RPG and SQL Compilers

[Frank Kolmann <FKolmann@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a general question on RPG and SQL.
It concerns IBMs stated direction to use SQL as the DB access
method.  
Why does RPG SQL compiler need to do a pre-pass.
Why have an SQL version at all?

I know about Rochester vs some other IBM developers 
competing internally (within IBM) for dominenance.
This has resulted in the SQL versions of the RPG 
compiler.  I find the foibles of SQL NONSQL etc
compilation and debugging annoying.

Why does not the RPG compiler have better access to SQL
rather than all that inserted code to call QSQL??? etc and
all those weird DS.  I have never used those DS when I use SQL.
Why is it necessary to have the SQL version lag the RPG version?
If SQL is the bees knees then it seems to me IBM thinks
RPG is the pits.
Can it be that IBM sees no future for RPG.
Can I hazard a guess and conclude IBM wants RPG to slink
away and did a lonely and quiet death.

Frank Kolmann



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