Re: OS/400 Service Programs/APIs

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rick

Another book, from 1995, although probably still applicable, is "Moving to
ILE for RPG IV", at

<http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/gg244358.html?Open>

Vern

At 12:09 PM 11/4/02 -0500, you wrote:
> We are beginning to aggressively convert RPG II, III, and IV programs into
> ILE.  To date, we have taken advantage of a few  "standard" service programs
> that are bound using the QC2LE directive.
>
> - Do you find the performance of these service programs/APIs acceptable to
> warrant their inclusion in our coding plans?  We would hate to code
> something "dogged" or unreliable.  So far, we have been impressed.
>
> - Is there a comprehensive listing/reference of Service Program/APIs that
> are "standard" in OS/400?  The ones we have used thus far have been either
> stumbled on or searched specifically for.  A comprehensive reference would
> be great.
>
> - Is there the possibility of taking "any" commonly used C API the Open
> Source people tout, and getting it to run in OS/400?  Have any of you?
>
> - We are trying to get to standard RPG ILE as a stepping stone to more
> effectively allow us to port to another platform in the future, if
> necessary, without having to wholesale go with JAVA, C, etc at this time.
> Anyone have an opinion that using these Service Programs/APIs today will
> make us regret so in the future?
>
> Obviously, we are newbees to this, and we do not want to code ourselves into
> a corner.  If anyone can convey literature, Redbooks, etc. to assist us, it
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.