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<h1 class="topictitle1">Language selection considerations</h1>
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<div><p>You can use APIs with all the languages available on iSeries™ business
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computing systems, except for the ILE APIs.</p>
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<div class="section"><p>ILE APIs that are implemented as service programs (*SRVPGM) can
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be accessed only by ILE languages. In some cases, a program (*PGM) interface
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is provided so that non-ILE languages can access the function.</p>
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<p>Some
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APIs also require that particular data types and particular parameter passing
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conventions be used. The following table shows the languages available on
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the iSeries system
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and the data types that they provide.</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Language selection considerations -- data types</h4>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><thead align="left"><tr><th valign="top" id="d0e44">Language <sup>1</sup></th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e48">Pointers</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e50">Binary 2</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e52">Binary 4</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e54">Character</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e56">Zoned Decimal</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e58">Packed Decimal</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e60">Floating Point</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e62">Structures</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e64">Single Array</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e66">Exception Handling</th>
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</thead>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e44 ">BASIC (PRPQ 5799-FPK)</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e48 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e50 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e52 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e54 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e56 ">X <sup>2</sup></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e58 ">X <sup>2</sup></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e60 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e62 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e64 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e66 ">X</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e44 ">ILE C</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e48 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e50 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e52 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e54 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e56 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e58 ">X <sup>8</sup></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e60 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e62 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e64 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e66 ">X</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e44 ">VisualAge<sup>®</sup> C++
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for <span class="keyword">i5/OS™</span></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e48 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e50 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e52 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e54 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e56 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e58 ">X <sup>9</sup></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e60 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e62 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e64 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e66 ">X</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e44 ">CL</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e48 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e50 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e52 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e54 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e56 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e58 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e62 ">X <sup>3</sup></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e64 ">X <sup>3</sup></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e66 ">X</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e44 ">ILE CL</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e48 ">X <sup>4</sup></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e50 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e52 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e54 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e56 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e58 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e60 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e62 ">X <sup>3</sup></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e64 ">X <sup>3</sup></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e66 ">X</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e44 ">COBOL</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e48 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e50 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e52 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e54 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e56 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e58 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e60 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e62 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e64 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e66 ">X <sup>5</sup></td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e44 ">ILE COBOL</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e48 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e50 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e52 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e54 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e56 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e58 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e60 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e62 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e64 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e66 ">X <sup>5</sup></td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e44 ">MI</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e48 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e50 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e52 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e54 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e56 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e58 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e60 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e62 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e64 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e66 ">X</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e44 ">Pascal (PRPQ 5799-FRJ)</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e48 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e50 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e52 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e54 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e56 ">X <sup>6</sup></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e58 ">X <sup>6</sup></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e60 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e62 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e64 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e66 ">X</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e44 ">PL/I (PRPQ 5799-FPJ)</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e48 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e50 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e52 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e54 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e56 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e58 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e60 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e62 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e64 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e66 ">X</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e44 ">REXX</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e48 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e50 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e52 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e54 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e56 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e58 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e60 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e62 ">X <sup>3</sup></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e64 ">X <sup>3</sup></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e66 ">X</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e44 ">RPG</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e48 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e50 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e52 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e54 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e56 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e58 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e60 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e62 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e64 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e66 ">X <sup>7</sup></td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e44 ">ILE RPG</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e48 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e50 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e52 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e54 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e56 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e58 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e60 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e62 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e64 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e66 ">X <sup>7</sup></td>
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<tr><td colspan="11" valign="top" headers="d0e44 d0e48 d0e50 d0e52 d0e54 d0e56 d0e58 d0e60 d0e62 d0e64 d0e66 "><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Notes:</span> <ol><li>You cannot develop Cross System Product (CSP) programs on an iSeries system.
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You can, however, develop CSP programs on a System/370™ system and run them on
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your iSeries.</li>
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<li>Refer to the CNVRT$ intrinsic function.</li>
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<li>There is no direct support, but you can use the substring capability to
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simulate structures and arrays.</li>
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<li>There is no direct support, but pointers passed to a CL program are preserved.</li>
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<li>COBOL and ILE COBOL programs cannot monitor for specific messages, but
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these programs can define an error handler to run when a program ends because
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of an error.</li>
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<li>There is no direct support, but you can use extended program model (EPM)
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conversion routines to convert to and from zoned and packed decimal.</li>
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<li>RPG programs cannot monitor for specific messages, but these programs
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turn on an error indicator when a called program ends with an error. These
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programs can define an error handler to run when a program ends because of
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an error.</li>
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<li>Packed decimal is implemented in ILE C with the decimal() data type.</li>
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<li>Packed decimal is implemented in VisualAge C++ for <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span> with
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the Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) class. The BCD class is the C++ implementation
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of the C-language's decimal(). The BCD object can be used in API calls because
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it is binary compatible with the decimal() data type.</li>
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<p>The following table shows the languages available on the iSeries system
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and the parameter support that they provide. For more information, see the
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reference information for the specific programming language that you plan
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to use.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="section" id="lang__TBLTD0102T"><a name="lang__TBLTD0102T"><!-- --></a><h4 class="sectiontitle">Language selection considerations -- call
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conventions</h4>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><thead align="left"><tr><th valign="top" id="d0e461">Language <sup>1</sup></th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e465">Function Return Values <sup>2</sup></th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e469">Pass by Reference</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e471">Pass by Value</th>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e461 ">BASIC</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e465 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e469 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e471 "> </td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e461 ">ILE C</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e465 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e469 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e471 ">X</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e461 ">VisualAge C++
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for <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e465 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e469 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e471 ">X</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e461 ">CL</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e465 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e469 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e471 "> </td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e461 ">ILE CL</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e465 ">X<sup>3</sup></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e469 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e471 ">X<sup>3</sup></td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e461 ">COBOL</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e465 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e469 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e471 "><sup>4</sup> </td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e461 ">ILE COBOL</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e465 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e469 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e471 ">X</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e461 ">MI</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e465 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e469 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e471 ">X</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e461 ">Pascal</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e465 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e469 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e471 "> </td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e461 ">PL/I</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e465 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e469 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e471 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e465 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e469 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e471 "> </td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e461 ">RPG</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e465 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e469 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e471 "> </td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e461 ">ILE RPG</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e465 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e469 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e471 ">X</td>
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<tr><td colspan="4" valign="top" headers="d0e461 d0e465 d0e469 d0e471 "> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Notes:</span> <ol><li>You cannot develop Cross System Product (CSP) programs on an iSeries system.
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You can, however, develop CSP programs on a System/370 and run them on your iSeries.</li>
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<li>Return values are used by the UNIX-type APIs and the Dynamic Screen Manager
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(DSM) APIs.</li>
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<li> This support is available only when using the CALLPRC (Call Bound Procedure)
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command.</li>
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<li>COBOL provides a by-content phrase, but it does not have the same semantics
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as ILE C pass-by-value.</li>
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