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J:.<'l.le No. 530U-28 Form C24-3337-l OS Systems Reference Library IBM System/360 Operating System Report Program Generator Specifications This reference publication contains ,fundamentals of RPG programming and language specifications for the IBM System/360 Operating System, R~port Pro- gram Generator. Also included is the job setup information for ex- ecuting RPG. PREFACE The System/360 Operating System, Report may be several reports created simulta- Program Generator (RPG) is a problem~ neously on different devices. oriented language designed to provide users For information on the operating with an efficient, easy-to-use technique system that is beyond the purpose of this for generating programs that can: publication, refer to the following publi- cations: 1.' Obtain data records from single or multiple input files, IBM System/360 Operating System, System 2. Perform calculations on data taken Programmer's Guide (Form C28-6550) from input records or RPG literals, IBM System/360 Operating System, Assem- 3. Write reports, bler (E) Programmer's Guide (Form 4. Use Table Lookup, C28-6595) 5. Exit to a user's subroutine written IBM System/360 Operating System, Concepts in a language other than RPG, and Facilities (Form C28-6535) 6. Branch within the calculations, IBM System/360 Operating System, Data 7. Sequence check input records, Management (Form C28-6537) 8. Maintain files. IBM System/360 Operating System, Job Control Language (Form C28-6539) RPG uses a set of specification sheets IBM System/360 Operating System, Linkage on which the user makes entries. The Edltor (Form C28-6538) forms are simple, and the headings on the IBM System/360 Operating System, Control sheets are largely self-explanatory. Program Services (Form C28-654l) Although many reports use only one input file, RPG can combine data from For titles and abstracts of associated multiple input files to create a report. publications, see the IBM System/360 The output may be a single report, or it Bibliography (Form A22-6822) . Second Edi tion This edition, C24-3337-l, is a major revision of, and obsoletes, Form C24-3337-0. Significant changes or additions to the specifications contained in this publication will be reported in subsequent revisions or Technical News- letters.