RE: RE: WDSC With Aldon's A/CMS

It is _NOT_ fixed.  Nor does there appear to be a solution waiting in the
wings.

We just finished implementation, and it has come as a rude surprise.

Charles


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Samuel J Lennon [mailto:lennon_s_j@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 3:42 PM
> To: wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] RE: WDSC With Aldon's A/CMS
> 
> 
>    The A/CMS green screen object creation features make life 
> extremely easy. 
>    Unfortunately, I have been unable to use these creation 
> features in WDSc. 
>    I have talked to Aldon's Support about it and all they 
> could do was pass
>    my request up the line.
> 
>    I've used A/CMS since 1993 and it simplifies life for 
> developers and
>    eliminates a lot of errors.  I don't like to say bad 
> things about it, but
>    I find this one a bit distressing.
> 
>    Aldon has always, in my experience, been good about 
> letting you "kick the
>    tires".  I've been in two companies where they installed 
> the product for
>    30 days, free, and let us experiement wih it.  You should 
> talk to the
>    sales folk and specifically ask them to demonstrate how it 
> works with
>    WDSc, just in case something has been fixed and I don't 
> know about it. 
>    And if it is fixed, or is going to be fixed in the near 
> future, do let us
>    know.
> 
>    Sam
> 
>    >From: Scott Johnson <sjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>    >Reply-To: Websphere Development Studio Client for
>    iSeries<wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>    >To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
>    <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>    >Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] RE: WDSC With Aldon's A/CMS
>    >Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 14:04:09 -0500
>    >
>    >We are thinking about evaluating Aldon's CMS. Saw a webex 
> demo of it
>    >today.  I am a big user of WDSC and am puzzled by this discussion.
>    >
>    >Are you saying that from within WDSC using their plugin, 
> you cannot
>    >compile a pgm and have it correctly include all its 
> modules/srvpgms
>    >like it would in the green screen?  If so, that is a MAJOR point
>    >against them...
>    >
>    >I have used Softlanding's TurnOver product and its plugins in the
>    >past.  Their plugins a fully integrated, usable, and 
> functional from
>    >within WDSC.  They present little need for the developer to return
>    >to the green screen.  I am surprised to hear that the Aldon's
>    >plugins have 'problems'.
>    >
>    >Thanks,
>    >   Scott J
>    >
> 
>      
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