Control Language Programming For IBM I

Control Language Programming for IBM i

Since its introduction in 1993, Control Language Programming for the AS/400 has been an integral part of hundreds of AS/400 college courses. The textbook has been a boon to students who plan to initiate careers as AS/400 programming professionals, as well as a must-read reference for programmers already in the workplace. Now Bryan Meyers and Jim Buck have updated this classic text with the publication of Control Language Programming for IBM i. This new book builds upon the success of the original text but brings it up to date with the IBM i 6.1 release for Power systems. The text covers all the basics as well as the latest CL features including new structured programming capabilities, file processing enhancements, and the Integrated Language Environment (ILE). Students without previous knowledge of CL will learn the basics quickly. As the book progresses methodically to more complex processes and concepts, it guides readers smoothly toward a professional grasp of CL programming techniques and style. Review questions and hands-on exercises and programming assignments reinforce each chapter s content. Professional programmers will also find this book useful as a daily CL reference. In additional to 25 chapters covering CL from start to finish, a comprehensive appendix serves as a condensed reference to the CL commands used most often in CL programs. Two other appendices cover the essentials of programming tools and debugging. About the Author Dan Riehl is an audit and security specialist for The PowerTech Group, a Help/Systems company, the industry leader in IBM System i security technology. Dan has performed security assessments for many of the largest corporations in the world. Dan's articles appear regularly in System iNews magazine, where he has been a technical editor of the System iNetwork Systems Management newsletter and regularly teaches classes and seminars on System i security and other technical topics. Included among the award-winning books Dan has authored and co-authored are Power Tips for OS/400 Security; AS/400 Power Tools, Volumes I and II; Control Language Programming for the AS/400; and Desktop Guide to AS/400 Programmer's Tools. Bryan Meyers is well known to IBM i technicians as the author of a number of popular books and frequent magazine articles in System iNEWS. His programming, management, and consulting career has spanned most of the IBM midrange history, from the System/360 through the AS/400 and System i. For much of that time, Bryan was the IT director for an international hospitality franchisor. He has also managed computer operations for municipal government, international construction, and broadcasting media industries. His company, Enskill.com, provides IBM i training for organizations worldwide. Jim Buck has held a career in IT for more than 25 years, primarily in the manufacturing and healthcare industries. He is a programmer/analyst instructor at Gateway Technical College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and five-year president of the Wisconsin Midrange Computer Professional Association (WMCPA). He has served on a number of teams developing IBM certification tests and is the recipient of the 2007 IBM System i Innovation Education Excellence Award. Jim has been instrumental in developing evening classes and one-day seminars in IBM s latest programming software, in creating an advisory board with recruited local professionals to help design and update the System i curriculum at Gateway, and in opening networking opportunities for students.