Re: Web apps on the AS/400

["Leif Svalgaard" <leif@xxxxxxxx>]

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From: Joe Pluta <joepluta@PlutaBrothers.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 2:34 PM
Subject: RE: Web apps on the AS/400


> But the Java toolkit provides the following classes: ProgramCall and
> ProgramParameter.  You call a program defined by a ProgramCall object and
> optionally pass it a list of bidirectional parameters defined by
> ProgramParameter objects, just like any other language would.  In fact,
> there is even a mechanism for retrieving any OS/400 error messages
generated
> by the call.
>
> Your surmise is incorrect.

I learn something new everyday.

But surely retrieving OS/400 error messages cannot
be the 100% pure Java that is the only thing worth
writing (Mr. Ruthledge main point for the business
case for Java was its "write once, run anywhere"
capability).

Looking on the Web, I see that even the ProgramCall
class is a special AS/400 deal. Thus is not part of Java.


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