RE: [EXTERNAL] Suggestion for logging RPG program

RPTA (Real Time Program Audit) was bought a few years ago by Toolmaker
Advanced Efficiency GmbH in Germany (and renamed to directaudit)
https://www.toolmaker.de/produkte/directaudit-echtzeit-software-analyse

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Hi,

Many years ago there was a product called RTPA (Real Time Program Audit)
from Paul Harkins that would do what you are requesting.  It would create a
spool file showing the execution of your RPG program and the values of the
variables at each statement.  We used it for a while.  However, I haven't
heard anything from him in at least 10 years.  I tried to google for it to
see if there was a web site but came up empty.  There were some references
to manuals, but nothing for the software itself.  I don't know if anyone
else has more information about it or not.

Dean Eshleman
Software Development Architect, Everence(r)

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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Suggestion for logging RPG program

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Hi all

How suggested from David Gibbs , i try to post here my question already
posted in 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion' :

Is there a way to log the program rpg operation like we obtain when for a
CLP program we set the CHGJOB LOG(2 50 *MSG) ?

I try better explain: when in clp program we run "CHGJOB LOG(2 50 *MSG) , in
the job log we all command the are executed, with an RPG program can i
obtain teh result ?

Hope my question is clear ..

Thanks in advance



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