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the compilers are bundled together but in v6.1 of the OS there's 2
separate bundles "Heritage" and ILE compilers. the Heritage compiler
contains the OPM compilers (RPG, COBOL,C,C++,CLP) the ILE compilers are
the ILE versions of the same. RPG on the i is nothing like on a
mainframe....IIRC RPG II is the only flavor on the mainframe (never worked
with mainframe but have looked it up once upon a time so it may have
changed). but the pricing on the compilers isn't that bad anyway. someone
mentioned X-Analysis...i prefer Hawkeye personally, even though Z-Analysis
provides all of the GUI goodness it's far overpriced and you have to pay
extra for add-ons that are part of the base package of Hawkeye. (Hawkeye
does have a GUI tool but it's still in it's infancy IMO)...

if you do go to RPG i'd recommend moving straight into free-format RPG and
using ILE concepts. it will be to your advantage, if you have to face the
learning curve why learn the "old" methodology and syntax?? just my 2
coppers

Thanks,
Tommy Holden



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John,

Many of us HAVE worked with COBOL in a former life. Those who have worked

with modern RPG would not often go back. (Although the COBOL support for
xml did inspire a few to load the compiler back on.)

Rob Berendt

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