RE: System 38 PF and LF

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul,

this is great for quickies when you know tht the current software's on the
way out and not going to be converted....do it all the time with old legcy
S/38 code!   

Don in DC metro


On Tue, 9 Jun 1998, PaulMmn wrote:

> Or, if you're in a hurry, use the S/38 library and compile things from
> there.  No changes.  Also, no advantages of the AS/400's enhancements.
> 
> --Paul E Musselman
> PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >Eh, well, not exactly.....
> >
> >The best response here is "it depends"...hear it before?   I've taken MANY
> >MANY MANY S38 Pf's and Lf's, not even dropped the S38 part of the moniker
> >and just recompiles them...they worked great!  The BIGGEST thing I found
> >is that you'll find lots of "."'s in the S/38 stuff....depending on how it
> >was originally written...so, just make the conversion to / and switch the
> >lib/obj....ditto with dspf's....
> >
> >Syntax is the same....
> >
> >Give it a rip on a few files and see what you get via DBU or DFU or
> >whatever....I think you'll be surprised just how simple it really is....
> >
> >Don in DC metro
> >
> >----------------------------------------------------
> >
> >On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Buck Calabro wrote:
> >
> >> On Monday, June 08, 1998 5:37 PM, Mary Koetting
> >> [SMTP:Mary_Koetting@mail.mchcp.org] wrote:
> >> > We have some files/programs defined as System 38. If we omit the 38
> >> > portion
> >> > and recompile, what kind of repercussions can we expect? Appreciate any
> >> > suggestions.
> >>
> >> Don't do it.
> >>
> >> 1.  All the qualifiers (field, file, record format) will need to be
> >> changed from file.library to library/file
> >> 2.  There are differences in the default values of the native versions of
> >> some commands: SBMJOB comes immediately to mind...
> >> 3.  RPG/38 is not very different from RPG/400: that should compile "as-is"
> >> but watch for embedded CL commands!
> >>
> >> Carefully read the manuals on converting from /38 to native mode before
> >> you change anything; especially CL programs!
> >>
> >> Buck Calabro
> >> Commsoft, Albany, NY
> >> mailto:mcalabro@commsoft.net
> >>
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