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Re: Free format H, F, D and P specs

You wouldn't - but IBM are not going to throw under the bus all those who don't want the new features. Sp doing what Alan was asking would require and additional compiler to be maintained for those that don't want the new stuff. And that costs $.


On 2013-10-07, at 4:36 PM, "Briggs, Trevor (TBriggs2)" <TBriggs2@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

It seems to me that the new features make it EASIER to incorporate some
newer code into existing programs (no /FREE END-FREE, less necessity for
PR specs, etc.), so why would I want to hamstring myself by using a
version of the compiler that doesn't allow me to use those things?

Trevor Briggs
Analyst/Programmer
Lincare, Inc.
(727) 431-1246
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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jon Paris
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 3:57 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)
Subject: Re: Free format H, F, D and P specs

Simple question to ask yourself Alan - how much would you pay for it?

Your requirement would all but double IBM's maintenance requirements and
thereby costs. Where do the $ come from?


On 2013-10-07, at 2:28 PM, Alan Campin <alan0307d@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The following is my opinion only.

What I don't like about the announcement is that it is in the same
language, RPG IV. I think IBM should have come out with a new version
of
RPG, RPG V or maybe RPGM for RPG Modern with all the free form syntax.
No
support for fixed format at all and all the old garbage out of the
language. A clean spec. A modern compiler built for multi-treading. If
you
want to write modern go with the new language. Maintaining old stuff.
Use
RPG IV or RPG III.


On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Luis Rodriguez <luisro58@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

on


Agree 100%. What I like most of the new syntax is that the /FREE
/END-FREE
combo won't be needed anymore. Nice!! Now, if I only could make
management
agree on a new IBM i :-(

On the other hand, maybe the "hype" before the real announcement was
a
little too much. I was hoping something with more "substance". Maybe
some
new BIFs or something like that...

Regards,

Luis Rodriguez
IBM Certified Systems Expert - eServer i5 iSeries
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