The Modern RPG IV Language, Third Edition -- Chapter 6

Book description:
In this third edition, internationally recognized RPG expert Bob Cozzi has updated his classic work on RPG IV to cover all the new functions and features that have been added to the language since 1999, including explanation of all the alternate syntax options and the more than 30 new op codes and built-in functions.

This is much more than just a book on rules, however. Bob includes more than 100 charts and tables that show how those rules apply, and he provides more than 350 real-life code samples of functions and operations.

Within the pages of this book you'll find the following:

• The basics of RPG IV including data types, indicators, constants, and directives
• Details on all of the specification types
• A complete discussion of expressions and how they should be used
• Every built-in function
• Every op code
• Options for organizing your program with source files, modules, and storage

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