Re: Running S/36 objects with V5R3... -- MIDRANGE-L

Jerry,

Well, she wanted to know if, besides what the memo to users states, therewas any issue with the S/36 environment (which she is not very knowledgeableabout; she's more an OS/400 gal). Nothing beats day-to day experience, andthis list has a lot of it!! Just check Kirk Goins' note about menus andmessage file (Thanks Kirk!!)

She is supposed to migrate to a new 520 in about two months, and her shop(she's new in there) seems to have a lot of old S/36 apps.






Thanks for your concern,



Luis Rodríguez
IBM Certified Systems Expert - eServer i5 iSeries
Telf. (58)(414) 243-49-40
e-mail: luisrodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxx

Caracas, Venezuela


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message: 10
date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 13:40:35 -0500
from: Jerry Adams <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: Running S/36 objects with V5R3...

Like Jim says, as long as you're talking QS36F, there have been no
issues.  It's a library like any other.  I port save files of QS36F from
our production to backup system twice daily and restore those suckers
without a hitch.  Previous to that I converted a 720 (v5R1) to our
current 520 (v5r3) simply by saving and restoring the user libraries.

Why, out of curiosity, would your associate think there would be a
problem?  Does s/he have something specific in mind that maybe bit 'em
before?

* Jerry C. Adams
*iSeries/i5 Programmer/Analyst
B&W Wholesale Distributors, Inc.* *
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Jim Franz wrote:

I've have a customer using the S36EE (execution environment) on V5R3 i5520
for 10 months - no S36 issues. This is not the M36 guest OS - that was not
supported
I think even earlier than V5R3. Do note that w.V5R3 IBM no longer shipsthe
base OS Migration software to convert true S36 or M36 code & files to the
S36EE - AND I WISH THEY WOULD PUT IT BACK!!! - eventually the stragglers
were converting and buying i5's (I know because every year I would dosome).
I would
imagine that code took zero maintenace between releases...
Jim Franz
----- Original Message -----From: "Luis Rodriguez" <luisrodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 12:10 PM
Subject: Running S/36 objects with V5R3...
Hi all,
A former business associate has asked me about issues restoring andusing
S/36 files and objects with V5R3 (Currently they are using V5R2). Besides
the obvious answer (convert to OS/400!! :- ) ), Does anybody know of any
problems reported in this area?

Thanks for your help,