There Aint No Such Thing As A Free Lunch - The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress. On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 8:30 PM Allan Staller <00000387911dea17-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > Classification: Confidential > > ITYM TANSTAAFL, as originally coined by Larry Niven(?) > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of > Farley, Peter x23353 > Sent: Monday, November 1, 2021 11:33 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Assembler analysis [was: RE: Serverpac installs January 2022 and > beyond - Issues] > > [CAUTION: This Email is from outside the Organization. Unless you trust the > sender, Don’t click links or open attachments as it may be a Phishing email, > which can steal your Information and compromise your Computer.] > > I am aware of only one product (commercial) that claims to be of any help in > language conversion for assembler code, but there may be more of which I am > unaware. In the one case I am aware of, the results were truly horrible > COBOL code that didn't even come close to performing the same function as the > assembler from which it was converted. I will not name the product for > obvious reasons. > > In my experience of performing this exact task more than once in my career, I > have found that the best route to success is deep reading of the assembler > code until you understand the function, input, and output criteria. Once you > understand what it is supposed to accomplish, rewriting it manually in a more > "modern" language is far more likely to succeed than any mechanical > conversion can provide for you. > > TANSTAFL -- There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. You have to put in > the effort to understand the original code or you are probably not going to > get it right. > > If you are lucky there is some kind of programmer-level or at least > business-level documentation available describing the original intended > function along with its expected inputs and outputs. If not, the only choice > left is just reading and understanding the code on your own. > > Good luck. It can be quite a hard task, but if you put in the effort you can > succeed. > > Peter > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of > Warren Brown > Sent: Monday, November 1, 2021 12:07 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues > > Hey experts; I am back with mainframes. I have a new position to analyze to > assembly language program. Is their any programs to analyze ASM programs for > re-write them to a more modern language. Perhaps their are tools to help me, > Thanks, Warren > -- > > > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If > the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail > and delete the message and any attachments from your system. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ::DISCLAIMER:: > ________________________________ > The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and > intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not > guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, > corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses > in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred > errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or > its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely > those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of > HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, > disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message > without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete > it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or > attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. > ________________________________ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
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