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Thanks Walden, I forgot about the "rest of the story" with .asp (COM). We continue to evaluate the reality of Microsoft's presence in the marketplace .vs. being more open and platform neutral with our development. We headed down a Java path then were confronted with some learning curve issues that seemed to indicate that sticking with RPG might make sense (although we lose platform neutrality). We sorted through the options and decided that Java WAS the right direction but on some "immediate need" projects we would use RPG. Now the company President and VP of Marketing have become enamored with a .net based tool that is very cool, very productive but undermines our existing strategy of platform neutrality (and we can't even run it on an iSeries). That is what triggered the question. Just when we think it is safe to proceed, some "new thing" appears that distracts us (well, at least some of us) Thanks for weighing in. Pete -----Original Message----- From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Walden H. Leverich Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 8:04 AM To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries Subject: RE: [WEB400] Linux LPAR running Sun Java System Active Server Pages:Issuch a thing possible? The animal exists (http://wwws.sun.com/software/chilisoft/) and it looks like it's the chilisoft package, I guess Sun bought Chilisoft. However, I think you'll hit two problems: 1) I don't see, and doubt there is, a version for Power-based machines. Linux, yes, but you need Linux on Power. 2) The power of ASP isn't in it's native language, but in it's ability to access COM objects, be they ones you write (business logic in VB, C++, etc.), MS provided ones (Word, Excel, MSXML, etc.) or third party ones (ASP.Mail, FileUpload, Bob's Big COM Object, etc.) Since you're not likely to see an implementation of these objects on Java anytime soon I think the theory is better than the reality. Having said that, if you were looking to write _new_ code using ASP developers in a Java environment this might be an option. There is nothing you can do in ASP w/COM that you can't do in ASP w/Java Objects. Of course it's all done differently, so they'd have to learn a new object model. And if they're going to learn that much new stuff, you might as well teach them JSP too. Oh and note the requirements. It's not "linux" it's "Linux with kernel 2.4 and GLIBC 2.2.5. The Linux world is getting _so_ complex it's not funny. Imaging an iSeries program (not one from IBM) that ran on OS/400, as long as it was V5R1 with PTF SF123455 and MF98765 and not SF11212. Uggghhhh! -Walden ________________________________ From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Pete Helgren Sent: Tue 20-Apr-04 7:32 PM To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries Subject: [WEB400] Linux LPAR running Sun Java System Active Server Pages: Issuch a thing possible? So you have an iSeries running a Linux LPAR. Sun says they have Sun Java System Active Server Pages 4.0 that will allow active server pages to run on Linux. So, can we have an iSeries running .asp pages using Linux in an LPAR running Sun Java System Active Server Pages 4.0? Not is this practical, or even recommended. Is is possible? Anyone heard of such an animal? Different mailing list perhaps (Midrange-L)? Pete Helgren Timpanogos Technologies, Inc 801.892.9106 x 202 _______________________________________________ This is the Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries (WEB400) mailing list To post a message email: WEB400@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/web400 or email: WEB400-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/web400. _______________________________________________ This is the Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries (WEB400) mailing list To post a message email: WEB400@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/web400 or email: WEB400-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/web400.
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