Re: Open Access to be generally available as part of the RPG compiler

LOL James - since you write for v4r4 you may not have heard - just kidding!

Open Access - full name is IBM Rational Open Access: RPG Edition -
consists of a new keyword on an F-spec ( HANDLER) and the runtime
support for it. In that keyword, you specify a program of procedure that
will "handle" the I/O for that file. It requires at least 6.1 of the OS.
It was announced almost 2 years ago at COMMON and originally was an
extra cost item - long story!

The most visible use is in making it possible to use native RPG to work
with web pages. I've written a handler over one of our products that
lets you work with remote databases as if they were local DB2 for i
databases. No embedded SQL required.

It can open up native RPG to working easily with mobile devices and with
web services. There are certainly impedance mismatches, but much can be
overcome.

These are like the old SPECIAL files on steroids. You should probably go
read Barbara's blog to see more about it.

HTH
Vern

On 2/1/2012 12:27 PM, James Lampert wrote:

Forgive me for walking into this thread late, but what's an "open
access"? I assume it has nothing to do with the usual meaning of putting
scholarly journals on the web?

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JHHL

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