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Seeds, H., Programming RPG. RPG II, New York, John Wiley, 1971. Google
QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;; [cbb: RPG very good for simple problems by gets very complicated very fast QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;15 first step is to have a picture of what the report will look like QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;37 program by specification of processor info, file descriptions, line counter (paging control), input specification, output specification and calculations. QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;42 inputs as named sequences with associate "record identifying indicator' which is on when current card is of the sequence, sequence id by boolean rela on column contents QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;45 output by headings, details, totals, exceptions (mid-calculations) with full line position control (vertical tabs before and after printing QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;47 occurrence of output by boolean combination of indicators at proper point in cycle (eg detail printing time) QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;66 calculations occur when right combination or literals QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;67 all fields with default of zero or blank QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;69 "LR" last record indicator QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;72 fields are the memory locations [i.e. treats input fields as memory QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;90 indicators for whether the field is + - or 0 QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;99 can specify fields are emptied after printing QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;121 full order checking on input fields by indicators QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;123 replacement by operation zero result and add operand QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;126 default automatic fields, e.g., Page maintains the current page count. QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;156 level control indicators which turned on when field changes or higher level indicator goes on. QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;159 in RPG, user indicators defined by external job control switch QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;160 string moves both left and right justified QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;278 RPG has restricted table look up procedures
412 ;;Quote: RPG defines a fixed logic flow machine; heading, detail output, input, flags, totals
Topic: boolean values, binary numbers, and bit strings (44 items)
Group: parameters (10 topics, 145 quotes)
Topic: string operations (20 items)
Topic: primitive data type as memory (29 items)
Topic: handling complexity (59 items)
Topic: run-time assertions (25 items)
Topic: replacement as a procedure call (10 items)
Group: input/output (4 topics, 74 quotes)
Topic: data flow machines (14 items)
Topic: monitored variable (27 items)
Topic: general vs. specific purpose systems (11 items)
Topic: report generation (11 items)
Topic: output formatting (11 items)
Topic: programming with forms (26 items)
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Topic: system-defined variables (9 items)
Topic: object modification (10 items)
Topic: pronoun reference (23 items)
Topic: default value (8 items)
Topic: input/output by accessing a variable (8 items)
Topic: sections of a program (9 items)
Topic: fixed logic language (7 items)
Topic: conditional control by guards (17 items)