Re: Is anyone using ILE?

["Joe Teff" <jteff19@xxxxxxx>]

> I am curious how many people are actually using ILE to develop their
> applications.  I have several questions:
> 
> Are you using RPG IV or ILE COBOL?  If so, are you just experimenting or are
> you developing all of your new code in RPG IV or ILE COBOL?

New programs are being written in RPG4. A few older programs have been 
converted. The client is running V3R1 so it is not imperative to convert all 
programs. I cannot convince them to move to V3R2.

> Are you just taking PDM option 14 (CRTBNDRPG or CRTBNDCBL) to compile
> your RPG IV and ILE COBOL programs or are you using PDM option 15
> (CRTRPGMOD or CRTCBLMOD) to create modules, followed by a CRTPGM to
> bind the modules into a program object.

Mostly just CRTBNDRPG though I've combined modules with CRTPGM a couple of 
times when programs were called repeatedly.

> Are you using service programs?

Not yet.

> Are you running your RPG IV code in the default activation group or are you
> using named activation groups, *NEW, or *CALLER?

default activation group

> Are you using binding directories?

Yes.

> Are you using binder language?

No.

> And finally, are you using data management scoping?

No.

> 
> I'll try to tabulate the results of this survey.  Thanks in advance for your
> responses.
> 
> Charlie Massoglia, Massoglia Technical Consulting, Inc.
> PO Box 1065, Okemos, MI 48854, USA

Finding out how (and why) people were using activation groups was one of the 
big questions I had going into Common at Boston. I understand more about what 
happens with activation groups now, I just think I will be using them for now. 
One person in a department using them when nobody else does sounds like a VERY 
bad plan.

Joe Teff
QDS
Bloomington, MN
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