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UPDATE 2021 – Version 1 of ILEditor used to be free! Sadly, Version 2 is out and it’s become a chargeable premium code editor. Priced at $35 USD per month, per forever. 🙁 Free Premium ILE RPG Editor for IBM i – ILEDITOR I’ve been waiting for a simple free-format RPG editor for the longest …
Want to Scan Replace in RPG? In the middle of this RPG program, I want to reformat and replace some values in a big long address field. But for the life of me… I can’t remember how to use the SCANREPLACE built in function in RPG. #Dingbat /me memory circuits need a service methinks. So, like …
Write Clean RPG Code This morning I was revisiting a program that I wrote last year and looking at my code thinking “Why the hell did I write it like that? #Ugly”. RPG code evolves and lots of code evolution starts in one direction and then branches off, drunkenly in another direction. This means that …
IBM i, AS400, iSeries, Programming, RPG
RPG CODE EXAMPLE – “Write to joblog” in Free Format RPGLE Write to the IBM i joblog is a neat way of recording details of any running jobs information. This example lets us send messages from inside a running RPG program. It’s simple using one of IBM’s API’s – QMHSNDPM – and this source code …
IBM i, AS400, iSeries, Programming, RPG
RPG CODE EXAMPLE – “Write to joblog” in RPG with Qp0zLprintf Write to joblog lets us send messages from inside a running RPG program. It’s simple using one of IBM’s API’s – Qp0zLprintf Qp0zLprintf() — Print Formatted Job Log DataThe Qp0zLprintf () function prints user data specified by format-string as an information message type to the …
Modern ILE RPG now (finally) supports “fully free form” RPG Source code This means, we can write RPG code from column 1 to the end of the line — just like other languages. No more jumping to character 10 to get passed the old reserved (H,F,D,I,C,O) specification column. You must code **FREE in column 1 …
Ever had to populate the *LDA in correct layout for JBA ERP Modules (aka GEAC aka Infor System21? Here is a quick and easy JBA System21 *LDA – RPG Example written in RPGLE **FREE format. Here is a simple RPGLE program to setup the *LDA priot to running a few little INFOR SYSTEM21 extraction routines: WEBSETLDA …
What is Legacy Code? I’ve always thought LEGACY it was the correct terminology for old fashioned RPG source code. For years I’ve been focused on refactoring old column based RPG “legacy” code into new “modern” RPGLE code. But it seems that I’ve been guilty of using the wrong words all this time. I just read …
IBM i, AS400, iSeries, Life, Programming
UPDATE JULY 2020 – IBM CHANGED THE RULES AND NO LONGER OFFER THIS SERVICE TO ALL DEVELOPERS 🙁 Since I wrote this blog way back in 2016, IBM have changed their minds and now only offer the “TRY an IBM i ” service to Business partners. But fear not — If the phrase “Free IBM …
Do you want to play with an IBM i System? Do you want to test compatibility with old AS400 and iSeries applications? Do you want to fiddle with IBM i? Try pub400.com – the famous public IBM i server for ! PUB400 is the successor of PUB1 – the worlds famous public AS/400 system with …
What is the best IBMi (AS400) 5250 Terminal Emulator? The IBM i System (aka i5 aka iSeries aka AS/400) uses something called 5250 to stream its data to a terminal, often called a green screen. You’ve seen this clunk old terminals in black and white scifi movies – well we still use them. Kind of. …
IBM Rational Developer (RDi) is good but bloody expensive! If you are reading this blog then chances are you are (a) an RPG Programmer and (b) using SEU to edit your code and (c) you are frustrated that SEU wont syntax check new RPG anymore! It’s time to leap into an RPG EDITOR or be pushed… RDi …
