Re: REXX and CGI on the iSeries; I THINK I've figured it out

Buck,

I'll be happy to share what I THINK I know when I do a bit more testing when the iSeries I've been allowed access to is back on-line. Then I should know if what I THINK I know is really possible or practical.

If what I THINK I know holds true, it looks like doing CGI in REXX is perhaps easier/quicker, than in RPG, COBOL or C. Now that's not to say you wouldn't want to take what you've developed in REXX and port it to those languages. Actually it may be easier to port a REXX program to C than to RPG or COBOL.

As to using CL to call STRREXPRC... not necessary. Long ago I create CMD files/programs for calling any REXX program. This allows the REXX program to
be called from the command line, or from another program, with just one word, the name of your CMD file/program. It starts the associated REXX program.

If my experiments are successful, I'll be looking for some "best" way to share
this information, perhaps via some sort of article or "Redbook" type of thing. Suggestions appreciated.

Take care,

Dave

date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:53:25 -0500
from: Buck <kc2hiz@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: REXX and CGI on the iSeries; I THINK I've figured it out

On 1/28/2011 10:31 AM, Dave wrote:

For those that helped or are interested,

After MUCH researching and reading and researching and reading, etc., I THINK I've figured out how to do REXX and CGI, using the HTTP server, at least basically. I may also look at how to do it using REXX and direct calls using something like ADO or the like. This because I'm not sure which is going to provide the faster response.

Care to share any hints?
The old AS/400 book said to use a CL wrapper, is that what you ended up
doing?
--buck