Re: Elimination of PDM/SEU in favor of WDSC/RDI

[Dave McKenzie <davemck@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like an opportunity for a community-built open-source
replacement.  I would think everything PDM does could be done with APIs.

Could even be better than PDM, with enhancements like Simon's REXX
scripting.

:-)

Tommy.holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> i've used PDM for an operations tool for years.  it's also handy when 
> making "blanket" changes for user profiles, outqs, etc.  kill SEU if you 
> need to but leave PDM alone!!! PLEASE!!!!
>
> Thanks,
> Tommy Holden
>
>
>
> From:
> "Walden H. Leverich" <waldenl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To:
> "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:
> 03/11/2008 05:24 PM
> Subject:
> Elimination of PDM/SEU in favor of WDSC/RDI
>
>
>
> OK, something just hit me. We've all heard about that PDM/SEU is dead,
> and we should all be using WDSC/RDI for development, and I applaud that
> statement. Let's face it, as an editor seu, um, stinks! But I just sat
> down to do something totally non-programmer like and it hit me, PDM
> isn't only a programmer tool, it's an operations tool!
>
>  
>
> I wanted to see what save files I had in my library and I typed this at
> the command line: wrkobjpdm waldenl *all *file objatr(savf)
>
>  
>
> Do others use PDM as an operations tool too? Is PDM dead like SEU or
> will PDM stick around for a while. And under the new development tool
> licensing, would PDM count as one of those "old" development tools?
>
>  
>
> -Walden
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>