RE: Open Access RPG

["Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Verndor speaketh.

Paul Nelson
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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vernon Hamberg
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 4:27 PM
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Subject: Re: Open Access RPG

Paul

Funniest thing - someone on Linked-in used that - it's everywhere!!

Vern

On 8/13/2012 3:24 PM, Paul Nelson wrote:
> Does Mr. Hamberg know?
>
> :-))
>
> Paul Nelson
> Cell 708-670-6978
> Office 512-392-2577
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> Scott,
>
> Welcome to the club.  You're now a <Verndor> :-)
>
> Regards,
> Richard Schoen
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> message: 1
> date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:40:49 -0500
> from: Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Re: Open Access RPG
>
> Hello,
>
> > I have the PTF applied (SI45903).
> >
> > Is there an example program (programs) that can showoff the product?
> > (maybe a little more than "hello world" in a browser???j)
> To communicate with a browser, you'll need to buy (or write) a "handler".
A
> handler is like a driver that takes your display file I/O
> and makes a web page from it.   Similar to the way a Windows printer
> driver converts graphics data from a program into printer language that's
> sent to your printer.
>
> Open access, by itself, doesn't do anything more than make it possible to
> hook a driver/handler onto RPG's F-specs, so that a program can get
control
> and convert the data. So, to use it, you need to buy/write a handler.
>
> I just began working for a company named "Profound Logic" who sells
exactly
> that sort of thing.  If you like, you can get a (free) trial copy --- I
> think it's usable for 30 days -- to try out our handler.
> IMHO, it's the best on the market.  Sign up here:
>
> http://www.profoundui.com/
>
>
> If you're interested in writing your own handler, the best place to start
is
> by reading Barbara's documentation on the IBM DeveloperWorks (RPG Cafe)
> site.
> http://tinyurl.com/rpg-open-access
>
> She has some really simple/trivial sample programs included. The hard
part,
> though, is all of the browser interfacing that you'll have to write.
>
> Anyway, hope that helps...