RE: [WDSCI-L] (no subject)

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     c                   dsply     'Hello World'
     c                   eval      *INLR =*ON


or in free-format

     /free
         dsply 'Hello World';
         *INLR = *ON;
     /end-free


That's it.  The whole program just 2 or 4 lines.  Now you know <grin>

Seriously though, I'm not sure Visual Age RPG is what you should be looking
at to learn RPG.  Visual Age RPG is for writing PC client programs.
Basically, it provides an easy way to write Client-Server programs in shops
that don't know anything but RPG.  I don't know what the differences are
between VARPG and RPG on the server.  But usually, when dealing with RPG you
are talking RPG on the server.

Now as far as learning.  The IBM manuals are here:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r2/ic2924/info/rzahgrpgcode.htm

Additionally, you might want to look at the books available on one of these
sites:
http://www.midrange.com/
http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/
http://www.mcpressonline.com/

You might want to join the RPG mailing list also.  Since WDSc is simply the
editor.
http://www.midrange.com/lists.htm

HTH,
Charles

     

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Troxclaire [mailto:mike_troxclaire@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 4:40 PM
> To: wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [WDSCI-L] (no subject)
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks a lot for the reply Michael. Yes, I am wanting to 
> learn RPG. I have 
> WDSC/CODE/400/VisualAge RPG. I like VisualAge RPG because of the GUI 
> interface/event driven programming model but I am not sure it 
> that is the 
> right direction for me. But it all boils down to the fact 
> that "I want to 
> learn RPG". If you give me a CODE/400 untitled document I 
> could not tell you 
> how to code a 'Hello World' program in RPG(that bad in RPG 
> :-). I am good at 
> Java though. Any advice will be much appreciated. Thanks again.
>