Re: possibly OT: developing for AS/400 on other archs

Well, within the other parameters of the request, the answer would be yes.
The requester asked about developing applications to access data on an
AS/400 from other desktops. So, Java wouldn't have any problem competing
with RPG in data access from, say, a Linux desktop.

Again, this is all within the scope of the request made. After all, it
could be that the task would be better suited to a simple green screen
app telneted from the various platforms. But that wasn't the request.

Now, if someone comes up with a request that says, "How's the best way
to keep a dinosaur employed?" then I'm sure your comments will be
relevant. ;-)

Actually, I do think that people can often do with telnet and green apps
what they try to do with remote Java or other apps. But it really is up
to the analyst at that site to figure out what is going to be best for
their situation.

Rich Duzenbury wrote:

>
>> Sounds like a perfect job for Java!
>>
>> Database access via JDBC (using the Open Source Java Toolkit).
>>
>> david
>
>
> Is JDBC as fast as RPG in terms of database access speed?
>
> If, for example, I write an RPG program that inserts 10,000 records in a
> file, will the Java program using JDBC be able to keep up?
>
> Can I write java programs that run in batch - sbmjob cmd(call
> java_thingy)
>
> Can I write a 'green screen' java program?   call java_order_entry
>
> Regards,
> Rich
>

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