> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jay Maynard > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 8:36 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Non-Windows version of IBM Softcopy Librarian? > > > On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 08:31:37AM -0500, McKown, John wrote: > > Being the original questioner, I will say that anything I > might write > > for the "Librarian" functionality would probably be written in Perl. > > Perl is fairly transportable. However, I am likely to end up using > > modules from CPAN for utility functions (such an ftp and http > > functions). I don't know how portable the various CPAN > modules are. It > > most likely varies greatly. > > PLEASE don't use CPAN. You think DLL hell is a problem on > Windows? You ain't > seen nothing yet.
I use CPAN for some things, but not extensively. Only for one project and I have had no problems so far. <he said fearlessly> > > You might take a look at Python, which includes a lot of the > things that you > need to go to CPAN to get for Perl in its standard distribution. Well, I like Perl. I have also used Python in the past and think well of it as well. Hum, perhaps I should use this as a "learning experience" for Ruby. I will refrain from using GCC or Java (although Java is not really too bad). I guarantee that I will __not__ even consider writing it in APL (yes, I have an APL on Linux) <grin>. I was wanting something fairly portable. Perl exists on almost every UNIX in the known universe, as well as Windows and MAC OS/X. I do not know know if Python or Ruby has such an extensive reach. If I wanted to be UNIX specific, I could possibly even use "standard" utilities in a shell script. (wget is so nice for fetching stuff via http and ftp). > > > Parsing up these files should be so simple that even I could write a > > program to do it. But the legalities stymie me. I'm a > coward, I guess. > > No, I don't think you are. IBM's lawyers are justifiably feared. > -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
