Using Application Development Manager/400 APIs

The following compilers and preprocessors use the the Application Development Manager/400 APIs.

Table 1. Compilers and preprocessors that can be used with the Application Development Manager/400 feature

Compiler/
Preprocessor
Language

Compiler/Preprocessor i5/OS(TM) Command Supported if *PRV is Specified for Target Release
RPG/400(R) CRTRPGPGM Yes
ILE RPG/400 No
COBOL/400(R) CRTCBLPGM Yes
ILE COBOL/400 No
ILE CL No
ILE C Yes
CRTPF, CRTLF, CRTDSPF, CRTPRTF, CRTICFF Not applicable
CL CRTCLPGM Yes
CLD CRTCLD Yes
CMD CRTCMD Not applicable
CRTSQLRPG, CRTSQLCBL, CRTSQLCI Yes
CRTSQLRPGI, CRTSQLCBLI No
CRTSRVPGM CRTSRVPGM Yes
CRTPGM CRTPGM Yes
MENU CRTMNU TYPE(*UIM) Not applicable
PNLGRP CRTPNLGRP Not applicable
Notes:
  1. Default command is used by the BLDPART command.
  2. Appropriate default compiler command is used based on the part type and the language.

The following diagram shows the proper usage and order in which the APIs should be called.

Overall Application Development Manager/400 API Usage
Overall Application Development Manager/400 API Usage.

QLYGETS should be called by the application or compiler before calling the other three APIs: QLYSETS, QLYWRTBI, and QLYRDBI to verify that the space is available for use.

The following table describes the API space status values that can be received by calling the QLYGETS API, and the action that should be taken by the application or compiler that is calling the API.

Table 2. API Space Status

Status Application Compiler
*COMPLETE The space is available for use. Call QLYSETS to set to *READY. Do not write API records.
*NONE The space does not exist. The application calls QLYSETS to create and set the space to *READY. Do not write API records.
*READY The space is in use by a compiler. The other APIs should not be called. The space is available for writing.

Compilers use the APIs to write to the space. Applications use the APIs to read from the space.

Note: Unpredictable results can occur when the APIs are not properly used or are used in the incorrect order.

Calling multiple API-supporting compilers simultaneously in a single interactive session (one possible way of doing this is by pressing the Attention key and then command key F9 to get to the command line) may cause unpredictable results. The compiler can fail, for example, or incorrect or incomplete information can be put in the work space.

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