Re: Java questions

Hi Frank:

I am listening.  I am a partner in a consulting and software development
firm with twelve people on staff.  Most of us are RPG and AS/400 people.  I
have two that are Java coders but not yet on the AS/400.  We are just
starting to get into Java on the AS/400 now.

Happy Holidays,

Brian Lawson
HJM Systems, Inc.
One Penn Plaza
Suite 2812
NY, NY 10119
212-714-1055 x.32
blawson@hjmsys.com

-----Original Message-----
From: DeSarro Frank <DeSarFra@mail.divintech.com>
To: java400-l@midrange.com <java400-l@midrange.com>
Date: Monday, December 21, 1998 12:07 PM
Subject: Java questions


> I have two questions.  First, there seems to be very little activity on
>this java mail list. Could anyone who subscribes to this list identify
>yourself.  I promise I won't start mailing you questions.  I just want to
>find out how many people are out there listening.
> Second, if anyone is trying to develop applications using the AS/400
>Toolbox for Java, I'm disappointed by the methods provided for the
>KeyedFile class.  Does anyone have a different opinion? The class does
>not seem to provide the capabilities that would be useful for positioning
>and reading through a keyed file.  I know the class provides about a
>dozen methods for accessing records, but when I try to actually start
>using them in a real application, I find them to be lacking.  As an
>example, there does not seem to be a method to simply position you to the
>end of a file or to read the last record in a file. You can use the
>methods provided to attempt to simulate these functions, but I find
>myself starting to need to make assumptions about the data to easily
>accomplish these tasks and others.  Any comments or suggestions would be
>greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>
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