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GC21-7514-2 File No. 53-28 Introduction RPG t l to Systems ReportWriting Third Edition (July 1978) T h i s r s ;a m a j o r r e v i s i o n o f , a n d o b s o l e t e s , G c 2 1 - 7 s 1 4 - 1 . M a j o r c h a n g e s i n c l u d e using the latest level specification forms and updating the terminology. Changr;s are periodically made to the information herein; before using this publication in connection with the operation of IBM systems, be sure you have the latest edition and any technical newsletters. This publication contains examples of data and reports used in daily business operalions. To illustrate them as completely as possible, the examples include names;of individuals, companies, brands, and products. All of these names are fictitious and any similarity to the names and addresses used by an actual b u s i n e r s se n t e r p r i s e i s e n t i r e l y c o i n c i d e n t a l . U s e t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n o n l y f o r t h e purpose stated in the Preface. Publications are not stocked at the address below. Requests for copies of IBM p u b l i c i a t i o n sa n d t e c h n i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e s y s t e m s s h o u l d b e m a d e t o v o u r local ltsM representative or to the branch office serving your locality. This publication could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Use the Reader's Comment Form at the back of this publication to make commenrs about this publication. lf the form has been removed, address vour comments to IBM Corporation, Publications, Department 245, Rochester, Minnesota 5bg01. IBM may use and distribute any of the information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation whatever. you may, of course, continue to use the the information you suppty. O CopryrightInternational Business Machines Corporation 1971. 1g7B Preface This book is intendedfor personswho want to learnto The second chapter describesthe RPG ll program cycre write programswhich will produce printed reports using and the RPG ll specifications you must write to do a the RPG ll language.The book is designedto be used particulartask. The materialin this chapteris arrangeo by a personwith no previousknowledgeof computers to providea gradualdevelopment concepts, of and prrogramming, by a personwho alreadyknows a or proceeding from the simple to the more complex. Thus, programminglanguagebut wants to learn about report it is importantto read the materialin sequence.Sample writing in RPG ll. jobs are used to illustratethe conceptspresented. After readingthis boo