RE: Java servlets vs traditional CGI programming solutions

["Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I writing CGI in RPG and it's working great.  No need for java.  I have RPG
running a discussion forum inside our intranet.  The key is to modularize.
I make service programs that do certain things... like underline, bold,
center, link, mailto link, etc.  So, if I want to write a link that says
"Click Here!" in bold, centered and linking to www.clickhere.com, I would do
the following.

eval HTMLText = #Link(#Center(#Bold('Click Here!')):'www.clickhere.com')
eval Error = #WrtStOut(HTMLText)

Slicker than snot on a doorknob.  I'm going to be doing a featur on this in
MC coming up soon.

Bradley V. Stone
Taylor Corporation - OASIS Programmer/Analyst   
bvstone@taylorcorp.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher J. Jewell (Jewell Consulting)
> [SMTP:jewellcj@jewellconsult.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 12:51 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      RE: Java servlets vs traditional CGI programming solutions
> 
> Roger:
> 
> I have not actually programmed servlets on the AS/400. However I have
> written servlets on my local PC for educational purposes. But, since the
> AS/400 is, as we know, very good at this kind of thing (cf: the speed of
> NetServer), and since servlets are persistent processes running in the web
> server, unlike CGI processes which must be spawned as separate threads on
> every invocation, I'm quite sure they will run very fast!
> 
> Once I've got around to doing this on the AS/400, I'll let the group know,
> (or maybe there's someone out there who's done this already who can
> comment?)
> 
> Chris Jewell
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> > [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Roger Pence
> > Sent: Sunday, December 06, 1998 4:00 PM
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Java servlets vs traditional CGI programming solutions
> >
> >
> > >Servlets are an excellent way of replacing your CGI programs which are
> > quite
> > >cumbersome to program. Servlets also produce a stream file of HTML
> > directly...
> >
> > Hmmm. You might be on to something... While I disagree that writing CGI
> > programs is cumbersome to program (cumbersome only in that ILE RPG,
> while
> > way ahead of RPG/400, is still pretty crappy!), you make an
> > interesting case
> > for Java as a rational alternative for this task.
> >
> > How is the Java servlets' performance for you on the AS/400?
> Appropriate?
> > (must be).
> >
> > Thanks for shining a light down this hallway.
> >
> > rp
> >
> 
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