Re: JDBC vs DB2 Connect

<verndor response>
Yep, I have written an OAR handler to do this kind of thing - and now that you can get OAR in a 70-day trial from IBM, it can be a good way to try it out on your system.

Contact me directly if interested - our sales staff knows about it but would send you to me eventually, anyhow. Don't worry - if you go for it, you'll get to talk to sales all you ever wanted to!! ;-)

You can respond here off-list or call toll-free to 888.RJS.SOFT
</verndor response>

HTH
Vern

On 8/23/2011 11:35 AM, Jon Paris wrote:

On Aug 23, 2011, at 11:40 AM, rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

An additional concern is ease of use for legacy RPG skill sets.

I am currently setting up to test Scott Klement's JDBCR4 service program

Scott's API is a good idea - but if you want it to be easily used by "legacy" programmers I would wrap it in either a SPECIAL file or RPG Open Access (RJS Software have already done this if a vendor solution is an option).

For information on SPECIAL files and Open Access you could try my articles here:

Part 1: http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/ibmi/developer/rpg/Get-More-from-RPG/

Part 2: http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/ibmi/developer/rpg/Making-RPG-Even-More--Special%E2%80%9D/

Part 3: http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/ibmi/developer/rpg/Getting-a-Handle-on-RPG%E2%80%99s-Open-Access/

Jon Paris

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