Source statements are entered into a member of a source physical file. Before you can enter your program, you must have a library and a source physical file.
To create a library, use the CRTLIB command. To create a source physical, use the Create Source Physical file (CRTSRCPF) command. The recommended record length of the file is 112 characters. This record length takes into account the new ILE RPG structure as shown in Figure 26.
Since the system default for a source physical file is 92 characters, you should explicitly specify a minimum record length of 112. If you specify a length less than 92 characters, the program may not compile since you may be truncating source code.
For more information about creating libraries and source physical files, refer to the ADTS for AS/400: Source Entry Utility manual and the ADTS/400: Programming Development Manager manual.