RE: HP Stimulus Package

["McKown, John" <John.Mckown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Richter
<snip>
> The HP ad is not inaccurate. RPG/5250 apps have to be rewritten to be
> integrated into the mainstream of current day computing. 

Forgive a noobie who is still learning, but on our "z" (z/OS running
CICS) we "GUI-fied" our CICS transactions by having a "server" logon to
CICS (using 3270, similar to 5250), and do "screen scraping". For
something that is very complicated and stable, this __might__ be a
possibility rather than rewriting. It would not be as "elegant", but it
might be "good enough". Again, I'm not really knowledgeable about the
"i", but this seems possible.

> Technically
> however, you could add modern features to RPG. The 5250 data stream
> and DDS could be enhanced with the ability to embed and render HTML.
> All it takes is an investment in IBM i software technologies that HP
> is telling you IBM is not willing to do.

Again, on the "z" IBM has such a product for 3270 data streams. It seems
strange that there is no such "translation" software for the "i"'s 5250
screens.


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