RE: FW: IBM's RPG Strategy (was: Long Procedure Names)

Paul,

I don't think java is a better tool, it's a different tool. 

RPG is better at transactional database grunt work, so I think the two
complement each other quite well. 

With RPG and java, theres isnt much that you cant do!

cheers
Colin.W

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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Morgan [mailto:pmorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: 24 March 2005 19:56
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: FW: IBM's RPG Strategy (was: Long Procedure Names)


Bob,

I'm more interested in writing Java code on a $500 PC that can be uploaded
and run on a 400 without change.  If that Java code runs better on my $500
PC than on a 400 then the 400 deserves a quick burial.  But it doesn't.  The
400 has got one of the best JVMs in the world.  Whoever at IBM implemented
Java on the 400 should get a medal.

Languages are tools.  Java, for many problems, is a better tool that RPG.
I've got a process (CLLE & RPGLE) that sends out a CSV file as an attachment
using SNDDST.  But this limit the file name to what is supported in a
document folder (12 chars).  It took me about a day to write a program that
will send an email with a file attachment from a directory using the
Javamail API.  Runs great on my PC.  I uploaded my code and the Javamail Jar
files to the 400.  It also ran great on the 400 and attached a file in IFS.
Sweet!  I'm still not sure how to do that with RPG (got an article from a
coworker about it).

I say "Java, java, java".

Paul

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"Bob Cozzi" wrote

> Java won't do that. Java is needed on the 400, but Java
> will almost never sell more AS/400's to the world. It will only permit 
> people to build code on the 400 that they then can move onto a $500 PC 
> and remove the 400. Java is a fun tool and very useful, but IBM should 
> have
shot
> the person responsible for saying "Java, java, java".
>
> -Bob Cozzi



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