Re: rpg conversion tools to java

["Booth Martin" <Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

nope.  no, please no.  :)  Even if it worked completely it'd be an awful
solution.  As much as I love VARPG this would send me screaming for aspirin.
 
 
 
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Booth Martin   http://www.MartinVT.com
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Date: Friday, April 11, 2003 19:46:22
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: rpg conversion tools to java
 
What about VisualAge fpr RPG? That can "compile" into Java, IIRC. An it is 
written for native Windows. I believe you can take your existing 5250 apps 
and import most of the stuff into VARPG - Booth, help me here?
 
HTH
 
Vern
 
At 02:31 PM 4/11/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 16:15:28 -0400
>from: "Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>subject: Re: rpg conversion tools to java
>
> > My question is, what is the actual business "problem" here...
>
>The customer (a software company itself) is meeting the usual
>marketplace ignorance about iSeries. Potential customers may be
>small, medium or large. This is niche "retail" software, very customized,
>but basically rpg iii & iv. They are fishing for some long term ideas, and
>seen advertising for ASC and other tool offerings, and asking about real
>life experiences.
>Other competitors are either Windows or Unix based, and customers looking
>for
>"replacement" software not wanting to give up their hardware. So I guess
>something towards platform independence is the goal. I've also suggested
>hosting the app,
>and remove the requirement for the customer to buy hardware.
>jim