Re: Move S/36 to AS/400

[fkolmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Not entirely trye.  Files can stay as a single large field/s and internally
describe the files in RPG.  The RPG programs need some conversion for the Fspecs
etc,
You can even keep the sorts by using FMTDTA.
Biggest hassel is the CL and DDS.

Bob Montague wrote:

> At 07:48 PM 6/29/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >     Can anyone tell me what is involved in converting an application that
> >     runs in the System/36 on AS/400 application to a regular AS/400
> >     application? Not to make it take advantage of the extra advantages of
> >     AS/400 but just to run. Is this dead simple, or extremely complicated
> >     or something in between? What would some of the issues be?
> >
> Files would have to be converted to db files externally described instead
> of flat files
>
> OCL would have to be converted to CL--and some logic changes made--no-sorts-
> logical files instead--etc.
>
> Lastly, the programs themselves would or should be changed to RPG400 or ILE.
>
> The questions, as always, is time, cost,  and are the benefits worth it.
> thats the hardest
> question u will answer IMHO
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob
> Bob Montague
> slew@accessone.com
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