V5R3 CL Programming Enhancements, Part 2
March 24, 2004 Ted Holt
Last week I wrote about the integer data types, the select structure, and the looping commands that will be available in V5R3. This week I’ll finish my tour of new V5R3 CL programming features by telling you what’s new with input/output operations, parameter passing, and the generation of CL command documentation.
DECLARE MORE FILES!
One limitation that System/38, AS/400, and iSeries programmers have complained about is that only one Declare File (DCLF) command was allowed in a CL procedure (i.e., a compiled program or module). Using a database file automatically eliminated the possibility of using a display file, and vice