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Njål: On Thu, 01 November 2001, "Njål Fisketjøn" wrote: > Why burden the AS/400 to "do" the graphics, when you can easily write > a client server app to make the PC do it? > > And why bother learning "stone age" API's (GDDM), when you can use VB, Java > or some other PC-based language? You're right in both respects. Yet, there are reasons for both. The immediate simple responses that come to mind are that GDDM is available for free on AS/400s all over the world and that MI has a difficult time calling VB programs adequately. Also keep in mind that GDDM can be used to create printed graphics; i.e., a 5292 graphics workstation is not required for output. Maybe the best reason of all for this list is simply... it feels pretty cool when you make it work! Tom Liotta -- Tom Liotta The PowerTech Group, Inc. 19426 68th Avenue South Kent, WA 98032 Phone 253-872-7788 Fax 253-872-7904 http://www.400Security.com ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/
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