VisualAge Generator compatibility

Part of the process of migrating from VisualAge® Generator to its successor, EGL, involves running in VisualAge Generator compatibility mode. To run in this mode, you must select the EGL VisualAge Generator compatibility preference and set the VAGCompatibility build descriptor option to YES at generation or debug time. When you set the VisualAge Generator compatibility preference in the workbench, you automatically establish the default value of the build descriptor option. When you change this preference, you will trigger a full rebuild of all projects. If you are running batch generation, the default value of the VAGCompatibility build descriptor option is NO.

The following statements apply when VisualAge Generator compatibility is in effect:

One detail (unrelated to the compatibility settings described earlier) pertains to setting up a resource association part, which is used at generation time. If you are generating output for z/OS® batch and want to share a print file between a program generated with EGL and a program generated with VisualAge Generator, you cannot rely on the default settings for the resource association part. Instead, you must set an entry (for example, for system value zosbatch and fileType value seqrs), such that the value of fileName is set to printer and the value of systemNameis set to EZEPRINT. For keystroke details, see "Adding a resource association part to an EGL build file."

For more information, refer to the VisualAge Generator to EGL Migration Guide.


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