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The guy in the cowboy hat asked: >> I am curious how many people are actually using ILE to develop their applications. I have several questions: >> Are you using RPG IV or ILE COBOL? If so, are you just experimenting or are you developing all of your new code in RPG IV or ILE COBOL? << In the shops that I have seen, the answer is "no" and "no." Most of the programmers, with whom I have discussed this issue, are of the opinion that ILE is just a "fancy" form of the languages with no discernible advantages for them. I know, I know - they are ignorant fools, but they are following Maslow's premise that a person who has a hammer as a tool sees all problems as a nail. >> Are you just taking PDM option 14 (CRTBNDRPG or CRTBNDCBL) to compile your RPG IV and ILE COBOL programs or are you using PDM option 15 (CRTRPGMOD or CRTCBLMOD) to create modules, followed by a CRTPGM to bind the modules into a program object. >> Are you using service programs? >> Are you running your RPG IV code in the default activation group or are you using named activation groups, *NEW, or *CALLER? >> Are you using binding directories? >> Are you using binder language? >> And finally, are you using data management scoping? << The answers to these are obvious in view of the first answer. One point that I want to add is that the "progressive" shops in Philadelphia are just starting to embrace embedded SQL in their RPG and COBOL programs. Of course, these same shops are running on V3R1 or - begrudgingly - V3R2. This is not to say the Philadelphia is a backwater by any means. The shops that I have visited are battle weary. They have been beaten up so solidly by bleeding edge technology that they are happy to follow a couple of years behind the current leading edge to see what shakes out. Perhaps you should conduct a COMMON session on trailing edge techniques. It might be fascinating to see the turnout. >> I'll try to tabulate the results of this survey. Thanks in advance for your responses. >> Charlie Massoglia, Massoglia Technical Consulting, Inc. >> PO Box 1065, Okemos, MI 48854, USA >> 517-676-9700 Fax: 517-676-1006 EMAIL: cmassoglia@voyager.net << Hank Heath Vice President Medco Systems, Inc. 3 Eves Dr Suite 304 Marlton, NJ 08053 ph: 215-751-5913 fax: 609-596-8650 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This is the Midrange System Mailing List! To submit a new message, * * send your mail to "MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com". To unsubscribe from * * this list send email to MAJORDOMO@midrange.com and specify * * 'unsubscribe MIDRANGE-L' in the body of your message. Questions * * should be directed to the list owner / operator: david@midrange.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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