RE: PDA device --> BigMagicBox --> AS400 native database file (& v.v.)

The DB2 <--> XML tools you are looking for are optional license programs
called DB2 Extenders (5722DEx).  There is one name DB2 XML Extender and one
named DB2 Text Extender.  I usually see them mentioned together.  I think
the come as one maybe or perhaps both are usually needed.

Additionally, there is a XML Toolkit (5733-XT1) you can use to read/write
XML from ILE RPG.

Start here:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r2/ic2924/info/rzakl/rzaklmain.htm

HTh,
Charles


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Bale [mailto:dbale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 5:26 PM
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: XML: PDA device --> BigMagicBox --> AS400 native 
> database file
> (& v.v.)
> 
> 
> Esteemed listers,
> 
> This is one of those "where ever do I get started" kind of 
> question.  A
> search on XML turned up 2872 matches in the archives, but I 
> was only able to
> review about 100 of them before my mind turned to jello.
> 
> We are investigating handheld wireless devices that will be 
> used by our
> field reps.  The devices will be used basically for form 
> entry to replace
> paper forms that are now used.
> 
> One vendor we are investigating utilizes XML on the device to 
> define the
> forms.  There is middleware (MW) in the form of a W2K server that
> communicates to the devices and to the AS/400.  It is my 
> understanding that
> the MW acts as the communications and translation "host".  
> The PDA transmits
> XML to the MW, the MW receives it, translates it to 
> "something that the
> AS/400 can understand", i.e., CSV, or SQL table, then 
> transmits it to the
> AS/400.
> 
> I've seen what XML looks like and how it compares (or 
> doesn't) to HTML, but
> don't really understand how I can harness (?) it on the 
> AS/400.  I scan for
> XML at InfoCenter and get 814 hits, so I imagine that there's a lot of
> possibilities.  I guess I'm wondering just how much I need the MW for
> translating.  Is there a XML-to/from-NativeDB/400 conversion 
> tool in the
> operating system?
> 
> FWIW, we are not coding Java.
> 
> How's that for a start?
> 
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