Re: Webfacing out, EGL in

["Aaron Bartell" <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>]

You *could* use CGIDEV2 to do all of your browser stuff that the client
(i.e. Symbol handheld) connects to directly on your iSeries and keep it all
in RPG.

If you have CGIDEV2 installed/running on your machine that means right now
you have EVERYTHING you need to succeed on your project without introducing
any new technology outside of constraints the Symbol device will impose.
This speaks volumes to the "cost" of EGL because you will need to change
very little of your big picture (i.e. development, QA, deployment, change
management, performance testing, etc).

Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com



On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 2:05 PM, Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Joe,
>
> In all seriousness, how should I go about learning EGL?
>
> I'm dyed-in-the-wool RPG (subprocedures, service progs, etc), some SQL
> (all DDS converted to DDL), a small part of CGIDEV2.  We're looking into
> wireless access for the warehouse.  Once that's established (and it's
> not a for-certain) and we have handheld laser scanners out there, I have
> a number of applications in mind.  These handhelds (Intermec or Symbol
> or whatever) will have 5250 emulation, but I'm thinking of a web
> approach for these new apps.  The vendors I have talked to so far have
> never heard of EGL.  If the handhelds have browsers, will they "run EGL"
> so to speak?
>
> Thanks.
>
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> Jeff Crosby
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