Looking for documentation for porting 4gl programs from 1 PL to another PL

Looking for some documentation on porting 4gl code from one PL to another PL. I know I have to copy the pieces, do pgmdefs, but else to compile or generate

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Check metadumppgm and metaloadpgm. Check all components when done to verify that all went through, including work file definitions. The earliest versions of this utility were a bit flaky, so I wrote scripts that also copied the source code, where possible, and included metadumpmsg and metaloadmsg.

unknown

I'm missing the report piece , when I go to generate the program I get 'report not defined'. So I go to program definition -> define -> paint program & that piece is empty - what am I not copying that will give me the report piece w/o having to totally redo that for each 4gl pgm

unknown

Have you checked the source and target directories, looking for the pieces? For instance, for AP150, go to

LAWDIR/productline/apsrc

and then

ls AP150*

should see:

AP150.rpt <- report

AP150.scr <- screen

AP150.xml <- for Portal/Ming.le/Smart Office

AP150PD <- Procedure Division

AP150WS <- Working Storage

Since I had trouble in the past when migrating programs, I also copied all the components (as shown here) as well as using metadumppgm and metaloadpgm. I don't remember if failure to copy the report component was part of it, that was a while ago, but I do remember something didn't work exactly as advertised.

Also - trying to use Paint Screen is tricky. If you're actually trying to use Paint Screen on a migrated program, you're braver than I've ever been. One trick that that I used a few times might work, where I created the program to be migrated as a new program in the target product line. Then I copied over the source files. But that may not work quite right either, as I said, I didn't try using Paint Screen after that.

unknown

have you tried pgmdump from PL and then pgmload to PL (This will get everything even work files for program) Do this from command line

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