Well done Rob, and thanks to Chuck (always so thorough), particularly for the reference to
the .pdf on DB2 UDTFs.
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Subject: 20 years of experience, versus one year of experience repeated 20 times
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Option 1: dspjobd to *Outfile, then use cpysplf to copy spool file to physical file,
then extract core of spool data that is now in your physical file
to your workjobd file
2: use the api Rob suggested
Years past I have done option 1 - have never used the api </snip>
I recently had a discussion with someone on the difference between someone with 20 years of experience, and someone with 1 year of experience, repeated 20 times.
The difference being:
One person has moved from RPG to RPGLE with subprocedures, free format, etc. They have used a number of APIs and could write one from scratch.
They've used some Scott Klement techniques and could tweak them around.
They've written some report programs that have went straight to Excel without having to convert a spool file or even run through CPYTOIMPF or whatnot. They read up on magazines and actually try some of the techniques. They attend their local user group meetings and have put some of what they've learned there into practice. IOW, they know what the speaker is going to talk about and not just what's on the menu for tonight. And a host of other stuff.
The other person has done a bang up job of tweaking ORD500 all these years. And maybe modified a W2 print program just enough to match new government regulations.
This discussion came up because we recently had a gentleman retire and we're trying to decide between an experienced RPG developer or some fresh college grad. Both have their pros/cons.
Rob Berendt
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