Re: Adoption of RPG OA (Summary)

[Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 3/19/2011 8:15 AM, Vern Hamberg wrote:
> > RPG OA is simply one tool. It doesn't replace evey other tool you have. Pick the most appropriate for the job. We bulit a test-case to geocode / reverse geocode an address via a simple chain. It worked beautifully. I see THAT kind of RPG OA usage as simple and elegant.

Why do you think RPG OA is the right tool here?  I won't argue with your 
response, because I'm asking for an opinion.  I just want your honest 
assessment of why it's better to add an OA handler in this case than 
say, to add a read trigger?  I thought it was one of the better uses for 
OA - you're chaining already, but you need additional information and 
rather than add a procedure call in the main program you can do it in 
the handler.

Actually, I've sort of answered my own question, but I'm interested to 
hear your response.

> Oh, and OPM is not even in the picture - handlers are not even allowed
> in OPM source - only ILE.

I think Larry meant "old programming model" in the sense of using RLA 
opcodes to call programs rather than using procedures or calls.

Joe