Re: Reading data

[Glenn Hopwood <ghopwood.list@xxxxxxxxx>]

Booth,

Why limit yourself to RPG? There are multiple, well supported, free 
options. Just see the periodic 'best language' conversations on this list.

Glenn

On 1/17/2013 7:34 PM, Booth Martin wrote:
> First, this is a very simplistic request.  I admit to being flummoxed as
> to how to get started.
>
> Then some background:  I want to stay within the confines of what IBM
> provides with the base midrange package.  I know there a lot of various
> third party tools, but I want to stay with the solutions provided by
> IBM.  My reasoning is simple:  I want a solution that any RPG programmer
> can build, on his machine, without having to talk his bosses into
> spending more money for extras.
>
> Where I am at:  I have built a web site on the Apache server where I can
> serve up static reports generated in RPG and then published as HTML in
> the IFS.   Here is a screen shot.
> http://www.martinvt.com/Ice_Cream_Project/Ice_Cream__HTML_/ice_cream__html_.html
> http://tinyurl.com/a5e7o9e
>
> What I believe is the next baby step: I would like to add a flavor to
> the physical file from a web page.  Perhaps edit/delete, too, if that is
> a small step.  But I do not understand the process very well.  In the
> end I want to have the ability to add an image for the flavor, too.
>
> Any comments are welcome.  I am hoping I can make the Ice Cream Project
> as a beginners guide for RPG programmers.   "Keep it Simple" is the key
> phrase.
>
> Thank you.