RE: future of RPG

     Rolf,
    
     As I understand it, the only exclusion is for files using SQL
     features introduced AFTER V4R5. SQL tables and views that do not
     use post-V4R5 functions will still be readable. Still, it's another
     limitation we'll have to deal with sooner or later.
    
     IBM does seems to be indicating that they want us to go to SQL for
     database management. Fine, but they need to make SQL a no-charge
     feature, or at least include it in the ADTS product. It just kills
     me knowing that SQL support is built into the machine, and that IBM
     has cut me off from using it in my programs unless I $$$.
    
     .02
     eric.delong@pmsi-services.com

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Subject: Re: future of RPG
Author:  "Rolf Mittag" <SMTP:rm@r-m-e-d-v.de> at EXCHANGE
Date:    11/2/00 11:46 AM

Hi folks,
instead of being busy redoing the 70's wars pro and against
structured programming (or was it in the 60's ;-) have a look
at some other plans IBM revealed in a survey on the partners
in development.
    
From R45 on they want to freeze DDS in away that you can
no longer open a file under DDS that was created with Sql
using post R45 functionality.
    
It means you all have to switch to Sql. This in itself may not
be too bad, but considering the present Sql precompiler it
is really bad news.
    
Think of all those nice file-inspecting utilities ("wrkDbF", . . .)
which will be broken.
    
I think one should make clear to IBM that they have to build
the Sql support into the Rpg compiler just like support for
DDS is now.
    
your opinion?
    
curious Rolf
    
Dipl.Inf.(FH) Rolf P Mittag
IBM Partner In Development
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D-69214 Eppelheim
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