Re: VARPG-I decided to go with Microsofts Visual Basic

[John P Carr <jpcarr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>If VARPG programs can be packaged as Java code, right now-----I had better
>take another look at the new version---Would I be correct in assuming I
>could create  a standalone windows
>project and compile straight in Java.
>The IDE in VARPG was very close to Visual Basic so it should not be hard
>for a VBer to use
>VARPG.
>
>Dave

You can pick your choice of runtime enviroments  Win95/98/NT or Java.   I
think you 
can even pick Win3.11

VA/RPG  - It ain't going away.   All the things that Hans/Barb are saying 
that are comming to RPGIV will automatically (Same release)  be in VA/RPG.

It's an easy transition from RPGIV,    You learn  GUI/Event driven paradigm,

Some of the important things to be learned to move to OOP  and/or Java.     

And you still use a scripting language (RPGIV) that you already know !
You can Read/Chain etc to files on the AS/400 AND call programs
that are regular RPG programs on the AS/400 (Non-dspf batch type programs).

I recommend you'll  check it out.

John Carr
Classes at your site  via   POWERTECH   (visit  WWW.400SCHOOL.COM)


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