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IBM Licensed Programs: Application Development Products

628 iSeries Handbook

CODE

CODE is the Windows-based, IBM follow-on product set to PDM, SEU, SDA, RLU, and the

system debugger. It is a modern, integrated and comprehensive toolset optimized for creating

and maintaining iSeries applications or application fragments written in OPM/ILE RPG,

OPM/ILE COBOL, OPM/ILE CL, ILE C, ILE C++, DDS or Java. CODE consists of:

• CODE Designer: A compelling What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) designer

for screens, reports, and database files.

• CODE Editor: A flexible editor for editing any Windows or iSeries source, but with

extraordinary support for RPG, COBOL, CL, C, C++, Java and DDS. This includes

built-in language reference help, built-in syntax checking, built-in prompting for RPG

and DDS, and a built-in Program Verifier for RPG, COBOL, and DDS. This verifier is

effectively the host compiler ported and built-in to the editor, for the purpose of error

checking. CODE guarantees a clean compile every time if the verify is used first to find

and fix all errors. The editor also supports a command shell for issuing Windows or

iSeries commands. Further. the editor has single button launch of the host compiler

and of the distributed debugger.

• CODE Project Organizer: A tool for organizing Windows and iSeries objects into

projects for easy and productive access. From the list of objects, all of the CODE tools

can be launched from the context menu, as well as user-defined actions.

• IBM Distributed Debugger: A debugger for iSeries OPM/ILE RPG/COBOL/CL, ILE

C/C++ and Java. This debugger runs on Windows while debugging your application

running on iSeries. Supports source and listing views, interactive and batch programs,

and all flavors of server Java including applications, servlets, and EJBs.

There are other miscellaneous tools inside CODE as well, all of which add up to significant

productivity and morale gains over the classic set of tools. CODE offers a great first step in

the necessary migration of skills to new e-business world, starting with the use of modern

tools for traditional work. It also offers a more attractive environment for exciting and retaining

new staff.

V5R1 CODE enhancements include:

• Incorporated all RPG IV V5R1 enhancements in the Program verifier and syntax

checker of CODE

• Conversion of Fixed for C specification to Free form

• Many minor customer enhancements

VisualAge RPG

VisualAge RPG allows the customer to write or port RPG IV applications to a Windows client.

A GUI Builder is provided to visually layout the graphical user interface of the client

application. The event logic is then written in RPG IV. VisualAge RPG uses the CODE Editor

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