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It depends on how you want to accomplish. My understanding of VisualAge RPG is that you can create GUIs that run on PCs and call RPG programs on the iSeries in classic client-server fashion. I've never used this tool. But it sounds cool. I have used Toolbox for Java a little bit. This is a free package (.jar file) that comes with the iSeries or can be obtained as open-source under the name JTOpen. I have used Toolbox for Java to create Servlets that did things like authenticate users, execute CL commands, and turn DB2400 database files into XML or CSV files. These worked fine in Apache Jakarta Tomcat. I have recently learned how to make PHP classes call Java programs that use Toolbox classes. This lets me execute CL commands, call CL/RPG/Cobol programs, and so forth from Web pages. You could also create a Java GUI that uses Toolbox classes to access the iSeries. As already mentioned by others, you can run Java programs natively on the iSeries. If you use Toolbox for Java or native Java programs, you might want to consider using PCML. PCML is an XML-based format for calling programs on the iSeries. I've heard it can be usefule for people making calls between Java and CL/RPG/Cobol programs. Never used it myself. Oh, and you can invoke methods in Java classes inside RPG programs. You have to 'prototype' the Java method (i.e., define the Java method inside the RPG program). Then the RPG program executes the Java method. Good luck, Kelly -----Original Message----- From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mike Troxclaire Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 1:59 PM To: wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [WDSCI-L] (no subject) Hello, Sorry to contact you this way but I am stuck with a problem and was wondering if you guys may be able to point me in the right direction. I am a Java programmer and I am trying to learn RPG so that I can call RPG modules/applications from my Java classes. I am a novice to "green screen" and have never dealt with it but I understand that to do what I want to do I can do it using WDSC/CODE/400/VisualAge RPG. I have all these wonderful tools at my disposal but I do not know where to start as I have never programmed in RPG before. I would be extremely thankful for any advice that you may have for me. Thanks again. Thanks, Mike. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ This is the Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries (WDSCI-L) mailing list To post a message email: WDSCI-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/wdsci-l or email: WDSCI-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/wdsci-l.
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