Re: RPGIII vs. RPG400

[Paul Tuohy <tuohyp@xxxxxxx>]

Bob,

Perhaps you can clarify for me.

There are two licenced products (or two components of the same licenced product)
- RPG/400 and ILE RPG/400. (Sorry, not at a machine at the moment, so can't 
quote
exact descriptions or feature codes).

I took it that RPG/400 was the RPG III compiler(s) and ILE RPG/400 was the RPG 
IV
compiler.

I agree with your comments on the names. People (especially IT managers) are
under the impression that there are more versions of RPG then there are 
varieties
of baked beans.

Paul Tuohy

Bob Cozzi wrote:

> Simon is mostly correct, but I have to say I usually have to inform even
> IBMers of the correct names of RPG.
>
> RPGII - used on pre-System/38 and AS/400 systems. Ported to AS/400 for S/36
> environment.
>
> RPGIII introduced on the System38 and continued onto the AS/400. Supported
> by AS/400 in two forms, System/38 compatibility mode which restricted new
> AS/400-only operation codes from compiling in a System/38 targeted
> environment. The compiler package (product) was called the IBM AS/400
> RPG/400 Compiler. It supported both versions of the RPG III language. The
> problem here is most people refer to AS/400 RPG III as "RPG400" there may be
> signs that there is such as language, but there is not.
>
> Then there is RPG IV. The IBM internal name for the RPG IV compiler (before
> they named RPG IV) was the "ILE RPG" compiler. They called the compiler "ILE
> RPG". Unfortunately that name slipped out into the trade press. There is no
> such thing as "ILE RPG". There is only RPGII, RPGIII and now, RPGIV.
>
> No such thing as RPG/400 or RPG400.
> No such thing as ILE RPG or "ILE" as programming languages.
>
> ILE is the AS/400 runtime environment.
>
> There is also a product called VisualAge RPG. That version of RPG is RPG IV
> with extensions.
>
> It is interesting to me (read disappointing) that so many IT Managers think
> "RPG400" is different from RPGIII and "ILE RPG" is something different from
> RPG IV. I'm mostly disappointed that IBM let this internal name get out and
> be used. In fact some of the IBM manual writers use the incorrect name,
> which writers for the trade press have used as vindication for their
> inaccuracy. But that was years ago.
>
> Hope this helps whomever was asking the original question.
>
> Bob Cozzi
>
> http://www.RPGIV.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com]On
> > Behalf Of Simon Coulter
> > Sent: Sunday, August 01, 1999 1:20 AM
> > To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: RPGIII vs. RPG400
> >
> >
> > M
> > Hello Jon,
> >
> > Specifically RPG III is the dialect for the System/38 and first
> > two releases of the AS/400.
> > RPG/400 is a superset of RPG III and arrived with VRM130 of
> > OS/400. They can be thought of as
> > the same language but RPG/400 has additional operation codes for
> > dealing with strings (SUBST,
> > CAT, CHECK, etc) and support for MOVE with pad, READ with no lock, etc.
> >
> > Don't confuse RPG/400 with RPG IV which is a major improvement
> > and dialectic difference.  RPG
> > IV is often (incorrectly) called ILE RPG.  RPG IV has support for
> > procedures, prototypes, local
> > variables, pointers, built-in functions (%SUBST, %TRIM, %EDIT,
> > etc), the EVAL operation code,
> > free-format expressions, and other good stuff.  This is the RPG
> > of the future.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Simon Coulter.
> >
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> > > Date: Fri, 30 Jul 99 11:21:51 -0700
> > > From: "Jon & Cindy Erickson" <eware@pcez.com>
> > > To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> > > Reply-To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> > > Subject: RPGIII vs. RPG400
> > > Importance: Normal
> >
> > >
> > > Rould anyone tell me differences between RPGIII & RPG400 besides feature
> > > codes?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jon
> >
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