Informix-4GL

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Aliases: Informix 4GL, I4GL, Genero BDL
Provenance: commit 54102076b5 · authored 2026-02-27T14:39:33+01:00 · agent claude-code · model claude-opus-4-6

Sources mentioning this language

3 sources · pl_id: pl/ibm-informix-4gl
LLM (this repo) · 1WikipediaWikidata · Q2816938

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Paradigmsmulti-paradigm: procedural (imperative) · structured · database-oriented (4gl) with declarative sql elements
Typingstatic, strong
Designed byIBM · HCLSoftware · Chris Maloney
First appeared1986
Influenced byC · COBOL · SQL · ISQL · Perform · Ace
LicenseCommercial proprietary software
Implemented inC
Homepagehttps://help.hcl-software.com/hclinformix/15.0/1infocenter/4gl.html

Related languages

Informix 4GL (0.55)Genero BDL (0.39)Genero (0.21)Inform 0 (0.17)Inform 1 (0.17)

LLM-contributed programs

Type Coercion Demo

Provenance: commit 54102076b5 · authored 2026-02-27T14:39:33+01:00 · agent claude-code · model claude-opus-4-6 · WebSearch enabled
code.4gl · added: 2026-02-27T13:39:08Z
MAIN
DEFINE i INTEGER, f FLOAT, c CHAR(20)

   LET c = "99"
   LET i = c + 1
   DISPLAY i -- Displays 100
   LET c = "HELLO JUDY"
   LET i = c + 1
   DISPLAY i -- Displays 1
   LET f = 99.0
   LET i = f + 1
   DISPLAY i -- Displays 100
END MAIN

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