After completing RPG IV Programming: Maintaining the Past, the user should be able to:

	Distinguish between compatibility and conversion issues
	Identify obsolete features from RPG II and RPG III
	Explain the fixed-logic cycle and use of indicators

RPG III Differences

	Compatibility and conversion
	Defining work fields
	Performing arithmetic and numeric assignment
	Looping and selecting

More RPG III Differences

	Moving data
	CAT (Concatenate) operation
	SUBST (Substring) operation

RPG II Initial Look

	The fixed-logic cycle
	Input specifications
	Output specifications
	Calculation specifications

RPG II Differences

	Using level indicators
	Coding control-break programs

More RPG II Differences

	Decisions in RPG II
	Resulting indicators and arithmetic
	Iteration and RPG II

This course has the following features:

	Exercises that allow users to practice in RPG IV
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to RPG IV
	A course index
	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment

	Experience as an AS/400 or iSeries end user
	RPG IV Programming: Introduction to RPG (RPGI01)
	RPG IV Programming: Getting Started with RPG (RPGI02)
	RPG IV Programming: Defining Data (RPGI03)
	RPG IV Programming: Arithmetic Operations (RPGI04)
	RPG IV Programming: Flow of Control (RPGI05)
	RPG IV Programming: Externally Described Files (RPGI06)
	RPG IV Programming: File Access and Record Manipulation (RPGI07)
	RPG IV Programming: Interactive Applications (RPGI08)
	RPG IV Programming: Tables and Arrays (RPGI09)
	RPG IV Programming: Modular Programming (RPGI10)
	RPG IV Programming: Advanced Data Definition (RPGI11)
	RPG IV Programming: Advanced Techniques (RPGI12)

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