Re: Backward compatibility to V3R2

[boldt@xxxxxxxxxx]

Colin wrote:
>I'm using RPG 400 at V3R7
>
>This supports fields names > 10,
>But when I try to compile to V3R2 the compile fails and I have to
>Reduce the lengths of the fields to 10.
>
>I thought that V3R2 & V3R7 were essentially the same, but for different
>processors (CISC/RISC)

No, the equivalent releases are V3R2 and V3R6.

>
>Is there anything I can do about this field length issue

No.

(Actually, yes there is something you can do - upgrade your
CISC boxes.)

>or must I change my
>pgms and Standards....

Yes.

>
>Also are there any other issues with backward compatibility to V3R2 that I
>should know about.

Look in the front of your V3R7 ILE RPG reference manual in
the section called "What's New This Release", and avoid
the enhancements listed.

Cheers!  Hans

Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com


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