RE: COBOL to web page solved

[Kelly Cookson <kc62301@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the tip.  I'll take a look at the articles.

Thanks,
Kelly Cookson

--- Jon Paris <Jon.Paris@partner400.com> wrote:
>  >> If I used CGI, how would the htm document
> containing the report get
> built?
>
> The program would probably be nearly identical to
> the one you are using now.
> The only difference would be that you would call an
> API to "write" the data
> to the browser rather than normal COBOL I/O
> operations.  If you go to
> http://www.partner400.com/ArticlesWeb1.htm you can
> find links to some
> magazine articles that we wrote on the subject of
> "printing" to the web.  At
> the bottom of the page, you will find a link to a
> downloadable file
> containing COBOL versions of some of the sample
> programs.
>
>  >> Would the CGI program itself generate the report
> from database files?
> Or would it call another COBOL program to generate
> the report?
>
> Either or both - it is up to you.  The samples are a
> single program.
>
>  >> And how would I ensure that only appropriate
> users access sensitive
> reports?
>
> Probably by use of authorization lists, or simply
> having them sign on and
> use the same mechanisms as you do for "normal" 400
> stuff.
>
> Jon Paris
> Partner400
>
>
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