Re: XML to 5250

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jon, another thought - doesn't XML use tags of some sort, it'd be 
interesting to see if there's a close enough mapping to UIM tags. Then the 
5250 data stream is taken care of - layout is automatic and consistent, to 
some degree.

Vern

At 09:51 AM 2/12/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>  >> Since the required flexibility is not available in DDS, it won't be in
> 5250 when you de-translate backwards..
>
> I think I'll have to abandon this thread since I'm apparently incapable of
> describing what I'm after!
>
> I did not say that DDS couldn't do it Trevor - I think I said I don't _want_
> to use it because of the other baggage that goes along with it.  I could
> create a separate display file for each customer  but RPG ties the display
> file to the program and that forces me to have a separate display driver for
> each customer.  I could use C I/O facilities to avoid the one file one
> program tie - but I'm trying to avoid it.  Since XML can be mapped to
> browsers, PDAs, phones, etc.  I was hoping I could use that as the mechanism
> and generate 5250 datastream from the same source.
>
> Jon Paris
> Partner400