Fifth Edition by Bryan Meyers and Jim Buck
Since its original publication, Programming in RPG IV has given thousands of students and professionals a strong foundation in the essentials of business programming using RPG IV. Now, the long-awaited Fifth Edition, retitled Programming in ILE RPG, produces the most significant update to this “gold standard” book in many years. The book has been reorganized and updated to the newest software release. It includes exclusive coverage of free-format RPG, new attention to SQL, and expanded emphasis on ILE modules, procedures, and service programs. All-new programming exercises and assignments add even more value for learning.
“An essential guide to the language as well as a great reference.”
– Jon Paris and Susan Gantner
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The book includes complete coverage of the program development process, the newest development tools, ILE RPG instructions and operations, creating and using files (with SQL or DDS), program workflow and structured design, arithmetic operations and functions, accessing and updating database files, embedded SQL programming, writing interactive applications, modular programming, service programs, activation groups, error handling, subfiles, APIs, and more. This book is the one guide you need to learn how to be successful with all aspects of ILE RPG.
Programming in ILE RPG (5th ed) is a complete resource/study guide designed to prepare you for the COMMON Associate RPG Developer exam.
Table of Contents
- Introduction to Programming and RPG
- Getting Started
- Creating and Using Files
- Using Declarations
- Controlling Program Workflow
- Using Arithmetic Operations and Functions
- Processing Character Data
- Working with Dates
- Accessing and Updating Database Files
- Processing Files Using SQL
- Using Arrays
- Writing Interactive Programs
- Calling Programs and Passing Parameters
- Building Modular Programs with Procedures
- Building and Using Service Programs
- Handling Errors
- Programming with Subfiles
- Working with APIs
Appendices
- ILE RPG Summary
- Program Development Tools
- Program Testing an Debugging
Index
Bonus! ILE RPG Style Guidelines There wasn’t room in the book for this appendix, so you may download a PDF here.
Paperback: 646 pages
Publisher: MC Press
Date: 5th edition, September 2015
10 digit ISBN: 1583473793
13 digit ISBN: 978-1583473795