Re: Rdi from the ground up. Got a DVD, questions. -- WDSCI-L

When you insert the CD or DVD, it will normally auto=install - there is usually an INF file for autoloading - I forget the usual name for Windows apps.

If it did not do so automatically, there's some executable that you can run yourself. Some funky name, again!!

And do NOT install 6 - you will not be able to upgrade to 7 easily, it's enough different from 7 and RDP that it really matters, all that. And it's really slow!!

HTH
Vern

Tom Deskevich wrote:

The DVD I got from our hardware guy has Websphere development studio Client
for Iseries.
Refresh pack. It was in the 5.4 stuff, but appears to be for version 6. When I explore the DVD, I do not see any installs or setups.
It appears there is a prerequisite for this DVD to load.

Tom Deskevich

-----Original Message-----
From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Kurt Anderson
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 2:43 PM
To: 'Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client
forSystem i & iSeries'
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Rdi from the ground up. OS 6.1.

WDSCi and RDi are mostly the same as far as an end-user is concerned, and
where they are not the same, it's minor and easy to adjust to. When I did
the RDi trial I didn't have any issues (that I recall) in regard to "How
does this work?" Although they may have changed some of the shortcuts.

If you're going to 6.1, and don't ever plan on using 6.1+ enhancements (or
relying on the IDE to error-check for you and not spit out errors for 6.1
enhancements that you are using), I would suggest trying to get management
to pay for 6.1. In the grand scheme of things, it's not really that much,
plus as someone who did a 90-day trial last August, I almost wish I didn't
because I miss some of the speed improvements.

-Kurt Anderson

-----Original Message-----
From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Tom Deskevich
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 1:24 PM
To: 'Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Clientfor
System i & iSeries'
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Rdi from the ground up. OS 6.1.

Vern:

Thanks for the follow up.

Yes, we had 5.4 on. Would it be worth my while to learn WDSC 7? Is the new
product radically different? Or just given a new name and a few
enhancements? I like free, (which does rhyme WDSC also).

Tom Deskevich
Tom

Did you have V5R4 on that machine? If so, you should have CDs for WDSC 7 - you can still use that, and there is no cost other than the time to install and update.

-----Original Message-----
From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 2:05 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client
forSystem i & iSeries
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Rdi from the ground up. OS 6.1.

Tom

Did you have V5R4 on that machine? If so, you should have CDs for WDSC 7 - you can still use that, and there is no cost other than the time to install and update.

There used to be bunches of tutorials for WDSC - went looking and am found wanting! But I did find a Redbook on WDSC 7 at

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/SG247578.html?Open

Mastering WDSC V7.0 and WDSC V7.0 Advanced Edition for i5/OS V5R4

is the title.

HTH
Vern