UIM printing (Was: NT web server access to AS400)

["Simon Coulter" <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Hello Dave,

I have not had occasion to use the print support of UIM but its printing 
support is 
fairly limited.  It doesn't support AFP, barcodes, or other advanced functions, 
and 
seems to ignore highlighting and emphasis tags.  Still, since it can quite 
happily 
replace most standard listing reports it is probably in the same boat as other 
AS/400 
functions.  No one uses it so it doesn't get enhanced.  If customers started 
using it 
then they'd be asking for more functions.

UIM in general needs a better method of generating panels than hand-coding the 
tags.

As for Java, I don't think it will replace RPG IV, COBOL, etc. but it will 
increase in 
visibility on the AS/400.  It is a much nicer language than C (or its 
incremental 
derivative), it will become the client language of choice, and we will all have 
to more 
with it as the e-everything becomes more pervasive.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 12:12:08 -0400
> From: "Shaw, David" <dshaw@spartan.com>
> To: "'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'" <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Reply-To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: NT web server access to AS400

> 
> Simon,
> 
> UIM works for print files?  I don't think I've ever seen any mention of that
> in any of the articles I've read!  Granted I've never gone back to the
> manuals or really tried to use it...
> 
> How well does it work for print files?
> 
> Of course, for UIM to actually be practical for these purposes, we'd need
> development tools that truly support it.  I don't see any obvious support
> for UIM in Code/400 DSU, for example.
> 
> Your point about Java is well taken, of course, although I'm still waiting
> for the fat lady to come out on stage - it's gonna be quite a while before
> she sings, IMHO of course.  
> 
> Dave Shaw
> Spartan International, Inc.
> Spartanburg, SC

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