Re: RPG IV release levels and complexity

["Jim Franz" <jfranz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Has anyone produced an up to date compatibility chart?
Not just opcodes but also all the other changes?

(looking forward to the v5r3 enhancements)</gr>
jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Terry@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: RPG IV release levels and complexity


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> Bob--
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> I feel your pain!  It does seem like these newer features cause as many
> issues as they address.  We have to support customers that in some cases
> are still on V3R2, so many of the BIF's and features are off limits.  I'm
> not talking about free here-- we can't even code %FOUND/%EOF--  We're
stuck
> with indicators.  With our future releases, we will require V4R2, but that
> still leaves a long list of things that we'd like to use, but cannot.
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> That's just the reality of the install base out there, though.  When a
> machine is as rock-solid reliable as the i-series, there really is no
> urgent need for these people to upgrade, in their minds.  It's not like
> Micro$oft, where bugs abound and you must upgrade to a less-buggy version
> to keep working.
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> Terry Richardson
> Vermont Information Processing, Inc.
> terry@xxxxxxxxxx
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