RE: Alternatives for remote program call

Hello Eric,

You can write java code to accomplish this and then use the remote
program call in JT400 to make the physical call. The remote program
call supports bi-directional parm passing. We use this quite a bit in
our .Net programming.

You can make the Java class a standalone program or encapsulate the code
into an RPG call.

If you run into a roadblock and need some outside vendor assistance, let
me know and we could probably put something together for you in a couple
days worth of work.

Regards,
Richard Schoen
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date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:36:07 -0500

from: "DeLong, Eric" <EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

subject: RE: Alternatives for remote program call

I need bi-directional parameters. I did not think that was supported for
REXEC invocations.... Are you going to make my day and tell me I'm
wrong? <g>

Eric

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How about RUNRMTCMD? Or the rexec() API? (which uses the same protocol,

but has more capabilities). These are very simple ways to call a

program over a netwokr...

will they work for you?

DeLong, Eric wrote:

I have the need to remotely call a program with full bi-directional

parameter support. My first thought was to use SQL (Connect to xxx; CALL
nnnnn (:p1, :p2, :p3)) to invoke this program, but as it turns out, that
called program issues a SQL CONNECT TO. This is not allowed, it
seems.....

I'm trying to consider alternatives, but so far I'm not finding

much....

I was wondering if it would be possible to write a Java program that

would use the Java Toolbox to remotely call my RPG. I am not very
familliar with the Java Toolbox, so I'm not sure it it even supports
bi-directional parameters. Has anyone done something like this?

Thanks for any ideas...

Eric