Re: Emulated S36 pn RS/6000 to AS/400 Conversion

Stepped in it, might be the right words...

Just a quick note to say that your problem in many ways sound fun and a
challenge, but the flip-side...

This could be long and drawn out.  Finding the source and data, converting
it to ASCII for FTP or moving EBDIC to the 400(depending on which way is the
Risc/Emulation storing and use them), overview the source for UNIX mods for
the emulation, compiling S36 (screens and ?RPGII using the cycle for screens
and output?), either rebuilting the ocl to clp or get S36 ocls up and
running.  I think you are going to be busy,  I may be wrong!

I have also done serveral S36(RPGII) to AS400(RPGIII, RPGIV) convertions the
last couple of years, but you are adding a big twist, the RS6000 and it
emulation.   Years ago I help take things the other way, S36 Mfg system
MAGICS to a RS6000 using UNIBOL emulation, a PC Network using LATTICE
emulation, and the AS400.  (Advanced Data Systems
www.advanceddatasystems.com was totally rewrote the package for the AS400 in
RPGIV and Y2K ready.)

Anyhow....  If I can help you somehow I will try.  It sounds like your on
the right path.  I do not know if any de-compiler can help you except the
one Universal can come up with.  I believe you will have to get source and
recompile them all.

Eurrat Saylor, Jr.    endofthetrail@skyenet.net
http://www.skyenet.net/~endofthetrail/elsresum.htm
9562 East 750 North
Walkerton, IN   46574    (Koontz Lake, IN)
tel 219-586-7970
fax 210-586-2677

-----Original Message-----
From: Kirk Goins <kgoins@ix.netcom.com>
To: MidrangeList <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Date: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:08 AM
Subject: Emulated S36 pn RS/6000 to AS/400 Conversion


>I just stepped into the middle of conversion and I need some help.
>Customer has a RS/6000 running a System/36 emulation package from Universal
>Software from Canada. The 720 is all plugged in and IP and CA/400 are up
and
>running but's about it at the moment.
>
>We tried a save of a file from the 6000 to a 1/4" cart using the emulation
sw.
>Looked like it did it, a "CATALOG" from the 6000 says it did it, but the
400
>dies on the label in both s36 and 400 sessions(I was afraid of that...)
>
>Which brings me to my questions...
>#1 Any know anything about this emulation sw ?? Customer will contact them
>Wednesday, but would like anyone else's thoughts incase he hits a wall.
>
>#2 What about FTPing everything across?? I seem to remembering problems
with
>certain data types??
>
>#3 There's some missing source(of course) what's a good de-compiler ??
>
>#4 I haven't done one of these in years What's the gotchas ??
>
>#5 How much recompiling ??
>
>#6 Is there an advantage to setting up a S36 machine vs just strs36
environment?
>
>
>--
>Kirk Goins
>Pacific Information Systems
>kirkg@pacinfosys.com
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