Have you looked at RPG Into Objects by Advanced System Concepts?
http://www.asc-iseries.com/rio/index.htm
I've never used but it seems like a nice concept.
Also, doesn't IBM's VARPG support creating Java programs from RPG
source?
HTH,
Charles Wilt
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iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
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> [mailto:java400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jake M
> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 4:45 PM
> To: Java Programming on and around the iSeries / AS400
> Subject: Re: RPG to Java Conversion Tool.
>
> I agree, there are a lot of differences. Has anybody ever heard about
> Caravel TransTools? This claims to be a conversion tool. I
> have looked at
> some sample code and it is 'java' in a word but not really.
> You cannot take
> the converted .java source file and compile it with your
> normal sdk on your
> desktop(even after supplying all the required libraries,
> .jars, etc, etc..).
> You have to do it in their 'framework' which is configured to
> work with
> iSeries commands and other such intricate stuff. I was told
> that it is a
> very steep learning curve to get used to that framework. Is
> that right?
> Please feel free to throw any kind of advice. I am all ears
> at this end...
>
> cheers,
>
> Jake.
>
> On 5/19/06, David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Jake M wrote:
> > > We have been looking at products which converts RPG to
> Java. Has anybody
> > > done that? If so, what are the pro's and con's? Any input
> in this matter
> > > would be highly appreciated.
> >
> > There are tools that do that ... but personally, I would be
> very leary
> > of any tool that claims to be able to convert with a high degree of
> > accuracy ... the language paradigm differences between RPG
> & Java are
> > just so huge.
> >
> > david
> > --
> > Any decision, made in haste, is invariably flawed...
> > regardless of the outcome.
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