IBM eserver i5 - IBM ILE COBOL for Iseries

5486LPAD.fm Draft Document for Review October 18, 2004
692 IBM Eserver i5 and iSeries System Handbook
򐂰 New built-in function %SUBARR (assign to, sort, or return, a subarray)
򐂰 Direct conversion of date, time, and time stamp to numeric using %DEC
򐂰 Control specification CCSID(*CHAR : *JOBRUN) for correct conversion of
character data at runtime
򐂰 Second parameter for %TRIM, %TRIMR and %TRIML indicating what
characters to trim
򐂰 New prototype option OPTIONS(*TRIM) to pass a trimmed parameter
򐂰 Support for 63-digit packed and zoned decimal values
򐂰 An RPG preprocessor enabling the SQL preprocessor to handle conditional
compilation and nested/COPY
򐂰 Relaxation of the rules for using a result data structure for I/O to
externally-described files and record formats
򐂰 Support for new environment variables for use with RPG programs calling
Java methods
For an exhaustive list of the current and previous enhancements to the RPG
compiler, see:
http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/wds400/about/ile_rpg.html
IBM ILE COBOL for iSeries
COBOL is also a popular language for writing iSeries business logic because of
its ease of use and integration with the system. V5R1 enhancements include
COBOL-calling-Java support (along with the appropriate documentation), UCS-2
(UNICODE) support, and three new process options to enable developers port
applications from the mainframe platform to the iSeries server.
IBM ILE COBOL for iSeries consists of the COBOL components listed in the
following table.
COBOL compiler option Install option in 5722-WDS
ILE COBOL 41
System/36-Compatible COBOL 42
System/38-Compatible COBOL 43
OPM COBOL 44
ILE COBOL *PRV 45