Re: Old Shareware tool call ROI -

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi Thomas,

My Excel examples use an open source (*not* shareware) tool called POI. 
(starting with a "P")  POI is a set of Java classes (it does not convert 
RPG or anything like that, it's just Java classes) for accessing 
Microsoft Office Documents.  It's an Apache project, and you can learn 
more about it at:

http://poi.apache.org

It has nothing whatsoever to do with converting RPG into any other 
languages.  I have written quite a bit about how to use those Java 
classes from RPG.  You can find links to my articles here:

http://www.scottklement.com/poi/


RPG Into Objects (RIO -- starting with an "R") is a completely different 
and unrelated tool.  It was a commercial product (not shareware) of ASC. 
ASC was later acquired by HelpSystems. I don't know what became of RIO. 
 (And frankly, I don't particularly care what happened to it!)

-SK


On 2/27/2012 7:10 PM, thomas burrows wrote:
> Was looking at Scott K's EXCEL documentation from back in 2004 and
> noticed a line to this tool called ROI. Which was to convert RPG into
> Java classes.
>
> Example at the bottom of one of his EXCEL posts
>
>
> Related Content:
>
> Free Open Source Tool Converts RPG Source to Java Classes or C++ Programs
> How to Excel with RPG and Java
> How to Excel with RPG and Java, Part 2
> How to Excel with RPG and Java, Part 3
> Return SQL Result Set from RPG to Java
>
>
> Dug down and this is the verbage and link I came up with.
>
> A new tool called RIO (RPG Into Objects) converts RPG source to Java
> classes or C++ programs and includes a set of support classes that
> simulates functionality specific to RPG in an object oriented (OO)
> kind of way. This makes learning Java or C++ easier and lets
> programmers retain their business logic.
>
> RIO helps you more easily enable your legacy applications for
> WebSphere development, e-business, or the latest technologies and
> programming techniques. You can get more information on RIO at
>
> http://www.asc-iseries.com/rio.htm.
>
> ============================================
>
> When I click on this link I am not getting a good find. Anyone know
> ANYTHING about this product. What happened to it, etc.
>
> Thomas in DFW, TX