Re: Calling RPGIV from Java

[Jim Langston <jlangston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

LOL, I bet you, though, that if programmers got paid by the line we would
see a lot more comments in programs <g>.

Also, much less use of the Eval statement.  Say $1 a line:

C            Eval          SomeVal = Quant * Cost + Tax

Dang, only a dollar there.

 * Clear out contents of SomeVal to make sure it is empty
C           ZAdd       *Zero         SomeVal
 * Calculate the selling price by multiplying Quantity times Cost.
C  Rate  Mult         Cost           SomeVal
 * Add in Tax which has been previoiusly calculated
C           Add         Tax             SomeVal

Much better, $6 on that one.  hehe

Regards,

Jim Langston

Kalman Shor wrote:

> FYI:
>
> I have been programming in RPG for 19 years (System/34 and on). I love RPG
> and couldn't agree more with the knocks on Java. Only one problem...the
> lemmings have spoken. The market for Java today is huge. If you listen to
> IBM, the AS/400 programmer needs both RPG and Java in his/her skill set
> going forward. Java is a difficult language to pick up, but the marketplace
> is talking.
>
> P.S. This could have been a 5 line RPG program. I'm hoping to get paid by
> the line in the future.

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