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I've been here a year so I'm pretty much on the lowest end of the totem pole =). So ya, I'd be spitting in the wind. These programmers have a lot of knowledge and a lot of years under their belt. I can learn a lot from them, and don't want to p**s them off. It wouldn't be right for a programmer with 4 years of experience to come in and start converting their code to RPGIV. I'd be stepping on their toes and I don't want to do that. However, I'm glad that I am allowed to development any new programs in RPGIV. G Armour <garmour400r@xxxxxxxxx>@midrange.com on 12/22/2003 11:58:38 AM Please respond to RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx To: RPG programming on the AS400/iSeries <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> cc: Subject: Re: Convert RPGIV to RPGIII or RPG/400 Um, how about running the CVTRPGPGMR command? <g> Fer cryin' out loud! RPG III-to-IV is such an easy learning curve. I have yet to run into a -III programmer who could not read my -IV code and not know what it was doing. Typical response - "wow, that *is* easier to read!" Usually the questions I get from a -IV newbie are related to D-specs; you know, how do you do arrays? data structures? compile-time arrays? Maybe I should create a cheat-sheet for that. I never show them a program right off the bat that does anything that cannot be done in RPG-III (i.e., %bifs, EVAL statements); all I want them to see up front is how easy it is to convert from -III to -IV. Let them go for a couple of weeks just doing RPG-III-style coding in -IV syntax, then start introducing "newer" stuff. Of course, if you can send them all to get RPG-IV training, well, you've whacked a bigger chunk off the learning curve. Having said all that, it may well depend on your "position" on the programming staff. You may be in no position to demand this of the other programmers, or your sphere of influence may be zero, in which case you'll be spitting in the wind. Been there, done that. GA
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