Re: OS version for RDI

Works fine if the OPM ("heritage") compiler you're talking about is RPG/400 (III). I had about a dozen RPG/400 programs left over from a contractor that preceded me here; took about five minutes to convert (moving to /free was a bit harder because of the MOVE's). Not so straightforward with RPG36 (II).

Also, there are some important differences between the way that CL and CLLE function. These have been discussed before so I'm sure one could find them in the archives. I know that the OVRDBF command bit me a time or two, but that was because of my lack of understanding at the time of activation groups.

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Joe Pluta wrote:

Mark S. Waterbury wrote:

Hello, all:

No one else has mentioned this yet, so here goes ...

Why not just license the ILE compilers, and any time you need to "touch" an old OPM RPG/400 program, just use the CVTRPGSRC command to convert it to RPG IV first, then compile it with CRTBNDRPG, with ACTGRP(*DFTACTGRP) ... (aka. "OPM compatibility mode")... This way, your shop should be able to migrate everything to ILE smoothly, while saving money by not needing to license the OPM compilers at all.

Does this not "make sense" and if not, why not?

Probably one of the smartest posts on the list this year, Mark.

Joe