Re: OS version for RDI

[Terry Richardson <terry-sssc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good question, since at v5r4 they are all in the QDEVTOOLS library.  I 
would think that this command would be in with  the ILE compilers, 
doesn't make much sense for it to be in with the OPM compilers.

Terry

Brandon Peterson wrote:
> Mark,
>
> That's a great point!  I guess it depends on which set of compilers the
> CVTRPGSRC command comes with.  Does anybody know?
>
> Brandon
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Mark S. Waterbury
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 1:13 PM
> To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] OS version for RDI
>
> 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?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark S. Waterbury
>
>  > Wai Hung Kevin Lau wrote:
>   
> > ...(snip)... ILE RPG can be a wrapper... but we still have to maintain
> >     
> the OPM RPG....
>   
> >   
> >