For our modest amount of Browser based applications, we also find
Net.Data quite efficient and very cost effective(free).
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From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Peter Connell
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 1:56 PM
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: [WEB400] HTML and PDF Reports
We remain with Net.data and love it...so easy to use and understand...
It is << a toolset that we can utilize where we can use our existing
knowledge of RPG with very little learning curve from html, css and
javascript.>>
Peter
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On Behalf Of Shane_Cessna@xxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, 21 May 2008 1:26 a.m.
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: [WEB400] HTML and PDF Reports
I completely agree with Brad on this one.
We've been down the WebFacing road...hated it...
We've been down the WebSphere road...hated it...
Now we're in CGIDEV2 and love it...so easy to use and understand...
It's nice to have a toolset that we can utilize where we can use our
existing knowledge of RPG with very little learning curve from html, css
and javascript.
Shane Cessna
Senior Programmer
North American Lighting, Inc.
217.465.6600 x7776
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The fact of the matter is that if an RPG shop is in tune with
technology (as Nathan is) then it can be realized there is very little
RPG
can't do.
Do you agree with that last paragraph Dave?
I don't think it's so much agreeing with it, but understanding RPG
really has little to do with it. It's understanding the simplicity of
outputting dynamic data (HTML, XML, JavaScript, etc) and then really
knowing how to
use
it to it's fullest potential.
I mean, look at all the RPG CGI apps your or I have created. Mostly
using
CGIDEV2 or eRPG SDK. Down at the core you're looking at really a
handful of APIs used to write to standard output, or read from a web
page. Quite simple actually.
It's the understanding of how to use the markup language and it's tools
that make a web application successful. I don't need a huge toolset to
do that.
The lifecycle of most of my customers usually goes like this:
1. They try a screenscraper/webfacing tool. Hate it.
2. They try Websphere or a similar tool. Hate it.
3. They contact me and say "show use what RPG can do".
4. 15 minutes later they're sold. Their programmers love it and start
hammering on the HTML, JavaScript and CSS tutorials all over the net
excited about what they can do.
RPG is dead. Yes, we've been hearing that for years. *yawn*
Brad
www.bvstools.com
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