Compatibility with VisualAge Generator

EGL is the replacement for VisualAge® Generator 4.5 and includes some syntax primarily to enable the migration of existing programs to the new development environment. This syntax is supported in the development environment if the EGL preference VAGCompatibility is selected or (at generation or debug time) if the build descriptor option VAGCompatibility is set to yes. The setting of the preference also establishes the default value of the build descriptor option.

The following statements apply when VisualAge Generator compatibility is in effect:

For access to full details on migrating VisualAge Generator programs to EGL, see Sources of additional information on EGL.

Related concepts
Sources of additional information on EGL

Related reference
@DLI
Arrays
call
Input form
Input record
Naming conventions
pfKeyEquate
Primitive types
print
Program part in EGL source format
Program part properties
show
SQL item properties
connectionService()
getVAGSysType()
handleSysLibraryErrors
segmentedMode
transfer

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