RE: Help in using DATFMT in RPG/400

rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>   3. RE: Help in using DATFMT in RPG/400 (rob)
>
>Put it on the freaking list and get it done.  You wasting too much time 
>otherwise.
>
>> "Chaudhary, Sachin \(GE Equipment Services,     Consultant\)" 
>> Sent by: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 08/11/2005 11:16 AM
>>
>> You are right Barbara, its just that this is an old RPG 400 code, and 
>> converting it to ILE RPG is not on list yet.
>> Thanks


And isn't that the truth? I wonder how much time difference there would be 
between (1) simply recompiling to RPG IV using the desired features and (2) 
searching for ways to get those things done in RPG III. Since a programming 
change is already being made, any issues of retesting are already part of the 
total time... unless the expectation was that the cobbled-together code-patch 
wouldn't need significant testing.

It's been years since I've done it, so I've pretty much forgotten the true 
amount of time. I recall it being faster to convert, so where does that take 
any counterpoint?

Tom Liotta