Ibm Ile Cobol For Iseries - IBM eserver i5 Handbook

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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
ILE COBOL
System/36-Compatible COBOL
System/38-Compatible COBOL
OPM COBOL
ILE COBOL *PRV
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