RE: Linux LPAR running Sun Java System Active Server Pages: Issuch a thing possible?

The animal exists (http://wwws.sun.com/software/chilisoft/) and it looks like 
it's the chilisoft package, I guess Sun bought Chilisoft. However, I think 
you'll hit two problems:
 
1) I don't see, and doubt there is, a version for Power-based machines. Linux, 
yes, but you need Linux on Power. 
 
2) The power of ASP isn't in it's native language, but in it's ability to 
access COM objects, be they ones you write (business logic in VB, C++, etc.), 
MS provided ones (Word, Excel, MSXML, etc.) or third party ones (ASP.Mail, 
FileUpload, Bob's Big COM Object, etc.) Since you're not likely to see an 
implementation of these objects on Java anytime soon I think the theory is 
better than the reality.
 
Having said that, if you were looking to write _new_ code using ASP developers 
in a Java environment this might be an option. There is nothing you can do in 
ASP w/COM that you can't do in ASP w/Java Objects. Of course it's all done 
differently, so they'd have to learn a new object model. And if they're going 
to learn that much new stuff, you might as well teach them JSP too.
 
Oh and note the requirements. It's not "linux" it's "Linux with kernel 2.4 and 
GLIBC 2.2.5. The Linux world is getting _so_ complex it's not funny. Imaging an 
iSeries program (not one from IBM) that ran on OS/400, as long as it was V5R1 
with PTF SF123455 and MF98765 and not SF11212. Uggghhhh!
 
-Walden

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From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Pete Helgren
Sent: Tue 20-Apr-04 7:32 PM
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: [WEB400] Linux LPAR running Sun Java System Active Server Pages: 
Issuch a thing possible?



So you have an iSeries running a Linux LPAR.  Sun says they have Sun Java
System Active Server Pages 4.0 that will allow active server pages to run on
Linux.  So, can we have an iSeries running .asp pages using Linux in an LPAR
running Sun Java System Active Server Pages 4.0?

Not is this practical, or even recommended.  Is is possible?

Anyone heard of such an animal?

Different mailing list perhaps (Midrange-L)?


Pete Helgren
Timpanogos Technologies, Inc
801.892.9106 x 202



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