{"product_id":"the-modern-rpg-iv-language","title":"The Modern RPG IV Language","description":"\u003cp\u003eCozzi on everything RPG! What more could you want?  In this fourth edition of The Modern RPG IV Language  internationally recognized RPG expert Bob Cozzi takes his classic best seller to a whole new level. At close to 700 pages  this edition covers all of the new functions and facilities available in V5R4 RPG IV while keeping the straightforward  no-nonsense style that has kept this book on the best-seller list for almost 20 years. This new edition is guaranteed to keep Bob Cozzi as the leading expert on RPG  and his book the one turned to by countless developers worldwide.  This new edition of The Modern RPG IV Language is packed with new information including new  never-before published information on coding free-format RPG IV. Chapter 12 delves into free-format in detail as he discusses MOVE alternatives  date and time conversions  data structures  and more. And to give you even more exposure to free-format  he has converted many of the examples throughout the book to free-format code. Add to that XML  CGI  and subprocedure information  and you have a book that no \"modern\" RPG programmer can be without.  Even with all the new material  the basic concept of the book remains the same. As with previous editions  The Modern RPG IV Language  4th Edition takes you through RPG IV  from its foundation to its most advanced techniques. At the core of this book are its chapters on built-in functions and op codes. In these chapters  Cozzi details each built-in function and op code with syntax tables that give you all the information you need at a glance plus examples to help you as you code.  This is much more than just a book on rules  however. Bob includes more than 400 charts and tables to show how those rules apply and provides more than 500 real-life code examples of functions and operations. Youll turn to this book again and again as you program in RPG IV. It is the quintessential reference for every RPG programmer.  Whats New in This Edition?   Free-format syntax  including an entire chapter focused on this highly popular subject   Free-format examples throughout the book   Expanded information on subprocedures XML support  including new BIFs and op codes   Web programming with RPG  including CGI APIs and URL encoding  Updated and revised content throughout the book to cover i5\/OS V5R4  Within the pages of this book  you will find:   The basics of RPG IV  including data types  indicators  constants  and directives   Detail on all of the specification types   A complete discussion of expressions and how they should be used   Every built-in function   Every op code   Options for organizing your program with source files  modules  and storage   A discussion on modern operation code optimization   An explanation of structured programming and how to apply it effectively in RPG   Instructions on how to code inter-module communications   Everything you need to know about procedures   An entire chapter on the alternate syntax options now availablemost notably Free-Format\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985864683573,"sku":"ByrdShop_1583470646","price":89.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781583470640.jpg?v=1770874641","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-modern-rpg-iv-language","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}