Re: iSeries web "stuff"

No, CGIDEV2 is not limited by the language (ie RPG or COBOL). I don't like
to presume, but if you've never created an HTML file, a CGI program (in any
language), or played with JavaScript, Ajax, etc, you'd realize the error of
that statement. :)

I don't mean using some WYSISYG toolkit either. I mean editing HTML and
JavaScript with a text editor, understanding CSS, and how they all play
together to make what we see in a browser.

Brad
www.bvstools.com


On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

Hi Raul

I;m curious about a couple a couple things here. Questions inline

On 10/25/2013 8:24 AM, Raul A. Jager W. wrote:

Older and simplest I think is NetData, but it is not enhaced anymore and
it may disapear...

Nothing ever disappears from IBM i, but it definitely is not being
enhanced.

Since CGIDEV is just an interface for RPG or COBOL programs, it's
limitations are that of the languaje.

So long as RPG can handle text, there's no limit, right?

The "Build in Function" make it very easy to send anything you want to
the browser, so probably your limitations will be your knowleage of web
stuf: HTML, JavaScript, CCS, etc.
Comparing with other options, you will miss the ability to procees
images or sound (you can send it as stored). But you will also find RPG
to be much faster than most other alternatives.

At my former job we handled images for download using RPG even without
CGIDEV2 - it's always possible to send a byte stream to the client.

Images, etc., ON the page are simply references to something stored
under htdocs, and those references are only text, so no limitations there.

Since the "template" is just a web page with specialy marqued
"commentes" to be filled by CGIDEV, you can use web design tools,
leaving the space for the data to be sulied by RPG.


Dave wrote:

Lot's of solutions but how about comparing them? The choice is almost
impossible unless you are an expert and then you wouldn't need to ask

the

question.
CGIDEV2, isn't that about the oldest and simplest solution for an RPG
programmer? What are its limitations? I'm presuming there are lots.
Also, I see that there's a lot of information about Drupal on ibm i. As

my

knowledge of web developement is limited, I can't imagine me using

anything

else as the basic site is up and running in no time. I once asked a

manager

of our web developement team what the benefit was in having a large

team of

Java developpers creating a site from scratch when products such as

Drupal

existed. "None", he replied.


2013/10/24 Raul A. Jager W. <raul@xxxxxxxxxx>

I use CGIDEV2 for all programs. The "look" of the data is defined in a
separate member (like the dds for the scree) and the programs are more

o

less similar to the ones for 5250.
Using those tools you need very litle $ and re training. Only need to
learn (or sub contrat) web design in order to get realy good looking
presentation.

Richard Schoen wrote:

Hi Chuck,

You can build customer and vendor portals using Microsoft Visual

Studio

and ASP.Net pretty easily.

You can talk to the i using the CA/400 DB Drivers, XMLSERVICE, JT400

and

more.

You can easily continue to use your existing DB2 data and RPG code on

the

web, collect credit card data and process payments and more.

If you need guidance or your team needs a project jump start, feel

free

to contact me for discussion.

I'm sure you'll hear similar data from the 8000 other responses you'll

get :-)

A lot of what you choose will be based on your team's skillsets, time

availability and of course budget $$$

Regards,
Richard Schoen
RJS Software Systems Inc.
Where Information Meets Innovation
Document Management, Workflow, Report Delivery, Forms and Business

Intelligence

Email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Web Site: http://www.rjssoftware.com
Tel: (952) 736-5800
Fax: (952) 736-5801
Toll Free: (888) RJSSOFT
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message: 1
date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:16:20 +0000
from: "Graves, Chuck" <cgraves@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: iSeries web "stuff"

I'm trying to put together (i.e. understand) what the best options

(tools) are for providing external access to iSeries data via the

internet

and allow customer driven inquiry and on-line payment for invoices. I

know

there seems to be dozens of tools and options, and obviously security

is an

issue. So, please if you've "been there, done that" point me in the

right

direction.

Thanks in advance
Chuck Graves






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