Course Description (By Curriculum)
3 to 4 hours
Personnel requiring knowledge of the Integrated Language Environment (ILE); this course covers ILE concepts, coding and designing ILE programs, and ILE language enhancements
Knowledge of programming concepts and the OS/400 operating system
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
• Identify the benefits and evolution of ILE
• Define the design aspects of ILE, including the structure and characteristics of an ILE program
• Identify changes to the ILE compilers
What is ILE?
ILE Benefits
History of ILE
OPM/EPM
Characteristics of Procedure Based Languages
Structure and Characteristics of an ILE Program
Service Programs
Binding Directories
The Binder
Calls to Programs and Procedures
Activation
Activation Groups
Changes to the ILE Compilers
ILE CL
ILE RPG
ILE COBOL/400
ILE C/400
Indicator Variables
Indicators as Data Structures
Elimination of I/O Indicators
Compiler Options in H Spec
Variable Length Character Variables
Other Minor Changes
