Re: New redpaper: i5/OS Program Conversion: Getting ready for i5/OS V6R1

David,

I heard about this from IBM quite a while ago but was not allowed to
discuss it under a non-disclosure agreement. But, it seems like this no
longer applies.

If you went through the CISC to RISC conversion, this will be about the
same level of pain.

Rich Loeber
Kisco Information Systems
http://www.kisco.com

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

David Gibbs wrote:

This redpaper just showed up on the http://planet.midrange.com feed
today ...

Abstract: IBMA(R) plans to deliver i5/OSA(R) V6R1 in 2008. With this new
release, IBM will require conversion of all programs created under
previous releases that use the i5/OS Machine Interface (MI). This
conversion upgrades and refreshes programs to take advantage of the
latest system enhancements, including enhanced system integrity,
improved performance, and a range of new operating system and processor
capabilities. In order for a program to be converted, its creation data
(sometimes referred to as observability) must be available. Programs
created for V5R1 or later have their creation data automatically saved
during program creation. Clients and ISVs with programs created for
OS/400A(R) V4R5 and earlier need to ensure that the creation data is
available for the conversion process.

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp4293.html

--
System i ... for when you can't afford to be out of business
--
This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing
list
To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l
or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives
at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.