Re: System Conversion - An Overview


"HansJ" <hjigel@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 30 Okt., 14:20, Rene_Surop <infodynamics...@xxxxxxxxx> 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/index.php/id;1914725230;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


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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