Re: rpg conversion tools to java

["trevor perry" <trevorp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My take on this is the same as most - RPG can be written so poorly that it
is difficult to convert it to anything, let alone something as different
from RPG as Java. And, converting to Java now may not only slow down the
app, but require it to be rewritten into something else again in the
future - say, RPG?

My question is, what is the actual business "problem" here. Is the customer
asking this because there are java bigots? Or someone has convinced them
that java is the wave of the future? Is there a business reason to go to
Java? There are many alternatives to making an iSeries app become usable in
the world of web, Unix or MS...


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 12:40 PM
Subject: rpg conversion tools to java


As much as I hate language conversions, I need to ask for a customer
if anyone has had either good or bad experiences converting rpg to java.
This is a large corporate package and short time frame.
jim