Re: IBM getting rid of RPG

[John Rockwell <midson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry Joe, just venting.

Joe Pluta wrote:

> Right, but as I said, it wouldn't be too terribly tough.  And the more I
> think of it the easier it gets.  How do you do it today?  Cursor position
> and command key?  That cuold be emulated quite nicely using nothing more
> than the standard <A> HTML tag with an onClick method.
>
> Joe
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Rockwell
> >
> > Yes, it's the drill down piece that adds the complexity.
> >
> > Joe Pluta wrote:
> >
> > > Why would this be so difficult?  By using a fixed font and changing the
> > > background color, you can emulate a 5250-style screen.  In my
> > 5250-emulation
> > > mode, I support all combinations of colors and display
> > attributes through
> > > the use of cascaded style sheets.  Indicators passed from the program
> > > determine the display attributes of the field, just like a 5250 display.
> > >
> > > It wouldn't be particularly pretty, but it would do the trick.
> > Drill down
> > > capabilities would be a little more difficult, but not
> > impossible.  In fact,
> > > you could use a mouse click, either through an AREA MAP or through
> > > individual <A> tags on each of the bar fields.
> > >
> > > Yes, it would be a bit of work, but it would be far from
> > impossible.  And
> > > once you've done the infrastructure, it then applies to all
> > your programs.
>
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