AUDIENCE:   This course is for experienced RPG III (RPG/400) programmers. PREREQUISITES:   Before taking this course, a student should: - Have at least six months experience of programming in RPG III - A knowledge of the modern development environment (WDSC/RSE/Rdi) would be advantageous available through WDSC/RSE/RDi for Programmers DURATION:   4 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   The course introduces RPG IV and ILE from the point of view of experienced RPG III (RPG/400) programmer. There are extensive hands-on exercises. On completion of the course, participants should be able to take full advantage of the benefits of RPG IV and ILE. COURSE CONTENT:   RPG IV 101 Background Conversion Options Format and Limit Changes Data Types H-Spec F-Spec D-Spec (Overview) C-Spec I-Spec and O-Spec Freeform RPG D Specs Data Structures Arrays Stand Alone Fields Replacing RPG Indicators The Indicator Data Structure Qualified Data Structures Data Structure Arrays Expressions Arithmetic Expressions Character Expressions Logical Expressions Precision Rules Built In Functions (BIFs) Using BIFs Types of BIFs Dates, Times and Timestamps Defining Moving Calculating Durations Prototyped Calls Prototypes Structure Useful Keywords Procedure Interface Subprocedures (Part 1) P-Spec Structure Subprocedure Vs Subroutine Introduction to ILE Static Binding Vs Dynamic Binding Bind By Copy Bind By Reference Service Programs Subprocedures (Part 2) Subprocedures Vs Called Programs NOMAIN Modules ILE – Other Topics Binding Directories Binder Language Activation Groups PT08/01