Re: Java to RPG question

I can help a little.  Conversion classes in the IBM Toolbox for Java can
help convert between Java and iSeries formats.  For example, you use the
AS400PackedDecimal class to convert between a Java double and an iSeries
packed decimal number.  The following converts a Java double number into
iSeries packed decimal format and stuff them into a byte array.  It then
reverses the process.  It grabs the numbers out of the bytes byte array and
converts them back into Java numbers.

             byte[] data = new byte[1000];
             AS400PackedDecimal pd = new AS400PackedDecimal(6, 2);    //
Six digits including 2 decimal positions

             int offset = 0;
             double number = 1.0;
             while(offset < data.length)
             {
               offset = offset + pd.toBytes(number, data, offset);
               number++;
             }

             // byte array data now has numbers in iSeries packed decimal
format

             offset = 0;
             while(offset < data.length)
             {
               double d = pd.toDouble(data, offset);
               System.out.println(d);
               offset = offset + 4;                // in this testcase each
number takes four bytes in the buffer
             }

You can use the Toolbox ProgramCall class to call your RPG program.  In the
following example I call a program with one parameter, an input/output
parameter.

             AS400 system = new AS400();
             ProgramCall pc = new ProgramCall(system);
             pc.setProgram("/QSYS.LIB/MYLIB.LIB/MYPROGRAM.PGM");

             ProgramParameter[] parms = new ProgramParameter[1];
             parms[0] = new ProgramParameter(data, 1000);  // input/output
parm
             pc.setParameterList(parms);

             if (pc.run() == false)
             {
                 // the program did not run (program or lib not found, not
authorized, etc., a message will say why)
                 AS400Message[] msgs = pc.getMessageList();
                 for (int m = 0; m < msgs.length; m++)
                 {
                     System.out.println("    " + msgs[m].getID() + ": " +
msgs[m].getText());
                 }
             }
             else
             {
                 data = parms[0].getOutputData();
             }

You would combine the two concepts.  You would use converters to create a
buffer to hold your numbers and dates.  You pass this buffer to your RPG
program via program call.  Program Call returns the buffer updated by your
RPG program.  You use converters to parse the returned buffer.

Hope this helps,

David Wall
AS/400 Toolbox for Java




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Hi, All.

Can somebody answer any of my questions and possibly provide an example of
how to:

1) Send and receive data structure(about 40 packed and *USA date fields) as
a parameter to the RPG and then parse it in the bean?

2) Make the bean constructor receive a parameter when it is put into a
session and populate all the attributes based on the parameter?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Oleg.





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