Modern CL Programing
June 10, 2011.
Ever since i5/OS V5R3, IBM has devoted considerable resources to improving the IBM Control Language (CL). Following are just some of the things that have been added to the language:
- New flow control commands, including DOWHILE, DOUNTIL, DOFOR, and SELECT
- New data types, including integers (*INT and *UINT) and pointers (*PTR)
- CL subroutines
- The ability to INCLUDE CL source code from other members
- The easying of various size limits
- Multiple file support
Manta has kept up with these changes as they occurred. We are pleased to announce that the CL Programming series now reflects the newest release of the operating system, IBM i 7.1. If you have a license to any of the following products, the new version is already available to you:
CL Programming
Program Development Combination Pack
RPG Development Combination Pack
The IBM i Training Library
If you do not have a license for any of these products, you can purchase a single-user, one-year license to this series for $540.
This price is significantly less than the previous price for PCLP00 because we have eliminated the overlap with other Manta products. Material that covers generic compiler use, program binding, and advanced ILE program management is available in the Manta series The IBM i Programming Environment. This series is now a prerequisite for CL Programming. Debugging a CL program is covered in the course Using the ILE Source-Level Debugger.