Re: The SAGA or is it Soap Opera Continues

[Scott Klement <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Frank,

I'm not having the problems you describe with embedded SQL. Can you 
perhaps tell me how to reproduce at least one of the errors you're seeing?

I'm also at V5R4.  I know there are PTFs that fixed some of the bigger 
problems with embedded SQL.  Do you have those installed?

I'm a little confused about what this has to do with RDi/WDSC.  Did you 
post this to the wrong list?  Or did I miss a detail (like "it compiles 
from PDM but not WDSC")

Also, you say you paid $2000 for RDi, but then you say you are using 
WDSC v6 (which didn't cost anything above & beyond the cost of the RPG 
compiler).  So I'm a bit baffled by that, as well.  Your statement 
would've made sense if you were using RDi-SOA -- but is confusing if 
you're using WDSC v6.


frank kolmann wrote:
> Hi
>
> I hope someone has an answer.
> I am having problems compiling modular programs that use embedded SQL.
>
> I have begged, cajoled, pleaded and bullied programmers to use WDSCi.
> Why, they asked, we can Edit Code with SEU more quickly than with WDSCi.
> As reasons I extolled the increased productivity, modular code, reusable
> code that results.
> I have even convinced my management to stump up $2K per coder for the whiz
> bang latest and greatest RDi.
> I cited the improved productivity of the coders, and that we may even reduce
> programmer costs.
>
> Well it is time to pay the piper.  Management wants the increased
> productivity/cost savings.
> I have NOT delivered.
> I have set up reusable modules and designed service routines but guess what
> I have also taken up the 'SQL is the Way' crusade.
> For the life of me I CANNOT get the reusable RPG modules that ALSO use
> embedded SQL to compile.
> Precomplier insists that Host variables are unique EVEN ACROSS MODULES.
> Worse yet Precompiler rejects LOCAL Host Variables as UNUSABLE.
> AAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHH!!!
> The SEU'ers call me Don Frank, thanks IBM, I am now a laughing stock.
>
> The WDSCi verifier is worse than useless with the modular/SQL code.
> I use PDM/SEU for all my compilations.  I need to eat crow every time I do a
> compile.
>
> I dont think I am the only one with this problem, I see many references on
> the net to a change
> done to the 'beloved by me[sic];' SQL RPG precompiler at V5R3.
>
> Has anyone found the way and enlighten me, I would be eternally thankful.
> Perhaps then I need not consider taking up the 'way of the samurai'.
>
> We are on V5R4, WDSCi V6.