Re: Retrieve Source of RPG Programs

[Hans Boldt <boldt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

David wrote:
>At 02:14 AM 9/8/98 , faisal_jan@pk.ibm.com wrote:
>>  My Client needs to retrieve the source of some RPG/400  programs.
>>  Is there any way he can go about doing that with the object of
>>  those programs
>
>There are a couple of companies that advertise the ability to retrieve
>source from object ... check out News/400 magazine in the classifieds.

Note that while there are some companies that can do this
for OPM RPG programs, the task is much more difficult for
ILE RPG programs. Likely impossible, since the techniques
used to produce source from an OPM RPG program can't be
used for ILE RPG programs.

Note that these services are no substitute for proper
maintenance and archiving of program source.  Source
files for the programs your business depend on must be
considered vital resources with proper backup, archival,
and restore procedures in place.

I make no apologies for sounding harsh on this issue,
since reality will be even harder on your business if
you can't maintain your programs properly.

Cheers!  Hans

Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com
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