Re: How to Invoke a constant in a Java class from RPG

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Dieter

I have a feeling I have to take a look at ArdGate and all - I don't see 
a project we need it for yet, but I'm sure we will.

Vern

On 1/11/2017 8:39 AM, D*B wrote:
> @Vern:
> I've had only a short look to the OPs programm, if I would have to 
> solve the problem I would do:
> - install AppServer4RPG and adjust global.properties (half day, if 
> you've done before)
> put all needed jars in the lib directoryof AppServer4RPG (it will 
> assmble the classpath automatically.
> - at the RPG side: define a DS with all input parms and another DS 
> with all outparms (another 2 hours maybe?)
> - to communicate with AppServer4RPG, you have a SRVPGM with a 
> procedure fireEventP with a proptype as following
>
> d fireEventP      PR         65535    varying
> d                                     EXTPROC('JVAGATE_fireEventP'
> d action                        10    value
> d data                       65535    value
> d                                     varying
>
> - at the java side I would write:
> -- an EventHandler (it's an interface to extend) doing the needed work 
> in Java
> -- two classes to transfer the 2 datastructures to simple Java Beans 
> passed to the EvebtHandler and back
> add the EventHandler to global.properties
>
> Having a look to the test programm (Java) of the OP all this should be 
> done in < 2 days.
>
> For the POI stuff, for instance, it would be more flexible to provide 
> step by step procedures (a little bit similar to the synchonous way) 
> to drive the Java POI.
>
> Dieter