RE: Converting RPG to RPGLE

One last time. We only converted our code. WE still have all the old code. 
The IBM convert program asks for the new source file to put the converted 
code into. And as to the disgruntled programmer, any programmer can write 
code, and then delete the source, How is my 3 year old QRPGSRC file 
involved in new programming? We don't write RPGIII and then convert, 
existing code was converted and then all maintenance and new code is in 
RPGIV. I think people are confused. We only write in RPGIV, just like 
before we only wrote in RPGIII. There is no new program written saved and 
then converted. Maybe I'm explaining this bad? Any programmer can write 
new code implement the program and then delete the new source. If the 
system lets them, How would having converted a source file 3 years ago and 
locking it down make that any more possible?



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Wow - I'm surprised that your SOX auditors allow you to do that.  It seems 

like you've got a system there an it must work.  But it seems to me that 
it's leaves some room for problems/issues.  What if you had a disgruntled 
developer that wanted to write some malicious code.  You could write the 
program, so do something bad - or transfer funds to a private account or 
something like that, then remove the real source, and allow the ILE source 

to just be sitting there.  Then when an issue came up or some other 
question - bingo - any evidence of the wrong doing is gone.

I just think typically - you would want to always have the source match 
the  compiled object. 

But, like it said - it sounds like you've got a system in place to control 

it.  Just thought that  I give my thoughts - might be something to think 
about.

Good luck with it.


Jeff Stevens
Mize, Houser & Co. P.A.
913 451 1882
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