RPG Training

Hi,
To answer some of the questions, We have had very tight budgets
for over a year. As for experience for the new guy, he has C++, Java, VB,
SQL & COBOL. I think most of this was in school a couple of years ago. His
work experience seems to be working with hardware and on a shop floor
programming & maintaining software for manufacturing equipment and robots.
In central Wisconsin, there is not a lot of opportunity for IT training.
In fact the local tech discontinued its IS program and moved it 50 miles
away. I agree with Jerry Adams that Common or even the Spring WMCPA would
be kind of confusing if you have no base knowledge of RPG. I think it
would be great for him to go next year. He would know the questions to ask
at that point. I have a couple of simple programs that need small changes
and a few 'easy' requests that I am saving for him to get his feet wet. I
want to limit his exposure to old RPG/400 & RPG III programs, and have him
get started in RSE instead of PDM. Thanks for the suggestions. There are
a couple I will pass on to my boss that I think would be the most
beneficial.

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Terri Harteau
Felker Brothers Corporation
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"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path
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