Bryan's RPG IV Journal

This blog answers some of the interesting questions I get about RPG IV programming and ILE. You'll find miscellaneous tips, techniques, and comments here.

• New/Recent Entries (These may be too new to appear in search results.)
• Replacing *ENTRY PLIST with a Prototype
• Processing Several Files with the Same File Specification
• Free Format Alternatives to TIME
• All Entries
• Binding Directory Organization
• Converting Legacy Code to Named Indicators
• Debugging a Batch Job
• Defining a Data Area Data Structure
• Dynamic Memory Allocation and Arrays
• Error handling with QCMDEXC
• Executing Commands with system() Function 
• Free Format Alternatives to MOVE
• Free Format Alternatives to TIME
• Listing Source Change Dates for ILE Programs
• %LOOKUP Function with ASCEND
• Multiple INDDS Data Structures
• Numeric Target Too Small When Using %DEC
• Optimization and Debugging Problems
• Processing Several Files with the Same File Specification
• Prototype Problem with LIKE
• Prototyping Data Structures
• Receiver To Small to Hold Result
• Replacing *ENTRY PLIST with a Prototype
• RPG IV Best Practices handout
• SBMJOB Command Scheduling Parameters
• Skeleton Trigger Program
• %SUBARR Problem with Indicators
• Using CALLP with a Variable Program Name 
• Using CALLP with a Procedure Pointer
• Using /COPY for Prototypes
• Using /COPY With Free Format
• Using %DEC to Convert Character to Numeric
• Using %FOUND with CHAIN
• V5R3 Activation Group Question

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