Re: Request for CL, DDS, SQL RPG enhancements

["Simon Coulter" <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Richard,

You wrote:
>1.  subroutines in CL.

Use Rexx.  It supports subroutines.

>2.  /copy support in CL.

Use Rexx.  Similar function can be obtained via an external procedure.

>3.  a 'for/next' type structured loop in CL.

Use Rexx.  It has:      DO FOREVER
                        DO UNTIL
                        DO WHILE
                        DO TO x BY y FOR z

which gives you all the loop constructs you'll ever need.  Rexx is
cross-platform (VM, MVS, OS/400, OS/2, Winslop -- and ObjectRexx exists on
OS/2 and Winslop).  Rexx is free.  Rexx is on every AS/400 since (at
least) VRM130 -- so for over 10 years.

The only thing Rexx is missing is decent file I/O and even that can be
added programmatically.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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