Modernizing IBM i Applications: Building a Bridge to the Future patrick staudacher

​Modernization efforts are in full swing in the IBM i community. Today’s IBM i shops are seeing rapid changes in the business landscape that require new ways of thinking, new business processes, and innovative technology solutions. This is leading traditional AS/400 shops to a critical decision point when it comes to their ERP systems:  Should
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Talsco Weekly: What are Blockchain Oracles And Smart Contracts? Jenn Fisher

​Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Briefs:  FNTS now offers Power servers in the Cloud. IBM to Retrench 8000 jobs and shift towards AI. iTech is now Service Express. Blockchain:  What are: Blockchain Oracles And Smart Contracts. Modernization:  If you are trying to modernize legacy systems, pay attention to what you are
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Remove the need for procedure prototypes Simon Hutchinson

​This is another example of something in RPG that almost slipped by me. I now have a way not to have to define a procedure prototype in the procedures’ member. All I need is the procedure, and the RPG compiler does its “magic” to do what ever it does to make this possible. This is made possible by the addition of a new control option and parameter in the procedure declaration.
The addition to the control option is a new option REQPREXP, which allows one of three values:

*REQUIRE:  All procedures are required to have a prototype (DCL-PR)
*WARN:  If a prototype is not found for a procedure a warning error, severity 10, is received when compiled
*NO:  Procedure prototype is not required for the main and exported procedures

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