 2006 18:52
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: RPG training

Patty,


Obviously it (the language mandate) is a corporate decision.  But the
COBOL compiler comes standard (i.e., no extra charge) since about
v5r1.
It just has to be installed.  In fact, I frequently (daily?) threaten
to
install it here if people aren't nice to me. .-)


RPG (any flavor) isn't difficult for a COBOLer.  I learned RPG and
then
COBOL, which was painful because RPG does many of the things for you
(such as file Open's) that you have to do yourself in COBOL.  But the
way many RPG IV programs are written is pretty COBOL in nature; the
specification forms relate pretty closely to the Divisions in COBOL.
Once you get comfortable with the fixed-format syntax, you can move to
free-format version, which is even more COBOL-like (which explains all
of the semi-colon "jokes" earlier).


I think Bob would agree that RPGWorld is not the place to go to learn
RPG to start.  However, once you're comfortable (and if the company'll
pick up the tab), it would be a great place to enhance your knowledge
and skills.  As an alternative, COMMON has many excellent RPG IV
sessions with some of the same instructors with the added benefit of
other iSeries topical sessions if that's important to you.  But,
again,
neither one is the place to go to "learn" RPG, but to "enhance and
expand".


      * Jerry C. Adams
*IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
B&W Wholesale Distributors, Inc.* *
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Poss, Patty wrote:

Thank you to all.
I am currently a COBOL programmer.  My company has converted
to use the
parent company's AS400.  They are strictly an RPG shop, and I've
been
asked to find classes to get me up and going in RPG.  I will
check into
all suggestions that have been given!
Thanks again.
Patty



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