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The are several conversion tools on the market to convert rpgii torpgiii or iv, and ocl to clp. I have used at least two of them over the years in a number of conversions.
I do find this is not a job for anyone who does not thoroughly understand both the s36 side and the native side, as you will spend more time debugging problems that should have been caught. This is not a job for a newbie.Even if keeping the old programs (after conversion), you should externalize the database so you can make use of modern tools with the files (query, sql, odbc, etc). This will mean you must fix any rpgii style internal output specs writes and updates that do not properly update numeric fields. I have usually found this is the biggest time spent in these
conversions, and it all depends on how sloppy the rpgii code is.Also, if the ocl is complex (like old products like cmass were) the conversion tool will make it into something almost unreadable.
Jim Franz----- Original Message ----- From: "Hanson, Dave (HBOS FS, IT Services, CMI)" <Dave.Hanson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 6:16 AM Subject: Old Rpg to RPG/ILE
We currently have some very important and very old, RPGII systems that run on the AS/400.Currently we are looking at modernising these systems whilst embracing the latest IBM offerings using Websphere and the J2EE platforms (these decisions have already been taken!).The systems were originally bought in packages, but have been heavily modified to provide exacting requirements - they work well and rarely cause any problems for the Support team or the Users.We are however conscious, that they are old and one day will not have the support team around them that is aware of this flavour of RPG. The question therefore is, how do we get from RPGII to RPG/ILE with as less pain as possible?I am canvassing anybody who has had a similar path to follow to share their experience and perhaps a few approaches that may soften our workload to achieve our stated aims.Any help would be much appreciated and I thank you in advance of your reply.Regards, Dave J Hanson Systems Software Support HBOS FS International IT ' Direct Line: +44 (0)1624 638876 Fax Number: +44 (0)1624 625900 Extension Number: 28876 CMI Financial Management Services Ltd Clerical Medical House Victoria Road Douglas Isle of Man IM99 1LT* email: Dave.Hanson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <http://www.clericalmedical.com>Registered in the Isle of Man. Registered no. 33521 Part of the HBOS Group ***********************************************************************The information contained in this E-mail is confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. Access to this E-mail by anyone other than the intended recipient is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, copy, distribute or disclose the E-mail or any part of its contents or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this E-mail in error, please notify us immediately by E-mail or telephone. All reasonable precautions have been taken to ensure no viruses are present in this E-mail. As Clerical Medical cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage arising from the use of this E-mail or attachments we recommend that you subject these to your virus checking procedures prior to use.Part of the HBOS Group Clerical Medical Investment Group Limited Registered Office 33 Old Broad Street London EC2N 1HZRegistered in England and Wales, Registered No. 3196171 Regulated by the Financial Services Authority. A member of ABI.For staff training and security purposes E-mail communications and telephone calls may be monitored or recorded.*********************************************************************** -- This is the RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries (RPG400-L) mailing list To post a message email: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l or email: RPG400-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l.
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