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BEACH, CA--Midrange users who need to convert existing System/36 application code to native
mode on the AS/400 can benefit from the newest release of TARGET/400
from EPI. TARGET/400 makes is possible to port any ongoing
System/36 development to native mode quickly and accurately, while keeping conversion cost
to a minimum. Version 3 Release 2 features
several new features and product enhancements. A new Smart Convert function executes
automatic S/36 OCL-to-AS/400 CL native mode conversion. The new version converts RPG
II programs which contain KEYBORD file definitions to RPG/400 programs which utilize
external screen subfile processing techniques. The new version also converts BPS RPG
II 1/2 applications to native mode on the AS/400. The existing TARGET/400
performance optimization capability has been enhanced by including consecutive //IF
statement blocking for identical conditional expressions in the converted CL/400 code.
This ensures that the amount of generated source code is kept to a minimum when
converting S/36 procedures to native CL/400.
With TARGET/400, applications
may be converted directly from the S/36 or alternatively from the S/36 environment on the
AS/400. If converting straight from the S/36, users simply save the libraries and
files they wish to convert using the SAVELIBR and SAVE commands and the saved media is
used as input to the conversion aid. All program types are converted, including
single requester terminal programs (SRTs), multiple requester terminal programs (MRTs) and
auto report programs. RPG II left-hand indicator references are automatically
restructured to optimize the performance of the converted RPG/400 code. In addition,
operation control language (OCL) procedures are converted to CL/400 programs.
TARGET/400 converts S/36 Screen
Format Generator (SFGR) screen specifications to data description specifications (DDS).
The screen field names and attributes may be optionally determined from the RPG
program specifications. If users do not have application file layouts in the form of
S/36 F and I specifications, detailed compound file descriptions may be extracted from a
designated application library. The extracted F and I specification file layout is
then used to create an AS/400 database file and associated DDS.
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