Re: Re[2]: Retrieve system time

Yes I have run into the same thing over and over again... Hail to the
Luddites! Or should that be Hell?

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Eric N. Wilson
President
Doulos Software & Computer Services
2913 N Alder St.
Tacoma WA 98407


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From: <eric.delong@pmsi-services.com>
To: <RPG400-L@MIDRANGE.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 3:15 PM
Subject: Re[2]: Retrieve system time


>
>      So it would seem, though I get CONSIDERABLE resistance here
>      whenever I mention converting apps to RPGIV. My manager and one of
>      the other senior programmers here look at me like I'm sprouting
>      horns or something when I bring it up. Their number one excuse is
>      "we need to teach the junior programmers RPGIII before we confuse
>      them with RPGIV." What a load! Both of the jr programmers seem
>      interested in IV, willing to learn it. Two of us are using it for
>      all new apps, occasionally converting from III to IV if (big if) we
>      can prove that the conversion adds value to the program. So far,
>      relatively few conversions have been allowed due to managements
>      reluctance to this "new stuff". BAH!
>
>      eric.delong@pmsi-services.com
>
>
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> Subject: Re: Retrieve system time
> Author:  <RPG400-L@MIDRANGE.COM> at INET_WACO
> Date:    5/25/00 8:30 AM
>
>
> I guess that would be one more reason to start using RPGIV.  I have seen
no
> rational reason not to switch from RPGIII to RPGIV (other than "It's a 3rd
> party package and we don't own it.")
>
> John Carr
>
>
> John,
> Would be sweet, if only Paula were using RPG IV.  Which, sadly, she isn't.
> Joep Beckeringh
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> > Even better than below,   Now the Target(result field) can be a Time,
> Date,
> > or Timestamp data type.   Sweet.  No more numeric field targets.
> >
> > John Carr
>
>
>
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