Re: RPG Reference Guide

[Paul Therrien <paultherrien@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have never had an issue finding manuals 

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i 

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/pdftable/pdftable.htm


Paul 

On 2017-11-10 14:57, MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Is def-subj supposed to be dcl-subf instead? I'm trying to step up my use 
> of RPG and working hard to do it in free-form. I understand if this was 
> simply a typo (the Lord knows I make enough of those myself), but I want 
> to be sure I haven't missed something. 
>
> This also begs the question. Where on God's green earth do you find a 
> decent RPGLE Reference manual? </warning rant> IBM's websites have always 
> been a little frustrating.  Recently, they've gone to catastrophic lengths 
> of obfuscation to make it virtually unusable--either that or I'm just a 
> complete failure at using it. Well, I'm a failure at using it no matter 
> what the cause. Then to frustrate me even more once I find something, the 
> format is sooooo different than the way IBM Reference manuals were for 
> decades that I have a hard time understanding how I'm to apply the 
> information therein. </end rant> 
>
> I wish I felt better after then rant, but I really don't.
>
> Michael Quigley
> Computer Services
> The Way International
>
> "RPG400-L" <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 11/08/2017 07:38:21 
> AM: 
>
> > ----- Message from Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on Wed, 8 
> > Nov 2017 07:38:05 -0500 -----
> >
> > To:
> >
> > Rpg400 Rpg400-L <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Subject:
> >
> > Re: Anybody have an RPGIII program they could send me?
> >
> > Kevin,
> >
> > You don't have to change the names to avoid "reserved" names in
> free-form. 
>
> > On data declarations in DS for example you simply add dcl-subj in 
> > front of the name.
> >
> > So this:
> >
> > D myDS         DS
> > D   chain            1a
> >
> > Becomes:
> >
> > Dcl-ds myDS;
> > def-subf chain char(1);
> > end-ds;
> >
> > Similar options exist for procedure interface and prototype 
> > parameters.  It is basically the same scenario as being able to omit
> > EVAL in cals. You can omit it if the filed name does not match an 
> > opcode name. So you have to code:
> >
> > EVAL chain = 'Y';
> >
> > Jon Paris
> >
> > www.partner400.com [1]
> > www.SystemiDeveloper.com [2]
 

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