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EGL Language

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Full interoperability between Java and EGL called programs (pass DB connection to and fro)

We would like to treat EGL called programs as ordinary POJOs. This means that we would like to have an interface to a called program that can provide all necessary resources, such as Database transaction ,... to the called program from an external...
over 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Delivered

enable deactivation of CheckNumericOverflow for Java genearation

Dear Sir or Madam,we are an IBM premium partner. We are developing migration tools for migrating from RPG or Cobol to EGL. The idea behind migrating from Cobol to EGL and generating back to Cobol or to Java is, that once the application is running...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Delivered

Use of Date, Time, and Timestamp in EGL and DB2

Add the possibility to create user defined Exits on different data types. This functionality must be available for at least the following data types; Date, Time and Timestamp. The Build Descriptor would name the Exit programs. The customers must w...
over 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Delivered

Change fixed record implementation

The implementation of a fixed record is at the moment hybrid. The fixed record is represented by an object model, and it is simultaneously backed by a byte storage. This causes at minimum a doubling of any action and the creation of many intermedi...
about 13 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Delivered

Make the size of the PreparedStatement cache configurable

Using build options, you can enable a cache for prepared statement, so that they are reused. Now the size of this cache is hardcoded to 100.Is it possible to make this cache parameterizable?
over 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Delivered

Generate EGL Called Prog as Library call for Java

We would like to have an EGL generation option that allows to generate calls to EGL Programs with the same efficiency as Library Calls. KBC important features are: 1) Performance equals library calls2) Preservation (as much as possible) of a separ...
about 13 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Delivered

RBD takes too long to generate COBOL after reboot

In Version 7 RBD takes too long time to generate first EGL programs to COBOL everyday. In prior version , RBD (WDz) can generate first COBOL program within couple of minutes but current version (v.7 RBD) takes too long versus prior version.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Delivered

create a javascript clone method to copy records

Assigning an EGL record generates many assignment statements in javascript. These statements could be replaced with a single clone statement. For example, if you have a record with 15 fields, it generates 15 javascript assignment statements: var o...
about 13 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Delivered

JVM Buffering

The ability to enable JVM buffering for IO. This means that instead ofusing a java FileOutputStreamObject to write results to disk, we would liketo use some other mechanism, such as a BufferedOutputStream or other javabased buffering to write data...
over 13 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Delivered

SETSSI in linkedit file

It should be possible to have a SETSSI control card generated into the linkage file (SETSSI YYMMDDHH). ex.SETSSI 11011801 INCLUDE SYSLIB(EQADCCXT) INCLUDE OBJLIB(AISA0031) CHANGE ELAAPPL(AISA0031) INCLUDE SELALMD(ELARMAIN) INCLUDE SELALMD(ELARSINT...
over 13 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Delivered

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