This tutorial is an introduction to the AS/400 (System i5) system and to the RPG and DDS programming languages. This is the first from a series of nine articles covering several aspects of the system. AS/400 is a computational platform launched in 1988 by IBM.

Chapter 1 AS/400 System Overview 1.1 Major Characteristics of AS/400 1.1.1 High Level of Integration 1.1.2 Object Orientation 1.1.3 Relational and Integrated Database 1.1.4 Data and Program Independence 1.1.5 Single-level Storage 1.1.6 SAA Conformance 1.1.7 Client/Server Technology 1.1.8 Domino Groupware Enabling. The print screen with the 'V2R2' of OS/400 gave me a good chuckle.

Currently it is officially named System i5, although the term AS/400 is still widely used, because of that we will be using the term AS/400 throughout the tutorial, just be aware it's not its official name anymore. Sony vaio windows 7 recovery disk download. The machine's operating system is usually OS400. This system has several application from database managers to compilers, editors, etc. AS/400 supports several programming languages like Java, C, SQL, Assembly, COBOL, PHP, etc.

Minimum requirements to complete the tutorial: • Basic programming knowledge. • Basic database knowledge (relational model, SQL). • Access to an AS/400 server. • Access terminal to the AS/400 server (in this tutorial the examples are given using Moshasoft). A small application will be built through each chapter. After the last chapter the application will be able to manage a set of shops and their clients. At the end of each chapter you will be given the source code to the complete application.

This is the application's data model: AS400 application data model.

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