RE: CGI programming

["Schenck, Don" <Don.Schenck@xxxxxx>]

Ken --

Not that I'm an ardent defender of RPG ...

(Okay ... I don't like it ...)

BUT ...

Using RPG to develop some specialized CGI is NOT only "do-able", but in some
cases a GOOD IDEA.

For example, it's not difficult to write an RPG (ILE) program to send data
right into an Excel spreadsheet. That is, you can use RPG to supply AS/400
data to an Excel spreadsheet.

In this particular case, the context is pre-defined, so the limitations you
mention are nil. Also, this uses an existing skill set -- RPG programming --
and leverages it to deliver data to the desktop.

In an "all AS/400" shop, this is an excellent idea.

Otherwise ... I hear ya, brother.

Peace,

-- Don "Charter Member of The Church Of Visual Programming" Schenck

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Slaugh [mailto:ken.slaugh@cm-inc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 11:50 AM
To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: CGI programming


I don't believe there is such a thing as CGI programming in RPG.

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