This Tuesday, May 21st, HP is presenting the 3rd in its series of six webcasts on migrating hp e3000 applications to other platforms. The audience for these programs continues to build, so you want to make sure you get registered early. To register: point your browser to http://webcenter.hp.com/cgi/desktv/csy/2418/index.pl. For a complete webcast schedule, point your browser to... http://www.hp.com/products1/mpeixservers/news_events/webcast_schedule.html (mind the wrap...) This time around, the subject is "Language Issues". We'll discuss the specific issues related to migrating programs written in COBOL, FORTRAN, RPG, SPL, PASCAL, and so on. Among the questions that we'll address are : * Suppose I have a program written in a language like COBOL. Does it make more sense use a migration tool to translate the COBOL program to another language (like C) or should I leave the source in COBOL and use a COBOL compiler on the platform I'm migrating toward? * Suppose that parts of my application are written in a 4GL such as Quiz or Transact. What options exist for migrating this software to another platform? * What do I do if I have code written in languages such as SPL or RPG? What if my application is written in a language not widely used on any of my potential target platforms? Our guests will include representatives from each of HP's Platinum Partners: Lund Performance Solutions, M.B. Foster and Spedware. The Platinum Partners are the only companies that have been certified by HP as providers of "bumper-to-bumper" migration services. We'll also hear from two of the industry leading providers of COBOL migration tools and services: AD Technologies and AcuCorp (providers of the AcuCobol compiler). * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *