RE: Life in general

Hello everybody:
    I think it is very usefull the share of experience in the use of
Java/400, i can talk you that we are using it in a proyect, we need to
connect ATM to our AS/400 with TCP/IP (Without ClientAccess), and using RPG
for the applications in the AS/400. Java was very usefull to build a
multithreaded gateway between TCP/IP and *DTAQ (vía Java Toolbox). The RPG
applications read and write from the *DTAQ.

    All run great, and very fast.

    I am not using PBD. But it may work.

----- Original Message -----
From: <Pluta@nexgensoftware.com>
To: <JAVA400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 4:05 PM
Subject: Life in general


>
>
> Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, one and all.
>
> I apologize for my lack of posts of late.  I've been working well into the
> wee hours on my latest PBD packages, which will be out very shortly.  The
> cornerstones of the strategy are a display file emulator class and a
> server/client communication class.  Between them, they allow a VERY simple
> change to an existing RPG program to be made that will then enable the
> program for both thick client and web browser access (the change replaces
> the display file with a data structure for each record format, and
replaces
> each I/O to the display file with a four-line call to an API, and that's
it
> - boom, instant web access).  The thick client then takes about 100-150
> lines of code.  For web access, the servlet is a similar number of lines.
> The JSP takes as many lines as you want (remember, a JSP page is basically
> just am HTML page that can access a Java Bean), but accessing the data
from
> the display file is a simple get for each field.
>
> Okay, on to recent news:
> ----------
> In regard to the Hank Heath email situation, I'm glad people were
> understanding.  It was nice of Hank to offer his free report, even though
> it did cause an unfortunate flood of superfluous traffic.  The point has
> been made now, although I think I'll put it into the "official" rules of
> the forum: DO NOT RESPOND TO SOLICITATION VIA THE FORUM.
> ----------
>
> Okay, that done, I'll tell you what's up MY sleeve for the next millenium.
> I'd like to start discussing the realities of interfacing the AS/400 to
the
> web, which seems to me to be the primary use for Java/400 today.  On the
> other hand, I'll be happy to entertain other thoughts on where Java/400 is
> useful TODAY.  For example, my CPYSPLFPDF command uses Java routines to
> create a PDF file, because they were readily available for UNIX (I'd hate
> to try to write the same thing in RPG!).  Let's start brainstorming,
folks.
> We need to start USING Java, and sharing how we use it, rather than just
> talking abou it.
>
> You'll hear more about PBD over the next couple of weeks.  Until then,
have
> a GREAT millenium!
>
> Joe Pluta
> www.java400.net
>
>
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