RE: Web to AS/400 Database connectivity

Hi Art:
We use net.data to interact with the AS400 DB2 DB.  Works well, and we do
have some clients that use a separate AS400 as the web server, usually
sitting in a DMZ of the firewall and then accesses the AS400 data on the
back end.  With RDRA it is very transparent to the web server.  We have been
very pleased with the results.
cjg


Carl J. Galgano
EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
540 Powder Springs Street, Suite C19
Marietta, GA  30064
(770) 422-2995 - voice
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Art Tostaine, Jr.
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 8:02 AM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Web to AS/400 Database connectivity


I have a new customer who we are developing an AS/400 application for.  He
has grand plans for a web
site that will interact with the data on the 400.  He is not automatically
considering serving the
web pages from the 400.  He has considered buying another AS/400 to serve
the pages using WebSphere
Commerce Suite, but that is not definite.

Since I am the developer for the AS/400 application, I have to answer
questions from web companies
who are trying to make proposals to my customer.

One of the questions that I can't answer so well is how will the web
developers get data from the
AS/400.  Some know of the 400, others don't.  Most know it runs DB/2.

The web developers have to be able to enter data into our system.  For
instance, they will do all of
the programming to accept an order, then they will have to create an order
and pick ticket on my
system.  They will have to receive an order# back from the 400.  They will
also have to get data
from the 400 to show order status, etc.

How should I tell them to connect?

BTW:  Is Ignite/400 down?  I couldn't send this email to that list.

Art Tostaine, Jr.
CCA, Inc.
Jackson, NJ 08527

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