Re: [WDSCI-L] re: iSeries Projects

[Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Vern Hamberg wrote:

> My main issue now is, if I pull something from a location, why is it 
> pushed somewhere else?

Yesterday I downloaded an SEU user options program that used F7 to 
split/join lines because I wanted to see how it worked.  I first saved 
it to the PC hard drive.  Then I opened it with the LPEX editor and 
tried a "Save as" to the iSeries.  I drilled down to where I wanted it 
to go and saved it.  Or so I thought.  No error message.  Couldn't find 
in on the iSeries anywhere.  Gave up after a half dozen tries with no 
errors, yet no member showed up on the iSeries.

This seemed like a very straightforward thing to do where an experienced 
iSeries and Windows user like myself does not need to look it up in the 
help.  I ended up being frustrated instead.

Then I went and duplicated an _existing_ member on the iSeries with SEU. 
 Then I went back to the LPEX editor and opened this new member for 
editing.  Next, within the LPEX editor, I did a copy from the initial PC 
file and a paste to the iSeries member.  Finally I saved that iSeries 
member. (The program actually works well after I compiled it.)

Ya know, I really like what they're trying to do with WDSC, but I seem 
to spend a lot of time 'thrashing' in order to get a little done.

My long term fear is that so much is being attempted to fit into WDSC 
for so many languages and back end systems, that it will not be the most 
efficient for _any_ of those systems and ultimately collapse under it's 
own weight.  Sort of like trying to be all things for all people and end 
up pleasing no one.

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