Re: [EXTERNAL] Suggestion for logging RPG program

This might help if you are willing to do abit of elbow grease to make it
work : https://code.google.com/archive/p/ibmprogramtracer/

Kind regards

Marius

On Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM Birgitta Hauser <[email protected]>
wrote:

> 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
>
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards
>
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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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> 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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