Re: VARPG

["Michael Ryan" <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Booth! A potential acolyte!

On 3/27/07, David Foxwell <david.foxwell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I realise this isn't the right list but there doesn't seem to be one for
> VARPG.
>
> My boss asked me to look at VARPG a while ago as we wondered what it was. I
> said it was like VB for us RPG programmers, but IBM has discontinued it. So
> we dropped the idea.
>
> Does anyone use it? Is it worth starting to look into?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DeLong, Eric" <EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries" <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 4:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] VARPG
>
>
> > LOL, considering Charles' statement about a "new" RPG replacement
> compiler, I wonder if VARPG might not be becoming native on System i.....
> >
> > Just a thought...
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Buck
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 8:20 AM
> > To: wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [WDSCI-L] VARPG
> >
> >
> >  > I would like this product to continue but
> >  > like someone mentioned in an earlier email
> >  > have gotten mixed messages to its future.
> >
> > This page talks about 'what's new' for 7.0:
> > http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/wdt400/news/ga700.html
> >
> > On the right are links to the announcement letter as well as some
> > Statements of Direction.
> > http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/wdt400/news/planning700.html#ui
> >
> > These are going away after 7.0:
> >
> > CoOperative Development Environment (CODE)
> > The CoOperative Development Environment (CODE) tools (CODE Editor, CODE
> > Designer, CODE Project Organizer, CODE Program Generator and the IBM
> > Distributed Debugger) are deprecated in WDSC V7.0 and WDSC AE V7.0.
> >
> > This is the statement about VARPG:
> >
> > Currently you can leverage your existing RPG IV skills to create rich
> > client applications by using VisualAge RPG 6.0, which is included in
> > WDSC 7.0 and WDSC AE 7.0.
> >
> > IBM is exploring enhanced functions to enable you to use your RPG skills
> > in the creation of rich user interfaces more effectively, targeting a
> > wide variety of devices. IBM plans to define a path that allows
> > VisualAge RPG users to take full advantage of these exciting new
> > capabilities with minimal effort.
> >
> > All statements regarding IBM's plans, directions, and intent are subject
> > to change or withdrawal without notice.
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