Re: RPG -> VB

[Mark Lazarus <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>]

Al,

>> Does anyone know of a good conversion tool from RPG to VB?  If yes, what
>>versions of each are supported and how can I contact the vendor?  TIA.

>I except IBM to make tools available to hook JAVA applets into RPG within a
>release or two.  Why mess with VB???

 1) I need it *now*
 2) This is a stand alone PC application that was developed on the /36.

 I'm looking for an easy way to get it up and running, then make it pretty
(and/or truly event driven).  The product I have been working w/ on the PC
side is CSPI's B/36, but I'm not sure I want to go that way in a Win
environment.  Also, their product currently does not use the event driven
model.

 There are potentially 20-30 mini-applications that I would like to do this
to, each having 3-10 screens and a pretty complex printout.

 ASNA's product is geared more toward existing /400 code.  /36 code will
require a lot more work.  They don't seem to have much in the way of
conversion tools to get the process moving along.

 I don't have much info regarding IBM's VA product, but I'm assuming that I
will run into similar drawbacks as ASNA's.

 Any advice, suggestions or info would be appreciated.

 -mark

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