Re: How many of you will stay at V7R5 lower due to SDA removal ?

[Jason Olson <josys36@xxxxxxxxx>]

There is another option. Code/400 still runs on more modern windows. 
Shops that don't want to use RDi to maintain older screens and reports, 
could still do so using Code/400s utilities. In fact, I never actually 
used SDA. My first real shop I worked in in 2000, a few of the 
developers working there were doing VA/RPG and were using Code/400. I 
quickly switched to Code/400 and never looked back. I know it wasn't 
liked by some, but I sure loved it.

In fact if you remember I sent you the installs for it a few months 
back. When I found them, I was told that there were still some shops 
using it for screens and reports due to RDi not having a design utility.

J


On 7/23/25 22:40, Richard Schoen wrote:
> I’m just curious how many of you folks will stay at V7R5 because of this short sighted move or removing SDA and forcing RDI as an option or the non-completed VS Code SDA alternative.
>
> There’s no reason that SDA couldn’t have been left on the box for those customers who are using it.
>
> We have a number of older customers using S/36 environment code and I don’t think I can advise them to go beyond V7R5 unless they are planning to stop maintaining their green screen apps.
>
> Interested in your thoughts.
>
> Regards,
> Richard Schoen
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> Email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx