AW: Accessing Service Programs from .NET

Hi Donald,

>>These programs need to be able to execute procedures we have embedded in
>>service programs on our iSeries (V5R2) to retrieve different information
>>stored on our iSeries so we won't have business logic stored in more than
>>one place.  Stored procedures apparently only work with an OPM model and
>>user defined functions must apparently be used in a "Select" statement.

This might not be a great help, because you are on release V5R2M0.
-  Beginning with release V5R3M0 you can register procedures embedded 
   in Service Programs as Stored Procedures.

If it is possible to create programs from the modules containing the
procedures (NoMain is not specified in the H-Specs), you can register and
execute these programs as Stored Procedures, even in release V5R2M0.

It is possible to have the same procedure embedded in a service program and
embedded in a program. In RPG, depending on the prototype (Keyword EXTPGM or
EXTPROC) either a dynamic program call or a static procedure call will be
performed.

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Von: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Fisher, Don
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 10. November 2005 18:56
An: 'midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx'
Betreff: Accessing Service Programs from .NET

I have not found much so far to help with this in the archives or the
manuals.  

We have agreed to have another company manage our web presence using a
package that company has developed.  The other company uses .NET (C#) over
SQL Server as its development environment.

These programs need to be able to execute procedures we have embedded in
service programs on our iSeries (V5R2) to retrieve different information
stored on our iSeries so we won't have business logic stored in more than
one place.  Stored procedures apparently only work with an OPM model and
user defined functions must apparently be used in a "Select" statement.

Communication via sockets is potentially an option and I do have Scott
Klement's excellent sockets tutorial.

If it matters, communication with our iSeries will be over a point to point
T1 line from a remote site.

I would greatly appreciate any advice, samples, or RTFM pointers.

Thank you. 

Donald R. Fisher, III
Project Manager
Roomstore Furniture Company
(804) 784-7600 extension 2124
DFisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx