Re: Accessing AS/400 data

[Dieter.Bender@xxxxxxxxxxx (Dieter Bender)]

Hi Dan,

On Tuesday 28 January 2003 14:41, you wrote:
> FWIW, I'm been playing around with bringing java and RPG together in ILE. 
> The interfaces are sort of lame (RPG side), but the general idea is sound. 
> RPG is better at DB access than java 

Using java has many advantages compared to rpg/cobol on as400. transaction 
handling is very easy, using a connection from a pool for each transaction. 
you can even avoid to write code for database access, using frameworks for 
object mapping (OJB for example).

> and java has the interfaces to the PC
> and Internet world.  I'm starting to understand there is a space where java
> and RPG play nice together... 

After 3 years experience with java (after 10 years programming rpg) I don't 
see this space. rpg and java don't run well in the same context - and worse 
of all: this mix is not readable and maintenance is expenive and will get 
more expensive in future!!!
Another problem of this mix is: rpg programmers have to forget nearly 
everything, they did in rpg, to write well designed java programs.

> Defining that space is still a work in
> progress but I think there is a space where each language can make a
> contribution as equal partners.

Might be, I don't know; but it wil be two strictly separated worlds. One 
little island writing business applications using rpg for the as400 and the 
rest of the world writing applications for as400 and all other machines in 
diffrent languages, most of them in java.

Dieter

>
> dan
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dieter.Bender@t-online.de [mailto:Dieter.Bender@t-online.de]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:40 AM
> To: Java Programming on and around the iSeries / AS400
> Subject: Re: Accessing AS/400 data
>
>
> Hi,
>
> simply use JDBC to get the data with a java program, the toolbox driver
> comes with every as 400 and runs fine.
>
> Dieter
>
> PS: reading the answers and some threads, sometimes it looks like
> mailing list "we don't need java, we have rpg" :))
>
> g man schrieb:
> > I'm a total novice at this but wanted to find out if
> > there is
> > a sockets method to send and receive data between my PC
> > and AS/400.
> >
> > I am thinking that there would need to be some kind of
> > listener on both machines waiting for a request.
> >
> > I know about products i.e MQ Series - but I am looking
> > for a simpler - less expensive method..
> >
> > any code samples would be greatly appreciated....
> >
> > thank you in advance....
> >
> >
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