RE: DIM question (Was MOVE/MOVEL and %Scan)

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

Joe knows from where he speaks.  BPCS invested a ton of money into making
their case tool create either RPG or C.  This allowed them to port their
applications to UNIX.  They almost went bankrupt trying to do so.  They've
refocused on the iSeries and are quickly rising from the ashes.


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Again, I have to point out: nobody cares about other database products.
None of my clients care whether or not their applications run on an Oracle
database.  What you fail to realize is that the concept of "porting" is
very
low on the scale of requirements for your existing client base.  Any loss
of
current function or ease of maintenance in order to make a system "more
portable" is going to be seen as a negative, not a positive.  You evidently
come from a background where you take it for granted that you have to
change
databases.  Midrange shops rely on the fact that they DON'T have to change
databases.  How many programmers does it take to change databases on the
AS/400?  ZERO, BECAUSE THEY DON'T CHANGE!

Rob Berendt
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