RE: Retrieve Source of RPG Programs

On Tuesday, September 08, 1998 10:17 AM, Hans Boldt 
[SMTP:boldt@ca.ibm.com] wrote:
> 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.

Even if I use DBGVIEW(*SOURCE) or (*LIST)?

> 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.

100% agree!  Your business relies on that source code, but there *are* 
those cases of malicious intent or ultimate disaster where your backup 
posture is compromised and you really need source retrieval!

Buck Calabro
Commsoft, Albany, NY
mailto:mcalabro@commsoft.net

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