RE: Have you read this?

Leslie --

TWO things you don't know:

I am VERY, VERY skilled in RPG. Just FYI.

But more importantly ...

I BASH _EVERYTHING_. You should see me rant on the Visbas-L listserver.

(Well ... I'm never critical of Claudia Schiffer or Oreo cookies. And Legos
... all three are perfect)

And I'm hardest on meself.

Peace,

-- Don

-----Original Message-----
From: L. S. Russell [mailto:leslier@datrek.com]
Sent: January 12, 2000 8:25 AM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Have you read this?


You are right, and I am sorry.

Bob Crothers wrote:
> 
> L.S.,
> 
> Lighten up.  If you disagree that strongly with what Don says, send him a
> private email or even better yet, just hit the Delete key.  Blood pressure
> medicine is way to expensive to let something like this get to you.
> 
> JMHO.
> 
> Bob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On
> Behalf Of L. S. Russell
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 2:35 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Have you read this?
> 
> Is it just that you are unhappy with your job, or is it that you can't
> quiet wrap your chubby little knuckles around RPG? Or is it that you are
> a PC programmer, thrust into a midrange world and you are using this
> list to vent? Whatever the case, you have not made a valid point that I
> can see after wading through the yards of sarcasm.
> 
> No one will argue that Universal DB beats its PC counterparts hands down
> in terms of stability, nor will many argue that the AS/400 the most
> stable machine in the world. I don't argue that giving the higher ups,
> access to specific data through a more user-friendly interface is not
> prudent. What I, and many others on the list, have is that RPG is the
> best tool for writing the kind of heads down data entry and reporting
> applications that drive every business. I mean most bank auditors I have
> dealt with prefer to have the data in hand rather than drill down
> through some "user friendly" data mining tool like Crystal Reports or
> Seagate's Info7.
> 
> So just what is your point, spare us the sarcasm so that we mere mortals
> may gleen from your evident wisdom.
> Tell us oh great what is the perfect language of which you speak.
> Heres a hint though, there ain't one. RPG just happens to be, until IBM
> gives us something better, the right tool for the AS/400.
> 
> Again I say, your wit is mis-directed.
> 
> "Schenck, Don" wrote:
> >
> > Martin --
> >
> > How about doing the AS/400 programming in one of the most popular
> languages
> > on the planet. A language supported by THOUSANDS of books and many
> > periodicals. An easy-to-learn language that allows you to use procedure
or
> > object-oriented approaches to the problem.
> >
> > A visual language.
> >
> > But basic in its difficulty.
> >
> > :)
> >
> > And then use, say, a graphical reporting tool for reports. Something
that
> > makes it crystal clear to the user as to what will be seen.
> >
> > Run everything in Windows; use the AS/400 as the database server. The
> > "Server Of Choice".
> >
> > My God ... I'M ON TO SOMETHING!
> >
> > <g>
> >
> > Peace,
> >
> > -- Don
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: boothm@earth.goddard.edu [mailto:boothm@earth.goddard.edu]
> > Sent: January 11, 2000 12:01 PM
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: RE: Have you read this?
> >
> > Yesterday I got caught with a sudden need to upload a PC csv file to an
> > AS/400.  I've never done that, and had visions of a messy crash & burn.
> >
> > I used the new Client Access Express.  I've never done the transfer up
> > before, and there wasn't a Physical File on the AS/400.  I had the
> > transfer finished in about 15 minutes.   My reaction is that IBM is
making
> > the AS/400 modern and competitive and doing it quickly.
> >
> > About RPG: sure its old but it's original appeal of being learnable by
> > average mortals is still a great strength.  We need to carry that
banner.
> > C, Java, C++, PERL, SQL  and so on are all OK for what they do, but for
a
> > business oriented report program generating language, RPG is still the
> > best by far.
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> Datrek Professional Bags, Inc.
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Datrek Professional Bags, Inc.
2413 Industrial Drive
Springfield, TN. 37172
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http://www.datrek.com
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