IBM i series Handbook page 642

IBM Licensed Programs: Application Development Products
Host Tools includes:
• ILE RPG
• ILE COBOL
• ILE C
• ILE C++
• Application Development ToolSet
The Workstation Tools (with the entitlement of WebSphere Development Tools for iSeries,
unlimited workstation licenses per server) are:
• WebFacing Tool (First Edition)
• WebSphere Studio for iSeries (Professional Edition)
• VisualAge for Java for iSeries (Professional Edition)
• Cooperative Development Environment (CODE)
• VisualAge RPG
There is a no-charge upgrade from existing iSeries tools with Software Subscription.
Benefits
Customers and Solution Providers who need to move existing iSeries applications to the
Web, the WebFacing Tool component can be used to help convert 5250 interfaces to Web
interfaces. The conversion is simple and requires minimal Java and Web development skills.
Customers and Solution Providers who need to create new Web Applications that access
iSeries resources like data and applications, the WebSphere Studio for iSeries component of
WebSphere Development Studio for iSeries can be used to support Web Development.
ILE RPG and ILE COBOL are equally good choices for business logic for e-business
application development. Both compilers are part of WebSphere Development Studio for
iSeries and have added Java inter operability enhancements.
Solution Providers can port e-business applications from other platforms to the iSeries easier
than before. WebSphere Development Studio for iSeries includes new C and C++ compilers.
ILE RPG (Component of 5722-WDS)
RPG is the most popular language for writing iSeries business logic because of its ease of
use and tight integration with the server. This is the largest release of RPG IV since the
introduction of ILE RPG in V3R1. V5R1 enhancements include totally free-form C-specs,
improved RPG-calling-Java support, improved data structure support, LIKE support for data
structures, qualified names and more built-in functions.
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