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Nathan,

Everyone who knows any of the real details behind the Open I/O proposal is under non-disclosure. We'll have to be patient a while longer before IBM do any real open-kimono on it.

That said, no harm in saying the kind of things you personally would like to see!

When it comes to display files etc. you have to realize that the buffer built by RPG has no knowledge of field positions on the screen, attribute bytes (unless you put them in the stream) or anything except the raw data and the indicators. So any "driver" that needed knowledge of that would have to directly interrogate the DDS/Display file once it gained control and use that information - it simply isn't present in what RPG sends out.

Me - I'm excited by the prospects, if for no other reason that it is a recognition by IBM that RPG needs to move forward to survive/thrive and they can't do it all. Hopefully we'll see some open-source initiatives in addition to vendor activity. As Ian said in his presentation, the ISVs, Large User Group folks and other people who have been disclosed have been enthusiastic about it - my one fear is that IBM will over-engineer it.


Jon Paris

www.Partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com



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