Programming in ILE RPG

Jim Buck

ISBN 10: 1583473793 / ISBN 13: 9781583473795

Published by MC Press, LLC, 2019

About this Item

2015. 5th Edition. Paperback. Num Pages: 664 pages. BIC Classification: UMW; UMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203. Weight in Grams: 1306. . . . . .

Seller Inventory # V9781583473795

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Programming in ILE RPG
• Publisher: MC Press, LLC
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1583473793
• ISBN 13: 9781583473795
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Since its original publication, Programming in RPG IV has given thousands of students and professionals a strong foundation in the essentials of business programming using RPG IV. Now, the long-awaited Fifth Edition, retitled Programming in ILE RPG, produces the most significant update to this "gold standard" book in many years. The book has been reorganized and updated to the newest software release. It includes exclusive coverage of free-format RPG, new attention to SQL, and expanded emphasis on ILE modules, procedures, and service programs. All-new programming exercises and assignments add even more value for learning.

The book includes complete coverage of the program development process, the newest development tools, RPG IV instructions and operations, creating and using files, program workflow and structured design, arithmetic operations and functions, accessing and updating database files, writing interactive applications, modular programming, service programs, error handling, subfiles, APIs, and more. This book is the one guide you need to learn how to be successful with all aspects of ILE RPG.

About the Author

Jim Buck's career in IT has spanned more than 30 years, primarily in the manufacturing and healthcare industries. Jim is an 11-year president of the Wisconsin Midrange Computer Professional Association (www.WMCPA.org) and has served on a number of teams developing IBM and COMMON certification tests. Jim is also a recipient of the 2007 IBM System i Innovation – Education Excellence Award, 2013 IBM Champion award, and the 2014 COMMON Presidents Award. Jim is a programming instructor at Gateway Technical College and is active in the IBM i community working to help students, colleges and companies develop the next generation of IBM i professionals. Bryan Meyers is well known to IBM i technicians as the author of a number of books and magazine articles about the IBM i operating system and languages. His programming, management, and consulting career has spanned most of the IBM midrange history from the System/360 through the AS/400, and now IBM i. For much of that time, Bryan was the IT director for an international hospitality franchisor. He has also managed computer operations for municipal government, international construction, and broadcasting industries. Bryan's company, Enskill.com, provides onsite and online IBM i training to organizations worldwide.