RE: Best way to access DB2 from a Windows .asp and Javaapplication

["Walden H. Leverich" <WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave,

Good choice to get away from Access, hell, even I don't like it.

You can use ODBC and _still_ use stored procs. ODBC is a transport
layer, not much more. You can issue direct statements (update this,
select that) or call stored procs and handle result sets.

There are several other ways you can talk to the iSeries (OLE/DB,
sockets, .NET, JDBC, etc.) but they all will take changes to the
application. The least number of changes would be to replace the Access
ODBC driver with the iSeries ODBC driver. How much do you want to
rewrite the application to replace the database?

-Walden

PS. ASP _and_ Java?? Strange mix.



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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dave Odom
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 4:16 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Best way to access DB2 from a Windows .asp and Javaapplication

I have a web application that has been built using ASP and Java
programming.   This application currently uses MS Access for its tables.
 I need to use DB2400 and get away from MS Access.  One of my
programmers says I'll still have to use ODBC to access the DB2 table(s).
 I need to stay away from ODBC if at all possible.   I think stored
procedures are a better solution but perhaps there is something better
that gives good security and performance.    Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance,

Dave Odom
Arizona
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