Re: Is ILE-RPG is Object Oriented Programming Language?

>> a "true polymorphic environment", we should just have a DSPOBJ which [...]
>
>Well... i agree :-)Better: a true p.e. only knows the DSP cmd and then
>OBJ() ;-)
>But the AS/400 is therefore not a "very" oo environment.


There -used- to be a DLTOBJ command.  You'd specify the object type just as
you do in a WRKOBJ.  It worked by adding a user command that pointed to the
IBM program that =all= of the DLTxxx commands point to.

Unfortunately, it violates security (ie user stuff calling system stuff) at
higher (40+?) security levels.

I think that IBM has a flock of DLTxxx commands mainly because humans are
subject to the 'oops' syndrome:   DLTOBJ   QSYS/MYLIB  *LIB


OOPS!

Having to key the proper command makes you type a few more characters, and,
hopefully, avoid misteaks.

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com


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