RE: ?Withdrawal of RPG/400 compiler?

Lazy, foolish, dumb - it's all semantics.

They could very easily have converted everything to RPGIV without too
much trouble.  I know you have told us stories of shops converting their
JDE code themselves in just a short amount of time.  

All JDE needs to do is buy the RGP Toolbox from Linoma Software and run
their conversion over their code.  I know I'm whining, but why haven't
they done this?  It would be simple!
 
If IBM does remove support for the RPG/400 compiler, than JDE, and any
other software shop that uses RPGIII, will be forced to convert their
programs.  I for one hope that IBM does pull it - RPGIII is dead, stop
using it!

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Paris [mailto:Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 8:09 AM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: ?Withdrawal of RPG/400 compiler?

 >> But.... we run JD Edwards, who has never taken the time to bother
converting any of their programs.  Just plain lazy!

I agree that they have been very foolish in not converting (not sure
"lazy"
is the word -  dumb maybe?) but actually they have converted a few
programs.
Some of them got so big that the RPG/400 compiler couldn't cope with
them -
so they converted to RPG IV.

Jon Paris
Partner400

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