Re: DON'T LET THEM TAKE ME BACK TO SEU

Bob,

 -mark

At 11/25/06 09:23 PM, you wrote:

David,

One very key issue is the fact that SEU and other 5250 based tools were
"stablized" in Febrary of 2001 and other than insuring that they run on the
current versions of i5/OS have not been enhanced and will not be enhanced.
With the new WDSC "Lite" install option the old arguments about performance
are no longer valid.  If you want full support for all the latest features
in the LPEX editor for RPG-IV, COBOL, and CL not mention the WDSC embedded
editors for display files, etc.  and all the new stuff coming soon in V7.

I'm old enough to remember when folks switched from coding forms and key
punches to "terminals".  It can be traumatic for the folks, but once they
get past the pain, the benefits are incredible.  Have you looked at RSE with
its Actions as a replacement for PDM?  Totally awesome!  WDSC takes a bit of
getting used to, but once you find all the key goodies, it offers tons of
benefits over the stone and chisel!

On 11/22/06, David Foxwell <david.foxwell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> My shop is preparing to upgrade from iseries to an i5. Before we make the
> change, we will install OS V5R4 on the iseries. There are no plans to
> upgrade WDSc from version 5.1, as I am the only user of this product.
>
> I have been invited, however, to put forward good reasons to upgrade WDSc.
>
> I have noted a few arguments, and I would like to know what else I can add
> to my list. At the moment, I'm only concerned with RPG programming. .
>
> Features present with v5.1 but not used because the programme is likely to
> crash :
> Outline view
> Source verifier
> Programme compiler
>
> Please help, I'm worried that v5.1 will have even more problems with
> OSV5R4.