Re: please revive project 4GL++, using 4gl for Windows and New Era
Paul Watson wrote: > "Mark D. Stock" wrote: > >>F. Fernandez wrote: >>Can you stop posting Mime. >> >> >>>Madison Pruet wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Why do you say that EGL will not be compatable with 4GL source code? >>> >>>Madison, >>> >>>The IBM representatives we've talked to say there will be a conversion >>>tool from 4GL to EGL that will convert *most* of the existing code. >>> >>>This means that not all the code will be convertable. And the >>>programmers will have to learn a new language entirely. >> >>I'm not entirely sure the Informix 4GL people have given up the fight >>yet, but I have no specific inside info to back that feeling up. > > > I heard that the Informix 4gl was going to be added into Websphere Yes, but in what form? A conversion tool is a long way from Websphere understanding 4GL syntax. Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | Mark D. Stock mailto:mdstock@MydasSolutions.com |//////// /| | Mydas Solutions Ltd http://MydasSolutions.com |///// / //| | +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | |We value your comments, which have |/// / ////| | |been recorded and automatically |// / /////| | |emailed back to us for our records.|/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+
My understanding what 'egl' was to be effectively replaced with 4gl, I doubt that the market will say that though "Mark D. Stock" wrote: > > Paul Watson wrote: > > "Mark D. Stock" wrote: > > > >>F. Fernandez wrote: > >>Can you stop posting Mime. > >> > >> > >>>Madison Pruet wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>Why do you say that EGL will not be compatable with 4GL source code? > >>> > >>>Madison, > >>> > >>>The IBM representatives we've talked to say there will be a conversion > >>>tool from 4GL to EGL that will convert *most* of the existing code. > >>> > >>>This means that not all the code will be convertable. And the > >>>programmers will have to learn a new language entirely. > >> > >>I'm not entirely sure the Informix 4GL people have given up the fight > >>yet, but I have no specific inside info to back that feeling up. > > > > > > I heard that the Informix 4gl was going to be added into Websphere > > Yes, but in what form? A conversion tool is a long way from Websphere > understanding 4GL syntax. > > Cheers, > -- > Mark. > > +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ > | Mark D. Stock mailto:mdstock@MydasSolutions.com |//////// /| > | Mydas Solutions Ltd http://MydasSolutions.com |///// / //| > | +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| > | |We value your comments, which have |/// / ////| > | |been recorded and automatically |// / /////| > | |emailed back to us for our records.|/ ////////| > +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+ -- Paul Watson # Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional Fax: +44 1436 678693 # Mob: +44 7818 003457 # www.oninit.com #
Paul Watson wrote: > My understanding what 'egl' was to be effectively replaced with 4gl, > I doubt that the market will say that though What have I missed? What's this EGL? Where's the early messages in this thread?
Again this is only my understanding, Websphere uses either java or egl for application development/deployment. egl is some sort of programming language, designed specifically for websphere. Andrew Hamm wrote: > > Paul Watson wrote: > > My understanding what 'egl' was to be effectively replaced with 4gl, > > I doubt that the market will say that though > > What have I missed? What's this EGL? Where's the early messages in this > thread? -- Paul Watson # Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional Fax: +44 1436 678693 # Mob: +44 7818 003457 # www.oninit.com #