Re: TOOLS: De-complilation of RPG and COBOL

At 02:17 PM 6/20/97 +0000, you wrote:

This  type  process is called  Encapsulation  and should be  done in
increments of 28  or 56  years.  You  might  think of it as another form of
windowing - but more limited.  Depending on the  technique ( program or
file ) encapsulation you  must  ensure  all  entries and  exits  from (
lets talk in terms of  files) handle the roll back  and forward of the
dates on  Input/Out put.

You should also  strongly  consider your Ad-Hoc Users and EIS  systems  as
they  will  perhaps make decisions  based on the file data and distort or
give an incorrect  view to the  user.

JUST a  high  level summary.

Please make sure this is well documented and a  part of your post 2000
activities to correct.

Glenn
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>Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 15:11:56 -0400
>>From:DANIEL PETRYGA
>>Subject: Re: TOOLS: De-complilation of RPG and COBOL
>>
>>     Well it's a suggestion ...
>>
>>     If you do not find a solution to your de-compilation problem - you may
>>     need to consider a data "bridge" before and after the program(s). By
>>     regressing the year (say by 10 or 20) on all date fields and
>>     converting to pre-Y2K file format before going into the program and
>>     adding the same amount to the year fields and expanding to new file
>>     layout after the program, you might be OK - as long as the program in
>>     question is not date intensive and does not have hard-coded dates in
>>     comparisons!! (maybe this can even be done with a Joined Logical file
>>     or query file - but my AS/400 is 4-5 years behind me...).
>>     This may at least be a temporary solution until the program can be
>>     re-written - after the year 2000 project pressure is off!
>>
>>     Dan Petryga

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>>Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 9:07:00 +0100
>>From: Nick Movsovic 
>>Subject: Question: TOOLS: De-complilation of RPG and COBOL
>>
>>Does anyone know of any tools (available in the UK) which can de-compile
>>(ie re-create source from object) AS/400 RPG and COBOL?
>>
>>If such a tool does not exist, is there any other method than re-writing
>>the program to make programs with missing sorce year 2000 compliant?
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