Free-Format RPG IV: How to Bring Your RPG Programs Into the 21st Century | 
 enlarge | Author: Jim Martin
Publisher: Mc Press
Category: Book
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Pages: 216
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 1583470557
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
EAN: 9781583470558
ASIN: 1583470557
Publication Date: August 1, 2005
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Product Description
What could be more important than upgrading your RPG skills? Traditional fixed-format style RPG IV programmers everywhere are embracing the increased productivity, better readability, and easier program maintenance that comes with the free-format style of programming in RPG IV. This book, a "how-to" guide and the first of its kind, will provide you with concise and thorough information on this powerful new way of coding RPG IV.
Though free-format information is available in IBM manuals, it is not separated from everything else, thereby requiring hours of tedious research to track down the information you need. With this book, your search is over. Free-Format RPG IV is the "one-stop" resource that will save you time and frustration. In it, you'll find everything you need to know to write RPG IV in the free-format style.
Author Jim Martin not only teaches rules and syntax, but also explains how this new style of coding has the potential to improve overall programmer productivity—from initial development through maintenance. He methodically covers the "how to" involved in free-format RPG IV, including many style issues, such as named indicators and built-in functions. He also addresses input and output, program flow, data manipulation, and math operations. There is even a chapter on prototyping and APIs.
Free-Format RPG IV is the definitive guide on the topic and just what you need to get started with this exciting, powerful style of programming.
With Free-Format RPG IV you will:
- Learn not only the "how-to," but also the "why" of free-format RPG IV
- Acquire essential, free-format style tips to help you write good, maintainable code
- Find complete-program solutions for specific problems, including associated display and printer files
- Discover how upgrading your RPG skills to free-format can take your programming career to the next level.
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 A great resource September 30, 2008
If your learning RPG Free-Format or trying to transition from RPGIV, this book is a great guide. It provides easy reading and simple examples. You will refer to this book over and over again.
Great source for RGV IV Free-Format reference August 23, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Good overview of RPG IV Free-Format, topics covered included BIF (built in functions), Math Operations, and Call/Return Plenty of examples showing Free-Format coding techinques.
 Free-Format RPG IV - How to bring your RPG programs into the 21st Century January 10, 2007
This book is good for the developer that just needs to know the new syntax for the opcodes and new %BIF's. The examples are clear, but not every situation. I think overall it was good. It took me from standard RPG IV to free format and it was pretty painless.
 a procedural and somewhat restricted language November 5, 2006
0 out of 12 found this review helpful
Not being an RPG programmer, this book did not thrill me much. I guess it may be different if you are already an RPG programmer or want to be one. But coming from a background of C, C++ and Java, I found RPG 4 to be somewhat restricted. It has the feel of a scripting language, or perhaps of Basic. It is nicely optimised for some file operations, granted.
But there seems to be little object oriented ability in the language. Mostly procedural. Given this, it is unclear how easy it can be to write long RPG programs. Or to integrate programs with routines written by many programmers.
The book's subtitle refers to bringing your code into the 21st century. But RPG 4 is still very much behind C++, Java or C#. Look, if you are indeed an RPG programmer, instead of getting irate about these comments, you should perhaps check out the other languages. They are far more versatile.
Everything I expected August 13, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is one of those examples of "all good things come in small packages". It is a very pleasant read and excellent for reference. Besides the free format syntax, the book also explains other things such as the use and syntax of Built In Functions and some aspects of ILE. Highly recommend this book to anybody thinking of using RPG Free.
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