Re: Looking for tools to convert RPG data structure for Java

Hi Bill,

I'm not aware of RPG data structure converters (although that doesn't
mean there aren't any,) but an alternative is to convert them to database
"files" and use table to class converters. There are several of these out
there. I've used SQL2JAVA:

http://sql2java.sourceforge.net/

with success. In a previous project, I put SQL2JAVA and Velocity together
to build a DAO, DTO and update logic pretty much automatically. The UI then
worked by programming to an interface with a background factory selecting
the specific implementation.

If you don't like SQL2JAVA, I know DAO4J is available:

http://members.lycos.co.uk/dao4j/

and you can google for others.

If you don't want to go multi-step, you could take the source from one
of these projects and alter it to work against the RPG source for data
structures.


Joe Sam

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Blalock, Bill" <Bill.Blalock@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 3:09 PM
Subject: Looking for tools to convert RPG data structure for Java

Hi:



Does anyone know of tools to work with RPG data structures, defined as
external files or in RPG source, for use in Java programs?



I am looking for tools that

- build Java classes for RPG data structures

- use RPG data structures as template for parsing buffers into Java
classes



I am interested in anything along that line.



Thanks

Bill Blalock