Re: Debug in WDSC

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So far I am not impressed with the quality of WDSC.  It seems to have
been released as a pre-beta version with many "GOTCHA's" such as the
compile errors in SQLRPGLE and the conversion problem with embedded SQL
and the fact that you can't create a DSPF only maintain it the same for
PRTF.
 

In reading the WEB page when I first signed up for this service I read
the 4 reasons for switching to WDSC and 3 of them were directly related
to WEBSPHERE.  We aren't going to switch to WEBSPHERE ever.  The 3 year
plan here is to move off the iSeries completely and find another
platform solution for our flagship application,  I don't know if that
decision can be changed, the perception is that the iSeries is an
antiquated platform with no future. Part of the problem is that it has
taken so long for anyone to come up with a viable WEB interface that
does not require hiring JAVA programmers and expanding the iSeries to
handle the load of WEBSPHERE not to mention the added expense to beef up
the desktops to handle JAVA applications.
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Bill,

Is there any IDE that you've been impressed with?  Any other eclipse 
environment?  How about visual studio?  How about a 4GL development 
environment? Is this possibly the first development enviornment that 
you've been in other than SEU/SDA?  If that's the case - then, YES, I can 
feel your pain.  It's tough leaning a new way to do things.  Think how our 
users feel each time we install an new version of their old programs!

My impression from reading your posts are that you just have sour grapes 
because WDSC is different than SEU and SDA.  You WILL have these types of 
issues - no matter where you go.  It doesn't matter if you go to java, C#, 
C++, .Net, Linux, or a 4GL - things change.  And, new systems have bugs.

As far as DSPF's and PRTF's - I use CODE for them.  It's much eaiser for 
me to drag a field around my screen, than to do the > and ='s of SDA.

I'm an RPG programmer - started as an RPG programmer - remember when they 
added sub-files and display file programming, or when they added the 
ability to call other programs?  We meet all of those new enhancements 
with excitement.  Yes, it was hard to get over the learning curve, but we 
all did it - and we created better applications because of it.  IF you 
embrace WDSC and the new way to develop applications - and push through 
the learning curve (with the help of this WDSC list) - you too will look 
back on these times and think that they were great enhancements - not 
GOTCHA's.

Just my .02 worth.

Good luck with it.

Jeff Stevens