RE: date function

[Alan Campin <Alan.Campin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There is a tool out there called CVTILERPG that is superb and cheap. Runs
the first level IBM CVTRPGSRC and then goes through and converts every thing
into ILE (eval, etc). The one option you not want to take is convert moves
to different size fields unless you know nobody used moves to build a
string. Those you just convert manually.

It, also, converts all the indicators for you. You, also, can use to clean
up existing stuff you have already moved to RPG IV. 

We have been using it for, at least, a year or more and has never failed me
expect when I tried to convert a MOVE and MOVEL kind of code. Just go
through the code now and convert MOVE to %substring's to build the strings.

This is, also, the best tool for learning RPG IV syntax because what it
produced is such clean code. I just took programs that were doing what I
want or write a quick test and then converted. Helped at lot in beginning to
understand how to do various things in RPG IV.

Astonishing thing is how few people seem to use it. What a waste. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Langston [mailto:jlangston@conexfreight.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 11:21 AM
To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: date function


One thing I did to learn the differences between RPG III and RPG IV,
I copied a program and changed the type to RPGLE then I edited it.
Every line gave me errors, and I went about figuring out how to change
them to the new style and format.

Converting all those indicators on the left side to IFs and DOs was fun.

Regards,

Jim Langston

Raul Jager wrote:

> There is some difference, use the command CVTRPGSRC and fill the
> parameters guided by the "online help".  The result will be the ILE
> version of your programs.  It will not look very pretty, but it is a
> good starting point.
>
> boothm@earth.goddard.edu wrote:
> >
> > Now I am confused again.  I thought RPG/400=RPGIV=RPGLE?
>
> --
>   Raul A. Jager W.
> Asuncion - Paraguay
>
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