=========================================================== SEARCH400.COM | Programmer Tip Feb. 11, 2004
==================================================================== Essential explanations, tools and code for the iSeries programmer. More tips: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid3_tax2f9,00.html?track=NL-17 ==================================================================== In today's technical advice roundup you'll find tips, expert answers and input from your peers to the following iSeries programmer questions and concerns: Today's Featured Programmer Tip: -- How to retrieve the RPGLE source 1. Answers to Other Technical Questions: - Utility helps you trace RPGLE programs - Create from the source - Recursive call in RPG ILE - Command validity checker 2. 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Click Here! http://knowledgestorm.techtarget.com/search400/MainServlet?track=NL-17&ksAction=Home&c=TT&n=home ==================================================================== Today's Featured Tip ==================================================================== How to retrieve the RPGLE source It is possible to retrieve source from RPG programs, as long as the program has been compiled with the correct parameters, says Search400.com member J.R. Friedman. With this procedure you can retrieve the source from single-module RPGLE programs compiled with CRTBNDRPG with DBGVIEW(*LIST). >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci949284,00.html?track=NL-17 =================================================================== Answers to Other Programmer Questions =================================================================== UTILITY HELPS YOU TRACE RPGLE PROGRAMS Not too long ago Search400.com member Eitan Rosenberg had to trace an RPGLE program. He realized that there is no real option to do that, so he decided to write a simple trace utility and share it with the rest of the community. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci884449,00.html?track=NL-17 CREATE FROM THE SOURCE How many times have you recompiled an object only to find out later that you forgot to specify a particular keyword value to the compiler? Search400.com member Jeff Bull says CRTFMSRC allows you to encode these compiler/create options in with the source code. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci874300,00.html?track=NL-17 RECURSIVE CALL IN RPG ILE Often people think that RPG does not allow recursive calls. Actually, says Search400.com member Michael Fiorillo, ILE RPG does allow recursion. A program cannot call itself, but it can call a subprocedure that calls itself. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci764928,00.html?track=NL-17 COMMAND VALIDITY CHECKER "Nicasas" writes, "In V5R1, we had a validity checker program for the CHGSPLFA command. We upgraded to V5R2 and now it doesn't work." Site expert John Brandt and a few Search400.com members offer some advice. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee84636/4378 ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= JANUARY WINNERS ANNOUNCED | Search400.com tips contest The results you've been waiting for are finally here.... The top winner for Search400.com's Tips Contest for January is Bob Abbott. 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