Re: Interaction between .Net and the IBM I

[Alan Campin <alan0307d@xxxxxxxxx>]

What is the C# program updating on the .Net side. SQL Server. If yes, could
you just run a stored procedure on the PC side to do the update or invoke
C# code with a stored procedure?


On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 6:41 AM, Lowary, Jim <jlowary@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Has anyone had to run a .Net program from an IBM I program?  We are
> using the RUNRMTCMD to call a generic "C" program in the IFS and passing
> it parms to call specific methods thru service functions with key data
> on our .Net system and updating files on the IBM I using ASNA's  Visual
> RPG called from "C" methods.
>
> This works fine if the IBM I program does not have to wait for response,
> but in instances where we'd like to pass back data or wait for something
> to complete it is cumbersome.   Mainly because we have to pass the data
> back by writing a temp file and write records into a logging file that
> job steps have started and ended so that jobs can wait and loop till a
> step is done before continuing.
>
> I was wondering if anyone would have a better approach to doing this
> sort of thing?  It would be nice to be able to call something directly
> without having to use the RUNRMTCMD so that data could be passed back.
> I know that the .Net Object passed back would have to be changed into
> something that the RPG or COBOL program on the IBM I side could deal
> with.
>
> Just looking for a better approach, if there is one.
>
> TIA,
>
> -- Jim
>
>
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