On Tuesday I wrote about the new additions to Db2 for i in the latest Technology Refreshes, IBM i 7.2 TR1 and 7.3 TR7. Today I bring you the additions to the RPG programming language.
Barbara Morris, lead developer for the RPG compilers at IBM, published a blog in the RPG Cafe part of the IBM Community website. In this blog she introduces us to the three additions coming with these TRs:
- DAT-GEN operation code: This generates a JSON or CSV document from a RPG variable.
- OVERLOAD keyword in prototype definitions: Defines a list of prototypes that can be called using the name of the prototype defined with this keyword. The compiler uses the parameters specified to determine which of the prototypes listed to call.
- OPTIONS(*EXACT) prototype parameter: When used additional rules apply to ensure that the called procedure receives the same values as the passed parameter.
Examples are given in the blog post here.
You can also find these described in the RPG section of the IBM KnowldgeCenter here.
The RPG enhancements will probably have their own PTF, independent of the main TR ones. I am keeping my fingers crossed the RPG PTF will become available the same date as the others: November 15, 2019.
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