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On 19-Jun-08, at 9:15 AM, Joe Pluta wrote:
I asked the same question, Frank. I never got what I consider a
satisfactory answer, but the best I can make out is they wanted
something that can compile both on the midrange and the mainframe.
They BS'd you Joe.
There are significant differences between the COBOL dialects on the
mainframe and on the "i" - has to be, since the mainframe has (for
example) no concept of an externally described file. RPG is close
enough to COBOL in most ways to make it a relatively trivial task as
I'm sure you must realize.
This is a very long standing requirement going back to when CSP was
ported to the (then) AS/400. At that time we asked for RPG generation
as in those days having to buy the extra COBOL compiler was a major
inhibitor to adoption of CSP. The same issue was subsequently a major
inhibitor in the adoption of VA Generator. They always rejected the
request - the excuse changes every time.
Do I care - like you - No. But I do think that it affects people's
willingness to consider the tool.
Jon Paris
www.Partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com
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