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RPG is designed for batch-processing tasks that churn through all records of a database (such as a list of transactions) and perform some operation on them such as adding them up or outputting them in a report. An unusual quirk of its syntax is that the function of elements of each program line depends on the column number where the element is located within the line.
 
RPG is designed for batch-processing tasks that churn through all records of a database (such as a list of transactions) and perform some operation on them such as adding them up or outputting them in a report. An unusual quirk of its syntax is that the function of elements of each program line depends on the column number where the element is located within the line.
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== References ==
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_RPG IBM RPG (Wikipedia)]

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In the area of programming languages, RPG doesn't have anything to do with role-playing games, but is rather a language introduced by IBM in the 1950s, geared toward punch cards. Its name stands for Report Program Generator.

RPG is designed for batch-processing tasks that churn through all records of a database (such as a list of transactions) and perform some operation on them such as adding them up or outputting them in a report. An unusual quirk of its syntax is that the function of elements of each program line depends on the column number where the element is located within the line.

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