RE: RPGII to RPG IV

["Bob Cozzi" <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes of course. :)
But that's like using a steam engine in a 747 jetliner.

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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Joep Beckeringh
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 2:23 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: RPGII to RPG IV

Bob,

Just checking: You do realize that you can use program described files in
RPG 
IV, don't you? The 'filtering' in the I-specs still works just like it did
in 
RPG II.

Joep Beckeringh


Bob Cozzi wrote:
> Has anyone moved an old RPGII program to RPGIII and then RPGIV in recent
> months?
> I'm specifically wondering about approaches to move the program-described
> database files to externally describd.
> Most of that is obvious, but what about multi-format files? Do people
simply
> do a rewrite of the app in that situation or is there some simpler method
to
> handle them?
>  
> -Bob
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