Re: AS/Set & 4GL curiosity

[Ata510@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 9/2/99 8:17:42 PM Central Daylight Time, 
fkolmann@revlon.com.au writes:

> We are on V6.04 MM and have AS/SET.
>  AS/SET does not really qualify as a 4GL (IMO).
>  It certainly is not GUI.   Thats different s/w entirely,  not sure what
>  its called. AS/SET standardises your display screens, and a scraper like
>  SeaGull can exploit because the stuff on the screen can be relied on to
>  be in certain places and only in those, then it does its PC thing.
>  But you shoot way too high when speculating on AS/SET capabilities, more
>  like you should aim for your foot,  eg.  in V4r3 and V4r4 the large RPG
>  III (note not IV) sources created by AS/SET don't compile (I think it 
>  you need to do a manual convert to IV. because IBMs mods to IV when
>  ported back to III overload certain size resrictions in III).
>  I hear that the AS/SET RPG generators will be enhanced some day, but I
>  also heard that AS/SET is a dying breed because it will be replaced by
>  the new ODW??  C based 4GL that is coming one day, still this is just
>  hearsay.)
>  
>  Tim Armstrong wrote:
This information about large BPCS programs not compiling any longer at 
certain AS/400 releases (ODTs are exceeded) is all covered under the BPCS 
Informational APAR II11801. There is a listing of which RPG PTFs cause the 
problem, and the BMR which was entered to fix this. Meantime, when this 
occurs you must run ADK to create the RPG source, then convert the RPG source 
to ILE RPG source and compile manually. This is listed in detail on OGS 
Online in a FAQ. 

Thanks
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