RE: Re[4]: New Opcodes - %SETCELL

[Colin Williams <Williamsc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Unfortunately, developments that you do on the company machine, belong
to the company, which means you need prior approval from your boss
before you can start distributing that software as freeware. 

>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: boldt@ca.ibm.com [mailto:boldt@ca.ibm.com]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 6:32 PM
>>> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
>>> Subject: RE: Re[4]: New Opcodes - %SETCELL
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hey, I'm back!  All rested up from 2 weeks away from work!
>>> Here are some random thoughts on this thread:
>>> 
>>> ----
>>> Colin wrote:
>>> >I think this may be to do with the lack of hobby programmers in 400
>>> >development.
>>> >
>>> >How many of us have '400s at home so that we can develop 
>>> these freeware
>>> >bits.
>>> 
>>> You don't need to write "freeware" as a hobby.  Just look at
>>> your own service programs that you use the most, and see if
>>> they could be used by others.  Clean it up with some good
>>> documentation, post it on some web page, announce it on this
>>> mailing list, and voila - instant fame and glory in the AS/400
>>> community!
>>> 
>>> ----
>>> Bradley wrote:
>>> >I have been putting a few of the modules I have written 
>>> that have been
>>> >helpful on Netshare400.com's website 
(Http://www.netshare400.com) under the
>source samples section.  I hope to add more and if anyone else has any
>samples (RPGIV please...) I'd be happy to put them up there.

Bradley:  Don't be shy about the stuff on your own web site
<http://www.bvstools.com/>.  Have you considered opening it
up to freeware submissions from other people?

>From browsing the links at <http://www.netshare400.com/>, it
looks like there's already a fair bit of stuff out there.
But much more needs to be done to encourage people to share
their RPG code and coordinate what's already available.

----
Regarding IFS support - Has no-one tried to write a SPECIAL
file program for IFS reads and writes?  It seems like an
ideal use for SPECIAL files.

Cheers!  Hans

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


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