Re: Advice about moving to a Web-environment

["Raul A. Jager W." <raul@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Using RPG, and CGIDEV2.  It is quite easy to translate a DDS defined 
screeen to HTML and the logic of the programs remains very similar 
(unless you have something monolitic and complex).

The best part is that you can cooperate with a web designer to make the 
pages preety, without having to explain to him anything about your programs.
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Greg Oziemkiewicz wrote:

> Ewout,
>
> If you would like to continue to code in RPG, take a look at the IceBreak
> application server. I think it can't be beat for simplicity and flexibility.
> You can download a trial version from http://icebreak.org.
>
>
> On 12/12/06, Ewout N Boter <ewout.boter@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  
>
> > I post this message because I would like to get some advice of other
> > people who have made the transition from a traditional
> > 5250/RPG-environment to a Web/Java-environment.
> >
> > At our shop, we are only developing 5250-applications. We use ILE RPG in
> > the way ILE was intended for, i.e. we have created a lot of procedures to
> > encapsulate business rules, we use service programs, activation groups,
> > etcetera. Thus, we have adopted some of the modern features of ILE RPG,
> > but we are still stuck with 5250-applications. We now want to make the
> > transition to GUI- and/or Web-applications, but we don't know how to
> > proceed. We have bought some books about using Java on the iSeries, one of
> > us is doing a course on WebSphere Application Server, we have some
> > thoughts about a Web-application we would like to build, but we are not
> > feeling confident enough to really get going. Therefore, I would like to
> > know how other shops have made the step to modernization. I think that we
> > might learn a lot from the experience of others who have travelled along
> > the way we have ahead of us. Any response would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Ewout
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