Re: Find number of parms for a CL or passall

[cmassoglia@xxxxxxxxxxx (Charlie Massoglia)]

Dean:
>
>I ask again -- why has IBM invested
>so much time and energy in its other languages, but NONE in CL?  Command
>language has the potential to be the preeminent "language of choice"
>(especially in data warehousing applications) if it would only recognize all
>data types, allow subroutines, and allow more than one file to be declared.
>
Nothing is being done to CL because Rochester owns CL while Toronto owns
RPG.  Ditto for DDS.

I wish IBM would start charging for CL and DDS separately from OS/400.  That
way there would be a revenue stream which would justify enhancements for
existing users.  As it is now, if the work does not sell NEW AS/400's, it is
not done.


Charlie Massoglia, Massoglia Technical Consulting, Inc.
PO Box 1065, Okemos, MI 48854, USA
517-676-9700  Fax: 517-676-1006  EMAIL: cmassoglia@voyager.net


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