How to identify a program written in what type of RPG?

[regu400]

How to identify a program written in what type of RPG language?

1. If the code has /FREE then i can say it is RPGLE..(just an example)
2. If the code has D spec, it can be RPGIV
3. and so on...

Is there any exact way to identify the RPG type rather than the one i presume.. like from compiler listing.. anything.. Please share..

[tomholden]

Re: How to identify a program written in what type of RPG?

DSPOBJD on the program for *SOURCE details. if there is any entries there then it's OPM not ILE.

[GLS400]

Re: How to identify a program written in what type of RPG?

Hi Regu400:

DSPOBJD OBJ(MYLIB/*ALL) OBJTYPE(*PGM) OUTPUT(*OUTFILE) OUTFILE(QTEMP/JUNK)

Run a qry/sql/dsppfm or whatever on the file qtemp/junk.
The column ODOBAT (object attribute) will be RPGLE/RPG/RPG36 etc.
You will also see CLP CLLE DFU etc. and any other type of PGMS you may have.
RPG /Free is considered RPGLE


Best of Luck
GLS

[NickLitten]

Re: How to identify a program written in what type of RPG?

Reading your question and assuming your looking at source code

Member type RPG or RPT and 6 character field sizes then its probably RPG3 (RPG2 if its using logic cycle and Level indicators, etc - or even Matching Records *gasp* but i digress

Member type RPGLE then its RPG400, RPGLE or RPG4 (both free form and column based)

SQLRPG is the RPG3 (OPM) style

SQLRPGLE is RPG4 (ILE)

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6 character fields is RPG3 or earlier
10 character fields is RPG400 or later
'D' specs if RPGLE or later
Procedures, %BIF's and other fancy-schmancy-glitter means its RPG4 or newer...

if that makes any sense....

I rarely do....

PS - a younger Cousin of mine is thinking of retraining and wants to focus on RPG as one of his languages (huzzah!) so I wrote a kind of very rough overview of the language roots. I know its not strictly accurate so if anyone reads it and starts arguing about dates, or names, then I will simply poke them in the eye with this rubber tipped pencil I have stuck behind my ear.. but you might find it useful http://www.projex.com/blog/history-i...mming-language

[MichaelCatalani]

Re: How to identify a program written in what type of RPG?

PS - a younger Cousin of mine is thinking of retraining and wants to focus on RPG as one of his languages (huzzah!) so I wrote a kind of very rough overview of the language roots. I know its not strictly accurate so if anyone reads it and starts arguing about dates, or names, then I will simply poke them in the eye with this rubber tipped pencil I have stuck behind my ear.. but you might find it useful http://www.projex.com/blog/history-i...mming-language

Where in Hades did you find that really old B model As400 picture? It shows a model B40, which was never released. (They replaced it with the B45 before the annoucement) The software company I worked for had an actual B40 since we got one a few months before the official AS/400 announcement. I dont think I had ever seen one referred to as a B40 in anything IBM released.

[NickLitten]

Re: How to identify a program written in what type of RPG?

I found it in my sock drawer...