ILE COBOL Language Reference
For additional information about topics related to ILE COBOL programming on
the iSeries system, refer to the following IBM iSeries publications:
- Communications Management, SC41-5406-02, provides information about using the Application Development
ToolSet programming development manager (PDM) to work with lists of libraries,
objects, members, and user-defined options to easily do such operations as
copy, delete, and rename. Contains activities and reference material to
help the user learn PDM. The most commonly used operations and function
keys are explained in detail using examples.
- ADTS for AS/400: Source Entry Utility, SC09-2605-00, provides information about using the Application Development
ToolSet source entry utility (SEU) to create and edit source members.
The manual explains how to start and end an SEU session and how to use the
many features of this full-screen text editor. The manual contains
examples to help both new and experienced users accomplish various editing
tasks, from the simplest line commands to using pre-defined prompts for
high-level languages and data formats.
- Application Display Programming, SC41-5715-00, provides information about:
- Using DDS to create and maintain displays for applications;
- Creating and working with display files on the system;
- Creating online help information;
- Using UIM to define panels and dialogs for an application;
- Using panel groups, records, or documents
- Backup and Recovery, SC41-5304-03, provides information about setting up and managing the
following:
- Journaling, access path protection, and commitment control
- User auxiliary storage pools (ASPs)
- Disk protection (device parity, mirrored, and checksum)
Provides performance information about backup media and save/restore
operations. Also includes advanced backup and recovery topics, such as
using save-while-active support, saving and restoring to a different release,
and programming tips and techniques.
- CICS Family: Application Programming Guide, SC41-5454-00, provides information on application programming for CICS(R)
for iSeries. It includes guidance and reference information on the CICS
application programming interface and system programming interface commands,
and gives general information about developing new applications and migrating
existing applications from other CICS platforms.
- CL Programming, SC41-5721-02, provides a wide-ranging discussion of iSeries programming
topics including a general discussion on objects and libraries, CL
programming, controlling flow and communicating between programs, working with
objects in CL programs, and creating CL programs. Other topics include
predefined and impromptu messages and message handling, defining and creating
user-defined commands and menus, application testing, including debug mode,
breakpoints, traces, and display functions.
- Communications Management, SC41-5406-02, provides information about work management in a communications
environment, communications status, tracing and diagnosing communications
problems, error handling and recovery, performance, and specific line speed
and subsystem storage information.
- , is an interactive self-study program
explaining the differences between RPG III and RPG IV and how to work within
the new ILE environment. An accompanying workbook provides additional
exercises and doubles as a reference upon completion of the tutorial.
ILE RPG code examples are shipped with the tutorial and run directly on the
server.
- GDDM Programming Guide, SC41-0536-00, provides information about using graphical data display manager
(GDDM) to write graphics application programs. Includes many example
programs and information to help users understand how the product fits into
data processing systems.
- GDDM Reference, SC41-3718-00, provides information about using graphical data display manager
(GDDM) to write graphics application programs. This manual provides
detailed descriptions of all graphics routines available in GDDM. Also
provides information about high-level language interfaces to GDDM.
- ICF Programming, SC41-5442-00, provides information needed to write application programs that
use iSeries communications and the intersystem communications function
(-ICF). Also contains information on data description specifications
(DDS) keywords, system-supplied formats, return codes, file transfer support,
and program examples.
- IDDU Use, SC41-5704-00, describes how to use the iSeries interactive data definition
utility (IDDU) to describe data dictionaries, files, and records to the
system. Includes:
- An introduction to computer file and data definition concepts
- An introduction to the use of IDDU to describe the data used in queries
and documents
- Representative tasks related to creating, maintaining, and using data
dictionaries, files, record formats, and fields
- Advanced information about using IDDU to work with files created on other
systems and information about error recovery and problem prevention.
- ILE C for AS/400 Programmer's Guide, SC09-2712-01, provides information on how to develop applications using the
ILE C language. It includes information about creating, running and
debugging programs. It also includes programming considerations for
interlanguage program and procedure calls, locales, handling exceptions,
database, externally described and device files. Some performance tips
are also described. An appendix includes information on migrating
source code from EPM C/400 or System C/400 to ILE C.
- , describes the syntax, semantics, and IBM
implementation of the C and C++ programming languages.
- ILE COBOL for AS/400 Programmer's Guide, SC09-2540-01, provides information about how to write, compile, bind, run,
debug, and maintain ILE COBOL programs on the iSeries server. It
provides programming information on how to call other ILE COBOL and non-ILE
COBOL programs, share data with other programs, use pointers, and handle
exceptions. It also describes how to perform input/output operations on
externally attached devices, database files, display files, and ICF
files.
- ILE Concepts, SC41-5606-03, explains concepts and terminology pertaining to the Integrated
Language Environment (ILE) architecture of the iSeries licensed
program. Topics covered include creating modules, binding, running
programs, debugging programs, and handling exceptions.
- ILE RPG for AS/400 Programmer's Guide, SC09-2507-02, provides information about the ILE RPG programming language,
which is an implementation of the RPG IV language in the Integrated Language
Environment (ILE) on the iSeries server. It includes information on
creating and running programs, with considerations for procedure calls and
interlanguage programming. The guide also covers debugging and
exception handling and explains how to use iSeries files and devices in RPG
programs. Appendixes include information on migration to RPG IV and
sample compiler listings. It is intended for people with a basic
understanding of data processing concepts and of the RPG language.
- ILE RPG for AS/400 Reference, SC09-2508-02, provides information about the ILE RPG programming
language. This manual describes, position by position and keyword by
keyword, the valid entries for all RPG IV specifications, and provides a
detailed description of all the operation codes and built-in functions.
This manual also contains information on the RPG logic cycle, arrays and
tables, editing functions, and indicators.
- Local Device Configuration, SC41-5121-00, provides information about configuring local devices on the
iSeries server. This includes information on how to configure the
following:
- Local work station controllers (including twinaxial controllers)
- Tape controllers
- Locally attached devices (including twinaxial devices)
- Printer Device Programming, SC41-5713-03, provides information to help you understand and control
printing. Provides specific information on printing elements and
concepts of the iSeries server, printer file and print spooling support for
printing operations, and printer connectivity. Includes considerations
for using personal computers, other printing functions such as Business
Graphics Utility (BGU), advanced function printing (AFP(TM)), and examples of
working with the iSeries server printing elements such as how to move spooled
output files from one output queue to a different output queue. Also
includes an appendix of control language (CL) commands used to manage printing
workload. Fonts available for use with the iSeries server are also
provided. Font substitution tables provide a cross-reference of
substituted fonts if attached printers do not support application-specified
fonts.
- ADTS for AS/400: Screen Design Aid, SC09-2604-00, provides information about using the Application Development
ToolSet screen design aid (SDA) to design, create, and maintain displays,
menus, and online help information. The manual contains examples and
information to help learn how to use SDA on the iSeries server and in the
System/38 environment of the iSeries server.
- Security - Reference, SC41-5302-03, tells how system security support can be used to protect the
system and the data from being used by people who do not have the proper
authorization, protect the data from intentional or unintentional damage or
destruction, keep security information up-to-date, and set up security on the
system.
- Software Installation, SC41-5120-03, provides step-by-step procedures for initial installation,
installing licensed programs, program temporary fixes (PTFs), and secondary
languages from IBM. This manual is also for users who already have an
iSeries server with an installed release and want to install a new
release.
For information about Systems Application Architecture (SAA) Common
Programming Interface (CPI) COBOL, refer to the following publication:
- Systems Application Architecture Common Programming Interface COBOL
Reference, SC26-4354.
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