RE: Request for CL, DDS, SQL RPG enhancements

Buck,

I never said that one should move everything to RPG... remember my statement
about ILE concepts !  This allows a perfect synergy between the best of each
language.

Based on that, I see myself writing an RPG program that reads my change
management database, and calls a CL program to do whatever you described
regarding compiling, security, ... (and for none of these lasts steps I need
database operations or complex datatypes).

If I would be writing everything in CL, I would not be using best of both
worlds, and even create huge monolithic programs.  Modular design is in any
way the recommended approach and allows you to write the parts in the
languages that suites best.

Kind regards,
Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: Buck Calabro [mailto:Buck.Calabro@commsoft.net]
Sent: 24 April, 2002 15:22
To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
Subject: RE: Request for CL, DDS, SQL RPG enhancements


Paul has made an interesting point regarding extending CL to do multiple
files and more data types and I believe his point is well made when he says
that we should use the right tool for the job.  Well, for me that means
moving OS-specific work into the OS Command Language rather than embed it
inside RPG code (trying to stay on topic!)

At some basic level, there are OS specific tasks that aren't possible to do
in RPG (CRTDSPF for example).  Having the ability to perform these tasks in
a language _designed for scripting_ like CL is a necessity.  Even Windows
has a scripting language.

I believe that extending CL's ability to do subroutines and handle the newer
data types would be a significant addition to my ability to write easy
scripts to install and clean up.  Imagine the common and simple chore of
checking out a dozen source files from production to development, compiling
them and promoting the objects back to production, ensuring that one hasn't
disturbed the security scheme.  Being able to access date/time, read files
(pipes?) and act on dynamic input is crucial to this sort of task, every
part of which is OS specific.

So, I agree that we should use the right tool for the job, and I believe
that CL is indeed the right tool for some complex jobs.

  --buck
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