September 1, 2021

MC RPG Developer

Lead Article - Programming

Practical Java: Start Your Java Engine!

A little programming allows you to take complete control of your Java environment.

By Joe Pluta

In my previous article, I explained the complexities of the Java environment, especially as it relates to interaction with ILE languages. I introduced the three major components of a Java environment—the Java version, the classpath, and the runtime properties—and explained how to manage them non-programmatically through environment variables and properties files. In this article, I'll provide a program that does all of that, and in so doing I'll also show you a couple of cool techniques that can be used in other situations.

Feature Article - Programming

ILE Binding Language, Part 1

Binding language is not difficult, but it is multi-faceted. That is, binding directories did only one thing, but binding language provides a number of capabilities that will affect how you do service programs.

By David Shirey

Editor's Note: This article is excerpted from chapter 20 of 21st Century RPG: /Free, ILE, and MVC, by David Shirey.

Please see the previous article here: Binding Directories.

Ready?

What Is Binding Language?

We will start with a simple question: what is binding language?

Actually, it is not a language at all but rather a pretty limited set of statements that help the service programs function.

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