RPG Flashcards
(37 cards)
What is Milvus?
Milvus is a 3rd Party Custody System which sits on the iSeries. Essentially RBC’s book of records. RPG ILE is generally used to develop around Milvus.
What is SDM?
An iSeries tool used to manage iSeries development and promotions. Used to checkout programs and modules etc.
What is a Subfile?
A way of displaying multiple records on a screen and scrolling up or down to see the next or previous set of records.
What are the two basic screens for a subfile?
Subfile Control Format (SFLCTL) & Subfile Format (SFL)
What does Subfile Control Format (SFLCTL) do?
Controls information such as Subfile size, keywords, indicators and command keys.
What does Subfile Format (SFL) do?
Contains the actual data detailed down the screen
What are the 3 Methods of Subfiles?
Load All Subfile, Expanding Subfile & Single Page Subfile.
Describe the Load All Subfile.
All records from a file are loaded in one go into the subfile.
Describe the Expanding Subfile.
The 1st page of the subfile record is loaded and each page is then loaded and gradually expanding when paging up. Max 9999 Records.
Describe the Single Page Subfile.
Built a page at a time and previous pages are deleted before new ones are built.
Name some Object Types.
Library, Program, Module, Service Program, Binding Directory, Command, File
Name some Built-In Functions.
%CHAR, %DATE, %DEC, %EOF, %ERROR
Name some Data Types.
CHAR, DATE, PACKED, TIMESTAMP, ZONED
Name some Data Types.
CHAR, DATE, PACKED, TIMESTAMP, ZONED
Name some Opcodes.
BEGSR, CALL, CHAIN, DELETE, IF, ENDSR, DOW, DOU
What is PDM?
Programming Development Manager.
What is H Specification?
Control Specification
What is F Specification?
File Description Specification for Externally Described Files.
What is D Specification?
Definition Specification.
What is C Specification?
Calculation Specification.
How do you end a program?
Turn Last Record (INLR) indicator on. This closes all the files.
What is QTEMP?
A library where your objects are temporarily stored and then removed once you sign out of your session.
What is a Physical File?
A file that contains data in a structured format.
What is a Logical File?
A file that retrieves data from a Physical File and provides specific Views of the data.