Re: Where do I start?
"mfnoel" <mike-a/sRUk7aFfFWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
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I think most would agree the 'classic' way to build a a full screen business application (like a contact list) on the mainframe is to use COBOL/VSAM/CICS. Unfortunately IBM won't license CICS for hercules use, but my KICKS package (see http://home.gci.net/~mike-noel/KICKS/KooKbooK/KooKbooK.htm) is very similar. You can get a copy of "COBOL for the CICS Programmer" on ebay (such as http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390197284759) for about a dollar, and KICKS includes many of the examples in that book. KICKS is free for hobbyist use and supports hundreds of users sharing vsam files on a turkey mvs system. --- In [email protected], Ron Hudson <hudson.ra@...> wrote: > > Hey everyone, > > Time for the next great leap forward! I want to write a simple full screen > application.. > > One that keeps a contact list perhaps.... > > What language would be best for this? > > I am guessing Cobol as I have heard it associated with > full screen apps. > > Ron >