Re : iSeries (V5R3) calling a CICS program

Mark and Rob,

I'm sure it's a great product.  We've been running Verify on the 
Mainframe (where the bulk of our processing is today) for many years 
and have also been very happy with it.  I'm trying to reuse that 
resource (or read "cost") and not duplicate it to the iSeries.

In additon, it would show (yet again) how flexable the iSeries is.  

The flip side of that recommendation woould end up being me posting a 
question about a CICS program calling a program on the iSeries so the 
Mainframe could do address verification.

Other note that I forgot to mention on the original post : No DB2 on 
the mainframe.  All VSAM and flat files.  Yeah, hot stuff circa 1965.

from: "Mark Allen" <scprideandms@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: iSeries (V5R3) calling a CICS program

I wholeheartedly agree with Rob

On 8/7/06, rob@xxxxxxxxx <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I hear you, cheap.  However, if the only reason to call the 

mainframe> program is to zip+4 the address you might want to check 

out

http://worksright.com  They make some attractive software to do 

a lot of

this.
Just a satisfied customer.

Rob Berendt
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6928N 400E
Kendallville, IN 46755
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Mornin'

In the mist of dealing with the usual rash of Monday
Morning'problems,  I just had a programmer come over to me with a
request to call a CICS program from an interactive COBOL program on
the iSeries.  I realize most folks are RPG'ers but I think for this
problem,  the language really doesn't matter.

We are running on OS/400 V5R3 (might be going to V5R4 in
September'ish), z/OS V1.4 (going to z/OS V1.7 in April'ish), and
running CICS, eh hem , IBM Transaction Server V2.2.

Now let me start with the princple concept of software 

development at

my company : Cheap.

So that rules things like MQ Series (not saying that would be a
solution) and other purchased products.

We currently have two existing ways to connect to this program.  

The

first is through a Host Integration server using Transaction
Integrator that some VB code uses and the second is a SOAP/XML
connect.  The second isn't the speediest method and is somewhat
cumbersome.  I know XML is ~suppose to be the way~ now a days, 

but I'm

(and others) aren't sold yet on it.

The program sends up a name and address and would ZIP+4 and 

verify the

address with software running on the Mainframe.

Anyone have other connection methods that they might be using to do
this?

If this should be in another group please let me know.

Any info will help.

TIA,


Mike.
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subject: Re: Printing images from the /400

Thanx Craig,

Nice website.

Nick


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  Nick and anyone who is interested:

  http://www.ignite400.org/cgi-dta/dtwforum.d2w/main

  That will take you directly to the forum.

  Craig

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