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BCI433 - IBM i Business

Computing
Week 3: RPGLE Programming with
Display files

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Agenda
► DisplayFiles with DDS code
► Using RDi tool – Screen Designer
► RPGLE Programming
 free Format syntax
 using Display File
► QuickCheck (Questions)

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Lesson Objectives
Upon completion of this lecture and lab 2 you'll be
able to:
► Create a display file using Screen Designer with
DDS code
► Code an interactive RPGLE program that uses the
display file

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DDS Concepts
► Data Description Specifications (DDS) – a
traditional mean to describe data attributes
(such as the names and lengths of records and
fields) on the IBM® i operating system.
► The file types that use DDS describe:
 Physical and logical files (database tables or views)
 Display files
 Printer files
 …
Display Files
► Display (or WORKSTN) files are
 objects of type *FILE with attribute of DSPF on the IBM i.
► e.g. INCOMETDSP.*file.dspf
 used to communicate interactively with users at display terminals.
► In a record of display file, DDS describes:
 named fields (as variables in RPG program)
 constants (text, date, time, user)
► DDS is also used to specify:
 positions (of fields), display attributes (e.g. highlight, reverse
image), data validation, screen control (e.g. overlay),
indicators (01~99), edit code (EDTCDE), edit word
(EDTWRD) and subfiles.
 3 types of fields: input, output, and both (input/output)
Control screen record
► Example DDS code:
"000024 A R YOURTAX CF03(03 'EXIT')"
"000025 A OVERLAY "

 Both CF03(03 'EXIT') and OVERLAY are record-level


keywords or functions to specify the
format/control for record YOURTAX
►CF03(03 'EXIT'): indicator 03 was bound to
function key F3
►OVERLAY: the screen record YOURTAX will overlay
the previous screen record (both screen content
will show up)
Edit Code / Word
► Edit Code: EDTCDE
 Use predefined format to edit numeric fields in display (or printer) files
 e.g. "000111A TAXRATE 2Y 2O 16 40EDTCDE(1)"
► use predefined data format "1" to render the data of name field
TAXRATE
 See Lab 1 demo:
CALL BCI433LIB/EDITCODES
► Edit Word: EDTWRD
 to make numbers more readable – custom data format
 Example
Your number is 01234
The default display is 1,234
You want it displayed as 012-34
Then it should be: EDTWRD (‘♪♪♪-♪♪‘)
(♪ means 1 blank space)
Display Files and Programs

INCOMETDSP INCTAXRPG
*file.dspf *pgm.rpgle
Create an RPGLE Program that uses the display file

► RPG: Report Program Generator


► Tothe RPGLE program, a display file is an
externally-described file. So usually the first line
of an RPG program is to specify the display file.
 In Lab 2, we used fixed-form DDS code to define
display file. That way are obsolete.
 In Lab 3 and other labs, we must use free-format
DDS code, including the code lines to specify display
files, e.g.
DCL-F INCOMETDSP workstn;
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Operations on Screen Records
► EXFMT
 Write a screen record and waits for input (Write /
Read operations)
e.g. LETGRADE = ‘F’ ;
EXFMT RECORD1;
► WRITE
 Writes a screen record to a file/display station
(without a pause)
e.g. WRITE RECORED1;
EXFMT RECORD2;
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Variables in RPG
► Named fields in a display file (such as TEST1, Test
1,… in MARKSDSP.dspf) can be used as variables in
RPG language.
e.g. TESTOVRALL = (TEST1 + TEST2 + TEST3 )/3;

► In addition, you can declare stand-along variables


in RPG, e.g.
DCL-S Premium PACKED(4:2) ;

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Indicators
► 'Boolean' variables – predefined
 *IN00 - *IN24 are usually used to map 24
function keys in display file.
 *INLR – Last Record Indicator
►How we end RPG programs
► Have the values:
 ‘0’ or *OFF
 ‘1’ or *ON
RPG Syntax
► Each program statement ends with a “;” – semicolon.
► Comment
 e.g. // This is a comment
► IF Statements
 OPERATOR: =, <, <=, <>, NOT, AND, OR
 e.g.
IF Test1 < Test2;
Minimum = Test1;
ENDIF;
 e.g.
IF Test1 < Test2;
Minimum = Test1;
ELSE;
Minimum = Test2;
ENDIF; 13
RPG Syntax
► Loops – DO While
 e.g.
DOW (a <= 5) AND (b + c = 0);
EXSR nextRecord;
ENDDO;

► Loops – DO UNTIL
 e.g.
DOU X > 10;
Total = Total + Array(x);
X = X + 1;
ENDDO;
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RPG Syntax - Subroutines
► Blocksof logic
► Execute a subroutine
 e.g. EXSR GETGRADE
► Define a subroutine
 e.g.
BEGSR GETGRADE;
TOTALMARK = 90;
LETGRADE = ‘A+’;
ENDSR;
RPG Syntax
► At the end of program
*INLR = *ON;
RETURN;

► *INLR = *ON;
 The standard way of ending an RPG program.
► RETURN;
 To return control to the operation system.

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Lab 3 Demo

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Homework?
► Review lecture notes.
► Complete Lab 3
► Lab 2 due
The End

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