Re: RLU (vs) handcoded prtf DDS

[Jerry Keppler <kepplerj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Contact Gumbo Software, they have updated RDA to work with RPG IV. 


Stone, Brad V (TC) wrote:
> 
> We use this also.  The only downfall we have found is the conversion
> from O-Spec to Printer File only works on RPGIII, not RPG/IV. But then
> again, they might have upgraded it.
> 
> Bradley V. Stone
> bvstone@taylorcorp.com
> http://prairie.lakes.com/~bvstone/
> "This is not a reasonable place to park?"
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Alison Herman [SMTP:alison@gmdsolutions.com]
> > Sent: Friday, June 12, 1998 8:48 AM
> > To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject:      Re: RLU (vs) handcoded prtf DDS
> >
> > We use Report Designer from Gumbo Software  www.gumbo.com .  The
> > interface is
> > more like SDA.  You can also convert Internal DDS to a PRTF or
> > edit/update the
> > internal DDS.
> >
> > Buck Calabro wrote:
> >
> > > On Thursday, June 11, 1998 9:09 PM, Tim Truax [SMTP:truax@usaor.net]
> > > wrote:
> > > > Well where I work now they have all their PRINTFILES (PRTF's)
> > coded by
> > > > the standard handcoded DDS entry method.  As far as I am concerned
> > the
> > > > RLU (Report Layout Utility) is an IBM award winner, I love this
> > > > utility!!!  Well...something unforseen occurred and I wanted to
> > submit
> > > > the question to the list and see if you people know anything about
> > it.
> > > > I used RLU to call up and change interactively one of these
> > handcoded
> > > > PRTF DDS sources, well it did all sorts of ungodly things to this
> > > > handcoded PRTF DDS source... Any ideas why this happened?  Also,
> > is
> > > > there a utility I can run a handcoded PRTF DDS member thru that
> > will
> > > > allow RLU to be used on it without obliterating it?
> > >
> > > Tim,
> > >   THis happened because human programmers do more complex things
> > than RLU
> > > knows about, imvho.  I use RLU exactly once: when first setting up a
> > PRTF,
> > > after that, it's SEU.  Others may have a different opinion - I'm an
> > old
> > > geezer!
> > >
> > > Buck Calabro
> > > Commsoft, Albany, NY
> > > mailto:mcalabro@commsoft.net
> > >

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Jerry R. Keppler      Pattonville School District
Computer Programmer   11097 St. Charles Rock Road
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