Re: LSTFFD utility from Midrange computing

At 02:08 PM 7/8/99 -0400, Dennis Lovelady wrote:
>This has been my complaint with TAATOOLS forever.  I haven't rewritten
>that one, but many (most?) of them, I converted to use the available APIs.
>Some of them even still use the printed output, and try to break it down.
>Seems like an "insider" such Jim would have had at least as much concern
>for upward compatibility.  But that may just be *my* view.  :^(

As already pointed out, the tool in question isn't one of the TAA Tools.
(Jim Sloan did write a number of utlilty program articles for Midrange
Computing though, so the confusion is understandable.)  FWIW, a number of
the TAA Tools from QUSRTOOL *have* been rewritten for the TAA Productivity
Tools product to use system APIs.  It's not always an option however, and
sometimes a rewrite can cause users of the old tool to break if the
parameters passed are different, so it's a double edged sword.  

(BTW, Dennis, Jim's not on this list, but several folks from the Barsa
office are, so we try to keep an eye out for stuff like this.)

-Ilena Ayala
support@taatool.com

Jim Sloan Inc.
c/o Barsa Consulting, LLC
2900 Westchester Ave
Purchase NY 10577

(914) 251-9494 voice
(914) 253-9413 fax
http://www.taatool.com




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