Re: WebTop and LX add-on programs

Thanks Tak,

Unweblicating/weblicating base LX programs is no problem.

The problem arises when trying to weblicate our own developments. For
example, display I/O within sub procedures is not recognised by the
weblication process.

I would hate it if we had to rewrite our own developments, rewriting
perfectly good code, just to be able to weblicate the programs. Who
wants to write/maintain code based on the LX program structure
(generated from the now defunct AS/SET application) ?

WebTop itself seems to be 10 years out of date already and doesn't
provide any additional functionality over green-screen. In fact, iSeries
Access for Web gives the same result (LX through a browser), is free,
and doesn't require a weblication process (that has coding
restrictions).





-----Original Message-----
From: bpcs-l-bounces+sean.mcgovern=covidien.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bpcs-l-bounces+sean.mcgovern=covidien.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
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Sent: 19 March 2010 23:43
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Subject: [BPCS-L] WebTop and LX add-on programs

Hi Sean,

I assume you are on LX 8.3.3 + BMRs etc.
Infor Global has stopped using AS/SET any more since LX 8.3.0.

To modify LX programs, I usually
* unweblicate the LX RPGLE source
* Modify
* Weblicate again (Use LX83TOOLS and remember to add the Copy source in
the library list when compiling)

I have also upgraded our locally developed modules such as Cashbook and
GST from V 6.1 / V8.2 programs to LX 8.3.3 and weblicated them without
problem.
(a bit lying, sometimes you hit the CPY_WEB, UPDWEBTOP command issue
because of
the wrong version when you try to move the metadata to another AM2000
library but you can ask OPS to get the right command/programs)

I have not develop from scratch though, I believe if you follow the LX
program structure in RPGLE (especially function keys and action code
etc.), there should not be any major problem in weblicating them.

Tak

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Is anyone using WebTop to weblicate any in-house non-AS/SET LX
developments ?

Or are we the first (guinea pigs) !