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Re: VM ==> OS/2

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From: WILLIAM PRICE
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1993 01:25
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In article <1993Mar13.153843.26423@unet.net.com>
dsilvia@blunt.net.com (Dave Silvia) writes:
 
>In article <16B8F86E1.M21816@MBVM.Mitre.Org> M21816@MBVM.Mitre.Org (Paul Campbell) writes:
>>hi all,
>>
>>i would appreciate hearing from anyone who has migrated applications
>>from VM to OS/2 (486).  i don't know any of the details of either
>>environment (i am posting for a colleague) except to say that he has
>>PROFS, SQL/DS and REXX/XEDIT concerns.  he is especially interested
>>moving PL/I applications.  is there a PL/I compiler for OS/2, either
>>IBM's or 3rd party?  does anyone know of PL/I code translator, maybe
>>PL/I to C?  thanks /pc
>
>This is *NOT* a flame, just a personal observation.
>..........
 ... Oh ?!
>
>That said, here are the tenuous  connections:
>
>PROFS:  ?
>
>PL/I:  ?
 Liant sells a PL/I for DOS using the Phar Lap DOS Extender.
 It ought to run in a DOS window under OS/2.
>
>REXX:  Batch files (*NOT* nearly as powerful)
  REXX is built into OS/2
>
>XEDIT:  Only third party.  Brief comes about as close as any for approximating
>                  a language.
  Mansfield sells KEDIT, which is very close to XEDIT,
 plus reasonable PC extension (blocking, etc.).
 It is available as a native OS/2 app, as well as for DOS.
>
......
>
>Dave S.
 
I am looking to do the same thing, porting RAMIS database stuff to FOCUS.
 
Bill Price
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