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Re: IBM Rational Developer for i 9.8.0.6 fixpack is now available

This is just idle curiosity, Michael. (I am not a COBOL programmer.)

In what way(s) is RDi 9.8 a retrograde step from 9.6?

Has functionality been removed?

Have you considered letting the folks at Fortra/IBM know about your experience?

(As I said above, this is just me being curious.)

Brian.

On 10/09/2025 16:00, Michael Quigley wrote:
Too bad it still abandons COBOL. I know it's not a popular language, but it does get used and is supposedly supported. However, 9.8 is barely usable for working with COBOL--especially when SQL is involved. I go back to 9.6 when I really need to do something on an SQLCBLLE member in RDi.

Thanks,
Michael Quigley
Computer Services
www.TheWay.org


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