RE: Having problems accessing IFS from RPGIV

I seem to remember one being posted to this list at some point last
year.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: L. S. Russell [mailto:leslier@datrek.com]
>Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 2:35 PM
>To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
>Subject: Re: Having problems accessing IFS from RPGIV
>
>
>Do you have the beginnings of such a thing? I think it is a good idea
>and if anyone can help get it started we will post it on the site.
>
>Colin Williams wrote:
>> 
>> How about a C to RPG data types conversion table on your page!
>> 
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: L. S. Russell [mailto:leslier@datrek.com]
>> >Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 7:28 PM
>> >To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
>> >Subject: Re: Having problems accessing IFS from RPGIV
>> >
>> >
>> >Thats what I am trying to do with my Open Source/400 Project
>> >http://www.springfieldtn.net/users/leslier/
>> >
>> >I am currently offering a menu system but as I get more 
>time I will be
>> >offering my interpretation of API wrappers, and loads of utilities!
>> >
>> >
>> >Alan Campin wrote:
>> >>
>> >> The thing that comes up for me in this discussion is why are
>> >we reinventing
>> >> the same code again and again?
>> >>
>> >> A week ago, I put out a message on an IFS service program
>> >that I would be
>> >> glad to send to anyone who wants it, compiled and ready to
>> >use. The library
>> >> has been in use for over a year and others have written the
>> >same thing.
>> >>
>> >> We shouldn't be having to write the same stuff again and
>> >again. That is the
>> >> whole concept of ILE. Build it once and reuse.
>> >>
>> >> As I have said before, we need a GNU library for AS/400 
>ILE programs.
>> >>
>> >> Almost wonder if this should come from or lead by IBM.
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Joel Fritz [mailto:JFritz@sharperimage.com]
>> >> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 11:21 AM
>> >> To: 'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
>> >> Subject: RE: Having problems accessing IFS from RPGIV
>> >>
>> >> Helps if you are familiar with C file I/O.
>> >>
>> >> I think it's the only way to get at files in the IFS through
>> >RPG without
>> >> copying them to a database file first.  I like this kind of
>> >thing because it
>> >> shows how ILE give us useful tools we never had before and
>> >enables us to use
>> >> them in a language we do know.
>> >>
>> >> The scary thing for me is that I still haven't learned to
>> >use the old tools
>> >> very well.
>> >>
>> >> -------------------------------------------
>> >> A mind is a terrible thing to use.
>> >>
>> >> Joel Fritz
>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> > From: boothm@earth.goddard.edu [mailto:boothm@earth.goddard.edu]
>> >> > Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 9:39 AM
>> >> > To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
>> >> > Subject: Re: Having problems accessing IFS from RPGIV
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > I know, I know, we gotta keep up, we can't be old-fashioned,
>> >> > we gotta get
>> >> > with the program...  but gee whizzzzz...
>> >> >
>> >> > where's there any RPG at all in this mystifying piece of
>> >> > RPGized-C++ code?
>> >> >  I'd bet that there are not 5 out of 100 qualified RPG
>> >> > programmers that
>> >> > can even begin to understand what is happening here.
>> >> >
>> >> > If someone asked me to do the same function in real RPG code
>> >> > I would be
>> >> > absolutely stuck.
>> >> >
>> >> > _______________________
>> >> > Booth Martin
>> >> > boothm@earth.goddard.edu
>> >> > http://www.spy.net/~booth
>> >> > _______________________
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > MSievers@promega.com
>> >> > Sent by: owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com
>> >> > 01/13/2000 11:11 AM
>> >> > Please respond to RPG400-L
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >         To:     RPG400-L@midrange.com
>> >> >         cc:
>> >> >         Subject:        Having problems accessing IFS from RPGIV
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > D errnoP          S               *
>> >> > D errno           S             10I 0 BASED(errnoP)
>> >> >
>> >> > C                   Eval
>> >FileHandle=open(%addr(FilePath):oflag)
>> >> > C                   EVAL      errnoP = errnoF
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >>
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