Re: Most of the fall 2025 enhancements for RPG are available now

[Javier Sanchez <javiersanchezbarquero@xxxxxxxxx>]

Barbara,

The YY part of the date formats support 4-digit years?

JS

El vie, 21 nov 2025 a las 6:57, Barbara Morris (<bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx>)
escribió:

> The following enhancements are available with PTFs:
>
> - New date formats *DMYY, *MDYY, *YYMD, similar to *EUR, *USA, *ISO, but
> the new formats allow all the usual separators. They can't be used for
> definitions; they can only be used with %CHAR, %DATE, %DEC, MOVE, MOVEL,
> TEST.
>
> - Implicit CCSID conversion for the string built-in functions.
>
>    dcl-s name varchar(25) ccsid(*utf8);
>    p = %scan('.' : name); // Formerly not allowed (different CCSIDs)
>
> - Diagnostic messages in the compiler give the whole name (up to 100
> characters)
>    For this line:
>        5      if medication_dose > max_dose(medication_type);
>
>    Before, the error message would be
>        RNF7030 The name or indicator MEDICAT... is not defined.
>    Now, the error message is
>        RNF7030 The name or indicator MEDICATION_DOSE is not defined.
>
> PTFs:
>    7.5 TGTRLS(*CURRENT): 5770WDS SJ08064
>    7.6 TGTRLS(*CURRENT): 5770WDS SJ08065
>    7.6 TGTRLS(V7R5M0): 5770WDS SJ08092
>
> The enhancement to define a variable like an enum is not available yet.
> There will be later PTFs.
>
> See the announcement in the RPG Cafe:
> https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1106229#announcement
>
> --
> Barbara
>
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