Introduction to CL Programming

About Introduction to CL Programming

Here we will look at some more advanced Control Language programming examples.

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Here we will look at some more advanced Control Language programming examples.

The Basics of an IBM i Control Language Program

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Control Language used the Declare CL Variable (DCL) command to define the Control Language (CL) program variables that are used in your CL program or ILE CL procedure. CL variables are used to store and update data and to receive parameters from another program on a call. CL variables are known by name only within the program that declares them.

Simple CL Program

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CL Basics - time to write a simple CL program

CL Basics - enhancing the simple CL program

CL Program Template

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Let's play with a Control Language (CL) program template. This template will fit as a starting point for most of your adventures when programming in IBM i CL Language

It's time to go through the CL TEMPLATE in all it's glory. We will look at the advantages of COPY/PASTING using RDi vs SEU. Then go through the entire template line by line discussing what it's doing and how it might fit your needs

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