Sockets in RPG IV -- MIDRANGE-L

OK, guess I need to start over.  Brad has graciously corrected me on the topic
of his book.  We have some new sockets programming on the AS/400 coming up.
Existing apps use C (or C++ ?).

I found the Sorcerer's Guide and the section that covered Sockets.  Downloaded
the RPGISCOOL save file, restored the library, but RPGIV compiles failed
because, from what I can tell, I'm at V3R2 and the source code had names
longer than 10 characters.  Has anybody reading this modified the source to
shorten the names so that it will compile at V3R2?  Skimming through the
section in the redbook, I found no reference to the minimum release that the
samples could run/compile on.

TIA,
Dan Bale

-----Original Message-----
It's not a sockets book.  Its e-RPG and shows how to write CGI programs for
the web with RPG.  Sorry.

The Sourcer's guide has some good info on sockets, though.

Brad
> -----Original Message-----
> From: D.BALE@handleman.com [mailto:D.BALE@handleman.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 1:04 PM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Sockets APIs book
>
>
> Need info on Brad Stone's sockets book and don't have a lot of access to the
> internet right now at work.  (Brad, I tried three guesses as to your email
> address but no luck remembering it.)
>
> Just started at this company a few weeks ago and we have a requirement coming
> up to do some sockets programming - the AS/400 talks to a VAX box, which
> controls a slew of automation equipment.  They are already doing this with a
C
> program on the AS/400, but there are no AS/400 programmers here who are also
C
> programmers (although we do have a C programmer on staff who can help us
> through the syntax minefields).  The new requirement is for additional
> automation equipment.  I really brightened their day here when I told them
> that RPG does sockets.  So now there really interested in this.  (The bonus
is
> that this is a perfect opportunity to show them the benefits of RPG-IV, which
> is currently not allowed here - they have three other programmers who have
> never touched RPG-IV.  You see that I have my work cut out to get our group
> with the times!)
>
> Anyway, I need a phone number where I can order the book.  I need to know if
> RPG-IV is required to use sockets APIs or if it can be done in RPG-III (I was
> told to ask this, so please say "no" <G> - ahem, sorry, just the truth,
> please).  Although the light is on at the end of the tunnel to get all of our
> boxes up to V4R4, this will need to work at V3R7, and will be developed on a
> V3R2 box unless V3R7 is the earliest release required; please comment.
>
> Thanks!
>


Dan Bale
IT - AS/400
Handleman Company
248-362-4400  Ext. 4952
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