OpenSource version of WebFacing (was: alternative to WebFacing)

[Buck Calabro <Buck.Calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>If this community were to entertain the idea of an open 
>source project, several questions come to mind.  
>It seems to me that Webfacing provides two
>(2) primary functions.  First, it converts DDS into 
>HTML and various Java components.  It is in 
>essence a code generator.  Second, it provides a
>runtime environment for mapping stream data 
>between the old and the new formats.  

There is actually an OS level switch that does this.  I don't think we can
emulate this readily. :-(

>Do you want a tool that converts DDS to HTML 
>files and possibly RPG code?  Is minimal change to 
>the existing 5250 program the other goal?

The whole point of IBM's WebFacing is that there is Zero Change to the 5250
DDS or RPG whatsoever.  OS400 sees that the request is coming in from a
JSPthingy and bypasses the workstation controller logic when it maps the
data management input buffer to the RPG input buffer.  The same switch is
set for output, so when RPG maps its output buffer to the data management
buffer, data management sends the datastream to the Java server instead of
the workstation controller.

At least that's what I got out of it.

Buck 
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