RE: Strange behavior w/%editc()

There's a difference in what I suggested and what you answered. I was
saying I don't believe there are shops (plural) that have said "Convert
to free-form RPG next week).  I do believe and in fact know that there
are RPG shops that are moving to RPG IV from RPG III, and the CRTRPGSRC
and CVTILExxx commands are the way to go.  RPGIII programs that are not
maintained, and "just run" don't need to be converted just to be
converted, but other than that, people should be moving to RPG IV if
they haven't already done so. No question.

Bob Cozzi
cozzi@rpgiv.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]
On
> Behalf Of Joe Pluta
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:00 PM
> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Strange behavior w/%editc()
>
> > From: Bob Cozzi (RPGIV)
> >
> > > I mean picture this:
> >
> > Are you implying that this type of directive EVER takes place in a
> > end-user shop? I've heard people discuss moving to the free-form
syntax
> > over a 6 to 12 month period, but I've never heard of this kind of
thing,
> > as you've suggested, going on. Do you think it does occur? I'd be
> > curious to know why someone would give such as order.
>
> Absolutely.  How many shops have had wholesale conversions from RPG
III to
> RPG IV?  I know of quite a few.  My partners over at Linoma Logic make
a
> bunch of money from those shops.  Of course, Linoma's tool also
converts to
> freeform, so I better watch what I say, I might be accused of
hucksterism
> <smile>.
>
> But even if it's just "all new development must be done in freeform",
the
> loss of MOVE is just as bad in my mind.  Personally, the inclusion of
the
> MOVE opcode in the freeform syntax would be so easy that I wonder why
it's
> not being included.  The only thing I can think of is that the RPG
designers
> no longer think that MOVE is "hip and cool".  I'm just trying to
understand
> why that is.
>
> Joe
>
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