RE: Using OO concepts in RPG

["Booth Martin" <Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

James, you have said it right.  We need to be able to use inkjet printers,
but that does not mean we need to have Windows PCs.

I like your suggestion.  It certainly seems simpler to implement than
Free-form. 
 
 
 
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Booth Martin   http://www.MartinVT.com
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Date: Monday, May 12, 2003 4:38:55 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: Using OO concepts in RPG
 
On Sun, 11 May 2003, Joe Pluta wrote:
 
> I think extended printing support for RPG is not needed. For extended
> pretty printing, I'd rather see support for XML/XSLT (including FOP) with
> the idea of letting a PC do the hard work of turning character data to
> pixels. I'd rather not waste the very expensive cycles of the iSeries on
> something a PC can do nearly for free. The only issue is for people who
> communicate directly from their iSeries to network attached printers, I'll
> be honest that I don't know the solution, but I wouldn't spend a ton of
> money fixing it, because strategically I think a dedicated PC is cheaper
> than the cycles you'll use on the iSeries.
 
Ick. Trying to get rid of PCs I think will help people save money and
operate better than requiring them for printing. I never want to depend
on a PC to get my printing done.
 
How about making printer files compilable to postscript or PDF? For
example, you could have *SCS, *AFPDS, *PDF, and *PS. It wouldn't require
any changes to RPG. Let the AS/400 spooling system handle the things.
 
Comments? I really like this idea.
 
James Rich