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Author Re: System Conversion - An Overview
HansJ

2007-10-30, 6:55 pm

On 30 Okt., 14:20, Rene_Surop <infodynamics...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Considering HansJ situation..... and with such a magnitude of
> requirements. Woh! System language conversion is not my best solution.
> Go to the Cobol vendor who provided the solutions and re-engineer.
>
> If business logic is needed to be changed... then start with a "new"
> language platform "you think" is best and IT people have "several"
> solutions for it.
>
> Best practice: Go to a Cobol provider.... or Java-based vendor for re-
> engineering. Definitely you have a budget for it. Get several vendor
> solutions for re-engineering and concentrate even more with budgets.
>
> http://www.computerworld.com.au/ind...;fp;;fpid;;pf;1
>
> A link above would somehow help... but then again, somehow?!? Most
> successful developers knew Cobol, that is why we are here in this
> Cobol Google group anyway.


Rene,
I'm not advocating to convert a COBOL application to Java, I like to
know if anyone has seen a successful project od this type.

This question was raised because of a requirement in an RFP that
included that the target language would be Java where the original
language was COBOL (Unisys UCOB).

Regards HansJ

Charles Hottel

2007-10-30, 6:55 pm


"HansJ" <hjigel@kup.de> wrote in message
news:1193755022.300465.265380@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> On 30 Okt., 14:20, Rene_Surop <infodynamics...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Rene,
> I'm not advocating to convert a COBOL application to Java, I like to
> know if anyone has seen a successful project od this type.
>
> This question was raised because of a requirement in an RFP that
> included that the target language would be Java where the original
> language was COBOL (Unisys UCOB).
>
> Regards HansJ
>


I don't know about COBOL to Java. We are doing it at work now but it will
take many years before it will succeed or fail. Actuall I can tell you now
that because of the huge amount of money being spent it will be called a
success even if it fails.

You can go from COBOL to Java byte code user PerCOBOL. Although I have not
used it those I know who have say it works well.


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