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PINNED Respect $HOME/.config/go/env
After adding eval $(/path/to/goz-env) in .profile, each time I log in to OMVS, I get 3 or 4 lines about $COMPILER_PATH. Can you add config to turn this off, please? Second, even if I have $HOME/.config/go/env (per XDG spec), go env says that `go` ...
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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...
over 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.
over 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: ...
over 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...
almost 14 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...
almost 14 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Delivered

EGLCMD to include more generations options as arguments, such as symbolic parameters

Basically, with HPTCMD in VAGen we were able to pass generation options with the command like /SYMPARM and /GENOUT. With EGLCMD, we don't have this capability. So, if I can, I'd like to be able to pass symparms as an argument to the EGLCMD. Exampl...
almost 14 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 3 Delivered

Production fix for SQL fetch implementation on Rational Business Developer [Rewe] [48132]

At our customer REWE we have encountered a problem with the way that RBD transforms EGL to Java. The generated Java code will include validations on data obtained from the database even if that validation is unnecessary (e. b. checking for null va...
over 14 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 4 Delivered

Support REST web services in programs and JSF [RTC 44999]

I was request to demo web services mesh up with RBD and local database.As reported using database with RUI is not acceptable as a fast RUI development. I was also asked to demo portlet with google map web service, not possible with WSDL REST web s...
over 14 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Delivered

Request to use "explain plan for <query>" to validate SQL statement with Oracle

RBD Infocenter (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/rbdhelp/v7r5m0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.egl.gg.doc/topics/gegl_core_sql_validatesqlstatements.html) says: Validation occurs only if your JDBC driver supports validation of SQL prepare statem...
about 14 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 4 Delivered

DB2 multiple row insertion should be coded as block INSERT statement

RFE eingebuchtDB2 multiple row insertion should be coded as block INSERT statement Dear Sir or Madam,We from PKS company, partner of IBM, are developing RBD extensions for migration of RPG/Cobol programs to EGL. Thereby we are fighting heavily wit...
over 14 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Inter-product Integrations 4 Delivered

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