Re: New redpaper: i5/OS Program Conversion: Getting ready for i5/OS V6R1

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It'll kill off WRKDBF.... :(

rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> It is a major pain in the ...
>
> Basically the rule is if your program has been recompiled with V5R1 or 
> later you shouldn't generally have any problems - observability or no.
>
> About a year ago many ISV's were thrown into a room together and told this 
> and to prepare.  In general, they haven't.  IBM will release PTF's that 
> will bring back ANZOBJCVN and STROBJCVN (if you want to spread out the 
> conversion time).  Until these ptf's are available there are alternative 
> ways to generate this information.  Basically you're looking for programs 
> and service programs compiled prior to V5R1 with no observability. 
> Wrapping the right API into a UDF and bouncing that against the output 
> from DSPOBJD or some such thing works fine.
>
> Some vendors that I know of that need work with their - publicly released 
> - versions include:
> TL Ashford
> SSA's BPCS (at least the old 405CD version we use)
> Seagull
> Unicorn (but since they are dropping all their customers and telling them 
> to go elsewhere good luck getting a refresh).
> Softlanding's Turnover.
>
> Once again, I'd rather buy software from a vendor that proudly displays on 
> their website that they only support versions of OS that are currently 
> supported by IBM than a vendor who pounds their chest and brags that their 
> software still runs on V2R1.  There are vendors that DO display these 
> disclaimers on their website.
>
>
> Rob Berendt