Can we port existing Dialog Management applications from the mainframe?
Dialog Management applications are generally portable to uni-SPF. Applications written in a compiled language are portable to both uni-SPF and uni-SPF Extended. They require minor modifications to the source to insure compatibility with uni-SPF calling sequences. These calling sequences are fully documented in the uni-SPF Programmer’s Reference. TWG Technical Support is available to assist you if you have questions or problems with these modifications. You must also rebuild uni-SPF to include your compiled language programs – an automated procedure for this purpose is included with the product. Dialog Management applications written in Rexx are generally portable to uni-SPF Extended. Some minor modifications may be required if your application includes • references to disk file names, which are different on UNIX file systems • execution of operating system commands Dialog Management applications written in CLIST should be converted to Rexx and are portable to uni-SPF Extended. We do no
