Example of Source Conversion

1.....H*unctions+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Comments+++++++++

2 H DFTNAME(TSTPGM)

3 .....F*ilename++IPEASFRlen+LKlen+AIDevice+.Functions+++++++++++++++++++++++++++￿+Comments+++++++++

4

FFILE1

IF

E

 

DISK

COMM1

5

FQSYSPRT

O

F

132

PRINTER OFLIND(*INOF)

 

6

F

 

 

 

FORMLEN(60)

 

7

F

 

 

 

FORMOFL(56)

 

8.....D*ame+++++++++++ETDsFrom+++To/L+++IDc.Functions++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Comments++++++￿+++

9

D ARR2

S

1

DIM(3) CTDATA PERRCD(3)

10D* DATA STRUCTURE COMMENT

11

D DS1

DS

 

 

12

D

FIELD1

1

3

 

13

D

ARR1

4

6

 

14

D

 

 

DIM(3) CTDATA PERRCD(3)

COMM2

15D* NAMED CONSTANT COMMENT

16

D CONST1

C

CONST('XYZ')

COMM3

17.....I*ilename++SqNORiPos1+NCCPos2+NCCPos3+NCC..................................Comm￿ents+++++++++

18.....I*.............Ext_field+Fmt+SPFrom+To+++DcField+++++++++L1M1FrP1MnZr......C￿omments+++++++++

19IFORMAT1

20

I

OLDNAME

NAME

21.....C*0N01Factor1+++++++Opcode(E)+Factor2+++++++Result++++++++Len++D+HiLoEq￿....Comments+++++++++

22

C

ARR1(3)

DSPLY

 

 

23

C

 

 

READ

FORMAT1

01

24

C

NAME

 

DSPLY

 

 

25

C

 

 

SETON

 

LR

26

C

 

 

EXCEPT

OUTPUT

 

27

OQSYSPRT

E

OUTPUT

 

01

28

O

 

 

ARR2(3)

10

29

**CTDATA ARR1

 

 

 

 

30123

31**CTDATA ARR2

32456

Figure 195. Converted (RPG IV) Source for TEST1

Note the following about the converted source:

¹The new specification types are H (control), F (file), D (definitio

(calculation), and O (output); they must be entered in this order.

The converted source contains specification templates for the new ty INSRTPL(*YES) was specified on CVTRPGSRC.

¹ The

control,

file,

and definition specifications are keyword-oriented.

4

- 7, and

9 -

16.

¹The ILE member has a new specification type, definition. It is us

standalone fields, arrays and named constants as well as data struct

In this example,

 

 

 

 

ARR2

is

defined

as

a

standalone

array (Line 9)

Data

structure DS1 is

defined as

a data structure with two su

 

and

ARR1

(Lines

11

-

14)

 

– Constant CONST1 is defined as a constant (Line 16)

The input (I) specifications are now used only to define records file. See Lines 19 - 20.

¹ The

extension

(E)

specifications have been eliminated. Arrays and ta

now

defined

using

definition specifications.

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AS/400 specifications

The IBM AS/400, now known as the IBM iSeries, is a midrange computer system that has been a cornerstone of enterprise computing since its introduction in 1988. Designed to provide a robust platform for business applications, the AS/400 is celebrated for its reliability, scalability, and integrated database capabilities.

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