Advanced RPG/400 Programming (Audio Training)

Course Description:
AS/400 Advanced RPG/400 Programming is a self-paced audiocassette course providing comprehensive, practical training in advanced RPG/400 tips and techniques.

Upon completion of this audio program, you will be able to:
   • Create programs that use multiple subfiles with updates to database files
   • Call a utility program from an RPG program to perform character string searches
   • Call a utility program to execute dynamic CL commands from an RPG program
   • Call a utility program to perform character translation
   • Create "smart" programs that handle program exceptions and error conditions
   • Create programs that access file member names, sizes, overrides, and more
   • Create split-screen and other multiple subfile programs
   • Create Windows-style programs with user-defined streams

Audience: RPG Programmers

Prerequisites: AS/400 Workstation Operations AS/400 System Operations AS/400 Control Language Programming AS/400 Entry-Level RPG AS/400 RPG/400 Programming AS/400 Interactive RPG/400 Programming AS/400 RPG/400 Subfile Programming

Course Outline:
   Advanced Subfile Handling
   Managing Multiple Subfiles
   Multiple Subfiles with Database Update
   Detecting Database Changes
   Multiple Subfile Scrolling
   Character String Search
   Searching Database Files and Subfiles for Variable Character Strings
   QCLSCAN Program
   Variable Strings and Patterns
   Using Wildcards
   Case-sensitive Search Options
   Character Translation
   QDCXLATE Program
   Translating ASCII to and from EBCDIC
   Translating Uppercase to and from Lowercase
   Translating Characters with
   User-defined Tables
   Executing AS/400 Commands from Programs
   Incorporating a Command Line in Interactive Programs
   QCMDEXC Program
   Executing Commands from an Interactive Program
   Sending Command Messages to an Interactive Program
   Trapping Command Messages with Message Subfiles
   Feedback Areas
   Program, Open, and I/O Feedback Areas
   Using the Information Data Structure (INFDS)
   Extracting Cursor Location
   Determining the Lowest Subfile Relative Record Number
   Calculating the INFDS Offset Position for Device-dependent Areas
   Variable Help Windows
   Variable Starting Line Formats with Subfiles
   Cursor-sensitive Help Text
   "Point and Shoot" Function
   User-Defined Data Streams
   Creating User-positioned (Dynamic) Windows
   5250 Data Stream Commands
   Formatting Data Streams
   Op-Codes
   SUBST (Substring)
   SCAN (Search String)
   CAT (Concatenate)

Course Details:

Level:	Advanced
Subject:	Programming--RPG
Length:	10 hrs.
Publisher:	ATS
Publish Date:	June 1998