RPG/400 Interactive Programming

Duration

3 – 5 hours

Overview

Audience

Personnel requiring knowledge of RPG programming.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of data processing, programming concepts and the AS/400 Operating System.

Objectives

After completing this course, the student should be able to:
  • Outline the concepts ad programming requirements of Display Device Files.
  • Code a simple interactive RPG program.
  • Create an RPG program.

Course Content

Unit 1 RPG INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING PRETEST

Unit 2 RPG INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING – DISPLAY FILES

  • Review Display Files
  • Data Definition Specifications for Display Files

Unit 3 RPG INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING – DISPLAY and READ

  • “Hello World” Program
  • Screen Layout
  • Reading the Screen

Unit 4 RPG INTERACTIVE PRAGRAMMING – MULTIPLE SCREENS

  • DDS Coding for Multiple Screens
  • Coding a Maintenance Program

Unit 5 RPG INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING – SUBROUTINES

  • Subroutines
  • Database File Access for Input, Update and Delete

Unit 6 RPG INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING – ADDING a DATABASE RECORD

  • Executing the Routines (Writing to the Screen and User Input)
  • Writing the Record to the File
  • Avoiding a Program Bug

Unit 7 RPG INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING – UPDATING and DELETING DATABASE RECORDS

  • Control and File Logic Associated with Updating or Deleting a Database Record
  • Detail the End of Run Processes when the LR Indicator is ON

Unit 8 RPG INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING MASTERY TEST
 
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