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Hi,

I was approached by someone who has a pretty high$ AS400 software package
and wants to be able to market it to customers with no interest in
purchasing an AS400.maybe windows or java or other  -based?.  This package
started on a S36 and someone converted it to RPGIV.likely some internal file
definitions still out there.  I was told that all the "master" files were
external-ized.

 

Any suggestions on a relatively "simple" (spelled LOWCOST) strategy to
employ?  

 

Thoughts (with questions) that come to my mind are:

1.      I know that VARPG will spit out java code.  How straightforward /
difficult is it to transform "regular" RPGIV into VARPG?
2.      Is the ASNA Visual RPG an option for this?
3.      Is there any path using Webfacing that can help along this route?

 

Two options that are already on the table is the possibility of (1)
California Software's Baby400 and (2) running it on a remote iSeries.

 

A complete re-write is not something this client interested in (toooo
expensive).

 

Yeah, yeah, I've already expressed the opinion "just leave it on the '400".

 

TIA

 

 

William A.(Tony) Corbett

IBM Certified - AS/400 Developer 

 <http://www.asresources.com/> http://www.asresources.com 

corbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

404-784-4737

fax: 678-935-5005

 


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