RE: RPGIII vs. RPG400

I just had a talk with an IBMer and to quote him:

"I really wish that whole 'ILE RPG' thing never got out in public."

It is causing a problem/confusing publications like NEws/400 don't help by
using it, but their frequently wrong, like all of us. :)


Bob Cozzi

http://www.RPGIV.com




> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com]On
> Behalf Of Dave Mahadevan
> Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 11:44 AM
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: RPGIII vs. RPG400
>
>
> Bob:
>
> People like me will continue to call it ILE RPG.  Even the
> manuals don't talk
> about RPG III or RPGIV excepting ahem a web site. :-)  Seriously,
> why doesn't IBM
> write this in their manuals?
>
> Bob Cozzi wrote:
>
> > Right,
> >
> > The compiler product is "IBM AS/400 ILE RPG/400" program
> product. That does
> > not mean the language is "ILE RPG" however. That compiler
> package compiles
> > all 3 versions of RPG.
> >
> > Bob Cozzi
> >
> > http://www.RPGIV.com
> >
>
> --
> Thank You.
>
> Regards
>
> Dave Mahadevan.. mailto:mahadevan@fuse.net
>
>
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