Re: Code/400

[John Hall <jhall@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

We use a product called DELPHI/400 also known as ACE/400  it provides
record level access - doesn't use ODBC.  You can setup as400 files with
an IDAPI driver so that they are identical to paradox or DBASE or
whatever files to your application.  It is supposed to work with VB also
but I have not tried that.

All of our tests show it to be much faster than ODBC and it allows us to
easily use commitment control which is important with PC clients.

We use RPG/SQL on the 400 for large reports/heavy processing.  No matter
how fast your network and drivers are they can't compete with native
as400 batch processing.  

John Hall
Home Sales Co.

web is www.missystems.com
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joep Beckeringh <joepb@tip.nl>
> To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 1999 4:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Code/400
> 
> > > As for VARPG, in my view it is a waste of effort programmer's time.
> >
> > Bob,
> >
> > In our company (still mainly DDS/RPG/CL; most people use terminals) some
> > people have just started looking at VARPG.  The main reasons for
> > investigation are the possibility to write code in a familiar language
> and,
> > even more important, having a seamless interface to the AS/400 database.
> > When you say that you can get better results with Visual C++, Visual
> Basic,
> > Visual Cafe Java and Delphi, how do you interface with DB2/400?  ODBC?
> >
> > Joep Beckeringh
> >
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