RE: MI Module

Hi, Bruce,
        Thanks for your reply.  I agree with you regarding the need to write
as little MI as possible.  Programs done in this language are difficult (at
best) to maintain even with the most complete documentation.  (Sorta like
how I view C.)
        Anyway, I had not thought of imbedding MI statements in CL which
will get me where I want to go.  Now all I have to discover is how.  Minor
detail.
        Again, appreciate the time you took to reply.  Later.

Regards,
Mike 
On Success: Perfection is the enemy of good enough.


-----Original Message-----
From: bvining@vnet.ibm.com [mailto:bvining@vnet.ibm.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 12:31 PM
To: MI400@midrange.com
Subject: MI Module


Mike,

IBM does not provide a method by which you can create MI modules.

As MI can be directly imbedded in ILE C, ILE RPG, ILE COBOL, and even
ILE CL I don't believe there is any compelling reason for creating an
ILE compiler just in order to generate MI modules.  What problem are you
trying to address that cannot be handled by MI within one of the
other supported languages of your ILE framework?

For OPM IBM did provide an API to create MI programs, but that was at
least in part due to the very limited ability to imbed MI in other
high level languages.

Please note that the above opinion does not mean that I don't see a
need for MI and the ability to generate ILE solutions directly.  Rather
that I just don't see a strong need for MI modules in and of themselves.

Bruce Vining (speaking only for himself)

>
>I should like to create some MI modules that can be bound within an ILE
>framework.  Does anyone have any experience in doing this?  Would you be
>willing to share the method?  Thanks for your consideration.
>
>Regards,
>Mike
>Live With Intention:  When all else fails, pet the dog.
>


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