RE: ISO Dates

Glen, 

Jeff said it in a nutshell. 

I was skeptical about RPGLE until I started using it over four years ago
(Y2K project) and discovered how awesome and easy the language is.  Many
built in functions that allow you to do many things with just one line of
code. I don't understand why someone wants to drive a Gremlin when they can
drive a Ferrari.  By the way Glen, there's also another version of RPG
between RPG III and RPGILE, it's RPG/400 which is also a dinosaur now.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Klipa [mailto:jklipa@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 8:55 AM
To: system21@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [SYSTEM21] ISO Dates

Now you've opened a can of worms...

I cannot imagine what rationale someone would have for not wanting to use 
ILE...

This could potentially provoke lots of conversation on this list...  Maybe 
it's not primarily a System/21 topic but it is an Aurora fact of life...!!!

And I have to assume that this "System/21" list will upgrade itself to 
include Aurora...

I was reluctant to embrace ILE-RPG but I eventually saw the light and now 
celebrate my conversion from the dark side...

I can imagine old school managers like I was who do not want to have to 
support ILE code but that attitude will be as extinct as the dinosaurs in 
the not too distant future...  Adapt or perish...

It's really not that difficult to support and the advantages far outweigh 
the learning curve...

That's my humble opinion...

Any one else have another viewpoint..?

Thanks.

----Original Message Follows----
From: "glen.work" <gkp1227@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: System 21 Users <system21@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "System 21 Users" <system21@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [SYSTEM21] ISO Dates
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:54:24 -0700

That's a NONO Roy - I've been instructed not to use ILE.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy Cox" <rcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'System 21 Users'" <system21@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 2:31 PM
Subject: RE: [SYSTEM21] ISO Dates


 > I suggest you take the RPG III program and convert it to RPGLE by using
the
 > command CVTRPGSRC.
 >

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