RE: RPGIII compiler vs Visual Basic

["Booth Martin" <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would also point out that yes, changes happen over time.   Fortunately for
us IBM keeps these changes mild and possible.  We are never confronted with
sudden and huge changes.  Even when IBM decides to make huge changes, like
RPGIV, and ILE, they do it in such a way as to drag us along without
crippling us.  How long has the conversion to RPGIV taken so far?  Eight
years and still not complete? 
 
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Booth Martin
http://www.martinvt.com
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Date: 06/16/05 21:12:27
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: RPGIII compiler vs Visual Basic
 
> From: James Rich
>
> The reality is simple:  we had a working system on V3R7 that didn't
work
> on V5R3.  In order to make it work we had to change some things.  Not
tons
> of things, but some.  I'm not bitching, just pointing out our
experience
> earlier this week.  Now tell me, why do I deserve to be flamed over
it?
 
I wasn't flaming, I'm just tired of people dragging in red herrings.  My
point was simple: OS/400 and particularly RPG has a much higher
protection of your investment than Windows.  Not 100%, but MUCH, MUCH,
MUCH higher than Windows.
 
Yeah, the deflector shields crack was less than charitable.
 
But my less than charitable replies tend to come when people willfully
ignore what I'm saying and post "arguments" that don't even address the
point.  Heck, even with this last post you didn't even bother to answer
the question: how many RPG programs needed to change?
 
The answer of course is none, which was my point.
 
Joe
 
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