what you can do with rpg? uno.ekberg@volvo

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Volvo IT

2009Dep 4365, Uno Ekberg

What you can do with RPG?

uno.ekberg@volvo.com

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2009Dep 4365, Uno Ekberg

Who am I?

Started with IT 1969, at Volvo since 1980

Worked with Mainframes, spefically IMS until 1988

With AS400/iSeries/System i since 1989

Software Architect at Volvo IT

Problem solver, consultant, the ”fixer” on System i

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The Volvo Group

MackTrucks

RenaultTrucks

VolvoTrucks

Volvo Aero

FinancialServices

AB VolvoBusiness Areas

Business Units

Volvo Powertrain

Volvo Parts

Volvo Logistics

Volvo Information Technology

Volvo 3P

Nissan Diesel

VolvoPenta

ConstructionEquipment

Buses

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Our company history

1967 Established as Volvo Data

1972 First large Data Centre building set up in Gothenburg

1991 Volvo Data gets responsibility for data centres in Greensboro and Ghent

1992-93 Offices established in the UK and Belgium

1993 Office established in the US

1996-97 Study on the future of IT at the Volvo Group – result is that IT resources stay at the Volvo Group

1998 Formation of Volvo Information Technology

1999 Volvo Car Corporation acquired by Ford Motor Co.

2001 Renault V.I./Mack Trucks integration

2004-08 Offices established in India, China, Korea, South Africa, Australia, Mexico, Turkey, Thailand, Russia, Japan, Canada and Singapore

2007-08 Volvo IT incorporated Fortos Management Consulting and WirelessCar

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Volvo IT – Global Presence

France

Sweden

Poland Belgium

United Kingdom

USA

Malaysia

Australia

Brazil

India

ChinaKorea

South Africa

Offshore centres

Mexico

Turkey

Russia

Thailand

Canada

Japan

Singapore

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Volvo IT customers

The Volvo Group

Volvo Cars

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Agenda

Dynamic use of files

How can I work with unknown number of files in a program?

API instead of commands

Dynamicly invoke other programs

Acknowledgement

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If you need a simple file with mostly just text, like a temporary error log

MyPgmCodeIf %error;

tell someone

someway

about thist error

Create file

Open

Write msg

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Dynamic use of Work files

FWorkfile O A F 61 Disk USROPN

If Not %Open (Workfile) ;

Crtcmd = 'CRTPF FILE(QTEMP/WORKFILE) RCDLEN(61) ';

CallP(E) CmdPgm (Crtcmd : %Len(Crtcmd));

Open Workfile;

Endif;

Write Workfile Wrkrec_DS;

Close Workfile;

Good for logging, error notification etc.

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Huge amount of Audit Jrn events

We have n number of Receivers, all want just there own part

The problem:How can we avoid to read thru the AuditJrn more than once?

And we have a variable number of intrested apps on each LPAR

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File IO without an F record We use this to filter out records from the System Audit Journal

We have an unknown number of ”subscribers” for data, based on the user profile in the journal record. Each subscriber have there own result file.By using these techniques, we only need to run thru the System Audit Journal once for the time period.

We use C Library functions _Ropen, _RWrite and _Rclose.

H BndDir( 'QC2LE' )

D RIOFB Ds Based( pRIOFB )

D pKey *

D pSysParm *

D IoRcdRrn 10u 0

D IoNbrBytRw 10i 0

D IoBlkCnt 5i 0

D IoBlkFllBy 1a

D IoBitFld 1a

D IoRsv 20a

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File IO without an F recordProcedure definitions

**-- Open file: ------------------------------------------------------

D Ropen Pr * ExtProc( '_Ropen' )

D pRFile * Value Options( *String )

D pMode * Value Options( *String )

**-- Close file: -----------------------------------------------------

D Rclose Pr 10i 0 ExtProc( '_Rclose' )

D pRFile * Value

**-- Write file ----------------------------------------------------

D Rwrite Pr * ExtProc( '_Rwrite' )

D pRFile * Value

D pBuffer * Value

D BufLength 10u 0 Value

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File IO without an F recordOpen the files!

Read reqf01;

Dou %eof;

filnptr = %addr(filname1);

%str(filnptr:35) = Jrnfilnm;

pRFILE = *null;

pRFILE = Ropen(Filname1 : 'ar' ) ;

If pRfile = *null;

Errmsg = 'Error on Open' + Jrnfilnm;

Errorrtn(Errmsg);

else;

i = i + 1;

WFilptr(i) = pRfile;

// Get Users to include (not shown here)

Endif; Read reqf01;

Enddo;

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File IO without an F recordWrite record

// First search for the correct file in a table of User Profiles

lookupappl = %lookup(UsrarrAppl(lookupres) :

Wappl : 1: SizApplarr);

If lookupappl > 0; Found!

PRFILE = Wfilptr(lookupappl); Get the file ptr

pRIOFB = Rwrite( PRFILE - Write record

: %Addr( JrnOutDs )

: %Size( JrnOutDs ));

If IoNbrBytRw = 0; Test result

Errorrtn(WrtError);

Endif;

Endif;

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File IO without an F recordClose the files

In the end close all the files

For i = 1 by 1 to SizApplarr;

pRfile = WFilptr(i);

Rclose(pRfile);

Endfor;

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API instead of commandsRetrieve Journal Entries

Retrieve Journal Entries (QjoRetrieveJournalEntries) APIPerformance can be enhanced if you give a higher value in the Key 6, number of variable length Records. Carsten Flensburg used 1000, but I found in our environment that at least 3000 gave a lot better performance.

If you want to get all records, make sure your selection are not fullfilled until all records are returned! If the continuation indicator is 0, it means you are done! So change search criteria before next call to the API!By using the API performance can be improved a lot.

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QjoRetrieveJournalEntries

D RcvVar Ds Align Based(prcvvar)D RtvJrnE Pr ExtProc( 'QjoRetrieveJournalEntries’)

pRcvVar = %alloc(sizeAlloc); //Get enough bytes! DoU JhConInd = '0' Or ErrBytAvl > *Zero; RtvJrnE( JeRcvVar : %Size( RcvVar ) : JrnObject : 'RJNE0200' : JrnEntRtv + JrnVarR01 + JrnVarR02 + JrnVarR06 + JrnVarR07 + JrnVarR08 : ApiError ); // Process the records retrieved in a loop! If JhConInd = '1'; JvR01RcvStr = JhConRcvStr; JvR01LibStr = JhConLibStr; JvR02SeqNbr = JhConSeqNbr; Endif; Enddo;

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API instead of CommandsQUSLOBJ and QWCCVTDT

Quslobj – List Object description Can be used to find all objects of a certain type, where the change date are between certain dates.

%SUBST(WOBJ:1:10) = Obj; %SUBST(WOBJ:11:10) = Lib; OBJLNM = 'OBJL0400'; Quslobj ( PUsrSpc : 'OBJL0400' : Wobj : Objtype : ApiError); If AeBytAvl = *Zero ; // OK do what you intended to do!

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API instead of CommandsQUSLOBJ and QWCCVTDT

Qwccvtdt – Convert Date and TimeQuscdt03 is the change date from QUSLOBJ

QWCCVTDT ('*DTS ' : Quscdt03 : '*YMD' : Workdate : ApiError); Wdate = %subst(Workdate:1:7) ; If WFrdate <= Wdate and WTodate >= Wdate; We have an object that matches our date criteria!

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The problem: We need to send data from our ordinary files to a receiver that can’t handle our packed decimal, or binaries or zoned fields. We need to convert to ASCII as well! We can’t just convert the whole string, since the binaries and the packed will give unpredictable (well always wrong!) result

8 char 3 packed 4 char 5 packed more chars....

8 char 5 char+1Z 4 char 9 char +1Z more chars....

When converting to Unicode, or from DBCS Ebcdic to DBCS Ascii it is even worse!

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More use of API:sQUSLFLD

D LstFldSpc Pr ExtPgm( 'QUSLFLD' )

LstFldSpc( PUsrSpc : 'FLDL0100' : FilNam + PxLibNam : *FIRST' : '0’ : ApiError);

For Idx = 1 To UsNumLstEnt; // fill a table with Field information, each elemnt describe one field:

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More use of API:sQUSLFLD

For Idx = 1 To NumLstEnt; If F1DtaTyp = 'P'; WrkPack = 0; %SUBST(WrkpackX: 33 - F1len) = %SUBST(INSTR : F1InpBufPos : F1len); If WrkPack < 0; WrkSign = '-'; WrkPack = %abs(WrkPack); Else; WrkSign = ' '; Endif;

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More use of API:sQUSLFLD

Wrkstr = %Editc(Wrkpack:'X'); // we can now also do iCONV (not shown here!) // ResFldaddr is where we want to move the // result to. It is in the Output record, // on the next byte to be written to. ResFldAddr = %addr(Wrkstr) + (63 - F1Digits); Endif;Endfor;

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Dynamically invoke other programs and still use prototypes

D libpgm s 21a * Prototype for External call D Pgmtocall PR EXTPGM(libpgm) D Jobname_ LIKE(JobName) D JobUser_ LIKE(JobUser )

libpgm = %trimr(pgmlib) + '/' + %trimr(pgmtocall);

CALLP(E) Pgmtocall ( Jobname : JobUser);

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What’s next....

Search for your need on Internet!

There are lots of free programs, and most of them come with source!

So – when you have a need – search, download and modify!

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Acknowledgement

I have learned a LOT from people like

Scott Klement – System iNetwork

Carsten Flensburg – System iNetwork

Bob Cozzi – RPG World

Susan Gantner and Jon Paris – Partner400

and more....

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Be /FREE!