Kevin Vandever. Subfiles in Free-Format RPG: Rules, Examples, Techniques, and Other Cool Stuff

MC Press, 2011. — 240 p. — ISBN: 978-1-58347-094-7.A comprehensive resource that can be used by RPG programmers as they advance from basic subfile usage to more advanced programming, this manual offers concepts, explanations, and practical examples that reflect current trends. With downloadable templates that include both the DDS and RPG IV code, this resource provides the techniques and styles — from basic single-page displays to powerful methods such as recursion, data queues, and embedded SQL — that enable RPG programmers to become subfile masters. With updated code that shows modern methods, such as ILE strategies and free-format RPG, this reference offers a bounty of practical examples and advanced techniques.About This Book.What Does It Mean for Your Career?
Chapter 1: The Specifics on Subfiles.
Chapter 2: A Subfile Type for Every Occasion.
Chapter 3: Modifying a Subfile (Change Is Good).
Chapter 4: Window Subfiles: Who Needs a PC to Have Scrollable Windows?
Chapter 5: Message Subfiles: What's That Plus Sign Next to My Message?
Chapter 6: Displaying Multiple Subfiles on a Screen.
Chapter 7: Subfiles and Data Queues — A Perfect Combination.
Chapter 8: Embedded SQL and Dynamic Sorting Subfiles.
Chapter 9: No Aversion to Recursion.