RE: Java to a communications file

Patrick,

It wouldn't be bisynch, but ASCII asynch.  John has done it before using
ICF files from a 400 to s 38 (using bisynch).

The plan is to use data queues from the 400 side to Java.  The question
is really one of how do we write from Java to the AS400 communications
line?  Will an ICF file still perform the function when called from a
Java program?

-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Townsend [mailto:townsend@patownsend.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 12:31 PM
To: JAVA400-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Java to a communications file


John,

We've done something similar with our Visa application. The Visa
application has an option to get data for authorizations from a data
queue, performs the authorization via a Visa VAP on the customer's
premises, and returns the result to a response data queue. You should be
able to interface to data queues from your Java application using a
server-side method. Do you think this would work? I'm also curious why
you are using Bisynch for authorizations? I thought Visa (and others)
are phasing out Bisynch?

Patrick

John Bussert wrote:
> 
> Has anyone ever tried to use a Java app to talk to a communications
file (or
> a hardware resource).  What we want to do is to create a credit card
> authorization routine that opens a line to a device sends and receives
data
> to it - then communicates to the as400 applications (RPG).  If I was
to do
> this in RPG, I would use bysinc files (communications files and dds).
> 
> Any ideas on this??
> 
> Thanks
> 
> john
> 
> John Bussert
> jbussert@stecnet.com
> Swift Technologies, Inc.
> 847-289-8339
> 847-289-8939 fax
> 
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