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Unless I'm missing something, I don't see where it shields you form record format changes. Looks like it's just using a pointer to a DS for the data.
To quote Creedence Clearwater.. I see trouble on the way.
Funny how we thought (original) free form was pretty modern - until you see it like this nowadays.... Thank you Barbara Morris & friends for **free - I'll never look back.
Roger Harman
COMMON Certified Application Developer - ILE RPG on IBM i on Power
From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 8, 2017 3:45 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Database I/O Modernization
On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 4:02 PM, Alan Campin <alan0307d@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Pretty easy answer. None. Use SQL. IBM has spent unknown millions of
dollars developing SQL which does the same times a thousand. Record I/O is
obsolete. Let it go.
Alan, if I understand correctly, you object specifically to the use of RPG
op codes. But what about the procedure interface implemented in the service
program?
If the RPG op codes were replaced with SQL, would the procedure interface
meet with your approval?
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