RE: JAVA calling an RPG program

Al, since I moderate this list I try not to plug my product or services
very often, but it looks like this is a perfect fit for my PSC/400
product.  PSC/400 takes your applications and converts them so that they
can run in a browser using pure J2EE (JSP Model II) architecture.  The
programs once converted can run either in from a normal 5250 session or
in a browser.

The beauty of the PSC/400 approach, especially in large shops, is how
easily it can be inserted into your standard program development
procedures.  Unlike other tools, PSC/400 conversion is done with a
single OS/400 command that converts the program and generates all the
objects required to run under WebSphere.  A second command can then be
used to hot-deploy those objects directly into the WebSphere
environment.

I have a client who is an ISV with well over a thousand display programs
who has integrated the PSC/400 conversion directly into their
development cycle.  The conversion is completely transparent to the
application developers, and the program is automatically web enabled.

If this option interests you, please feel free to contact me directly,
or review the website at http://www.plutabrothers.com.  We're going to
have some brand new order-entry demos up by the end of the month which
will showcase many of the new capabilities, which include the ability to
add images directly to your pages and to highly customize the web
appearance of the screens to make very cluttered 5250 screens look as if
they were written for the web.

Joe Pluta
President
Pluta Brothers Design, Inc.


> From: ASmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Hello.  I work in an iSeries shop on an legacy RPG application and we
> are in the process of rolling out a newer technology which encompasses
> J2EE running in WebSphere.  As our clients have invested over 20 years
> of their own business rules into our application, to make this a
> seamless implementation (this will take years as it is a phased
approach
> due to the size and critical nature of our software within the
> derivatives market) I am exploring if and how JAVA can call a RPG
module
> to take existing legacy code and wrap a newer UI in front of some of
the
> logic.  Performance obviously is an issue as is maintenance. Would
there
> be the need for two versions of the same module?  What about overhead?
> 
> Any help and suggestions on where to research would be greatly
> appreciated
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
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