Re: Calling BIRT from RPG

[Pete Helgren <pete@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Just an update on this....

I threw together some hosting that has the petesworkshop.com site up and 
running.  I don't know what the download speeds will be like but you are 
welcome to try.  Again, this release has Jasper Reports fully supported 
but there are instructions in the Readme on how to add BIRT support 
(basically download it and then include it in the classpath).

No guarantees but with a new job and location, this is the best I can do 
for now.

http://www.petesworkshop.com/downloads/rre.0.6.zip

Pete Helgren
Value Added Software, Inc
www.petesworkshop.com
GIAC Secure Software Programmer-Java

On 11/25/2012 2:19 PM, Pete Helgren wrote:
> Paul,
>
> I put together an open source project called the RPG Report Engine (RRE)
> that I have been hosting (but the site is down while I have been
> relocating to Texas).  It should be back up next week but if you want to
> contact me offlist, I can send you the source. Basically, it uses
> techniques that both Scott Klement and Aaron Bartell (and a host of
> other folks on the list) use to call Java code from RPG.  There are lots
> of good examples around.  I originally had both Birt and Jasper Reports
> support in RRE but pulled the Birt piece due to lack of interest and
> bloat in the Birt code base.  But I still have the old version that
> allows for calls to either BIRT or Jasper reports (based on older
> versions of each).
>
> Pete Helgren
> Value Added Software, Inc
> www.petesworkshop.com
> GIAC Secure Software Programmer-Java
>
> On 11/23/2012 4:20 AM, PAPWORTH Paul wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> >    
> >
> > As our move to full Java is going to take some time we would I would
> > like to know if anybody has had any experience in executing a Birt
> > Report from a RPG batch programme. Is calling/using a web service the
> > way to go ?  How is it best to pass any eventual parameters from RPG to
> > Birt ?
> >
> >    
> >
> > Thanks in anticpation