Re: GreenScreen to Browser

[Eduard Sluis <eduard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris,

No. That would be the 'ReWrite' part we not can do.
The idea of splitting the backend logic from the front we have partly
started to use in our newest developments (needs still some dots on ii
to make it perfect).
The hard core however is screen/logic integrated using a very high
grade of standardization.
It would be a major effort to change that.
I like however the Exported Procedures idea and will investigate it to
see if I can find and avoid possible pitfalls.
Might be something that you gradually can implement.

Thanks,
Eduard Sluis.
--- Chris Wolcott <CWolcott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> At a prior employer the plan (never realized) was to split the
> backend off from the presentation layer.  Then Green-screen programs
> could call the backend logic and browser programs could call the same
> backend logic.  Are your applications in such a condition that this
> could be accomplished?  Or even make the backend logic be exported
> sub-procedures that could be called from an external browser program
> while the green-screen logic remains more or less as-is? 
> 
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> 
> date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 17:01:14 -0700 (PDT)
> from: Eduard Sluis <eduard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Re: GreenScreen to Browser (was ServicePrograms VS normal
>       Programs).
> 
> 
> Management here (me) want to change to a more modern user interface.
> Management here (me) knows that we can do it with an RPG backend
> (Amongst others we make bankingtransactions websites).
> Our flagship products are however 'still' GreenScreen.
> They are large, fairly modern and very flexible applications.
> We would like to give them a graphical interface.
> We can do it with products like NewLook (very Ok screenscraper with
> lots of functionality).
> But we would better like to make them browserbased.
> We can not rewrite them.
> We can not 'Yet' allow to change them in such a way they can not run
> anymore on greenscreen.
> We can not allow to end up with two versions.
> What are the real options/tools available to do this??
> Mind.. No resources, No time.
> Ok... a little time and some resources.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Eduard Sluis.
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