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Let’s play with RDi and CL! I was happily editing some CLP code in RDi and very pleased with the Rational Developers automatic code reformatting: stretching out my Control Language code to fit the screen neatly. This is a nice enhancement to the code editing experience and blows the trusty old SEU workhorse out of …
IBMi Control Language, Templates and Subroutines Control Language (*CLP) is a wonderful little tool in every IBM i Programmer’s toolkit. Sadly it’s frequently derided, frowned upon and ridiculed by RPG chaps and chappettes. OK, so CL isn’t a full suite business language, but reminds me of learning BBC BASIC back in my school days. I …
Twenty years ago these are the kind of things you had to know to work on the old AS400 systems. I found these on an old dusty corner of my homeserver. Enjoy the trip down memory lane or to use old RPG lingo AS400NERD CABEQ ‘1’ START CONTROL LANGUAGE (CL/400) How to start a CL …
Control Language (CL or CLP) has a neat and little used header specification command called ‘COPYRIGHT’ Just like the RPG header level COPYRIGHT parameter we can also do the same thing in CL programs. By using the COPYRIGHT command in CL we can embed our companies copyright statement into the code for the program. What …
Get the IBM i Operating System Version in IBM i CL There are lots of way of checking the operating system version on your IBM i Server. On your command line type DSPSFWRSC and with F11 you will see the Software Version of all the products installed on your iSeries. You could also use the …