Re: Java and Visual Basic, how to learn? -- MIDRANGE-L

There is a guided tour available when you install VARPG and it can be  run
at any time afterwards.  Also included with VARPG are a variety of sample
programs that are quite stale but show how it all works.  Code/400 is the
editor for the code, so that probably has no big surprises for you.  There
is an active newsgroup and the IBM team responsible for VARPG is active with
the newsgroup.

My own experience is to get started with inquiry-only stuff.  Lookups,
inquiries, order status, etc.  Also, Aim the applications to the casual
users of the iSeries because these are the people that need the GUI the most
 since their learning curve has to be short and fool proof.
 
 There is no cycle that you are used to.  Its event driven.  For example you
press the Exit button, the event fires, and your code is "Eval  INLR= *Off" 
Or, you double click on a subfile item, and a detail panel opens showing the
detail for that subfile record.

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Booth Martin   http://www.MartinVT.com
Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Date: Monday, March 31, 2003 21:13:54
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Java and Visual Basic, how to learn?
 
Any references to a "How to get started with Visual Age RPG"
guide/tutorial/etc.?
 
>>> Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx 03/31/03 05:25PM >>>
Loyd, you might ask him if he'd let you use an IBM product that he
already
has and owns. I beat the drum for Visual Age RPG too regularly I
know, but
when I see people thinking about Visual Basic for the iSeries it makes
me
cringe.
 
1-You own VARPG
2-VARPG works, right now.
3-You know RPGIV (the language for VARPG)
4-Visual Basic projects have a reputation for never ending.
 
There are other reasons too. If you'd like to see a few screenshots of
what
VARPG can look like: 
 
http://www.martinvt.com/Visual_Age_RPG/visual_age_rpg.html 
 
 
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Booth Martin http://www.MartinVT.com 
Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Date: Monday, March 31, 2003 19:23:48
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Java and Visual Basic, how to learn?
 
Not necessarily. I think the focus is on creating Windows-functional
applications that access/utilize AS/400 data. Developing
Internet/intranet-capable applications may be in the future, but does
not
appear to be the primary focus.
 
Loyd
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