Re: How do I create a web page that....

Isn't telling someone who doesn't know who to write a web application to
use AJAX a little like asking a first grader to build a nuclear bomb?
Yes, the results will be pretty cool if he pulls it off but chances are
he'll just pretty frustrated.

Charles -- I think your first question should be: How do I write a web
app? Net.Data is easy, RPG CGI (regardless of how you do it: API's,
CGIDEV2, etc...) is more work but you have more control. Unless you know
Java, I wouldn't think about WebSphere. I would be very surprised if you
can't find a simple example either in this list's archives, the archives
for RPG400-L, or Ignite/400's (http://www.ignite400.org) mailing list
archives. There are plenty of Net.Data examples on Ignite/400's site,
BTW.

Matt

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On Behalf Of Bob Cozzi
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 1:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [WEB400] How do I create a web page that....

I think I gave you a recommendation... RPG World (www.rpgworld.com)

-Bob Cozzi
www.RPGxTools.com
RPG xTools - Enjoy programming again.


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Of Wilt, Charles
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 11:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [WEB400] How do I create a web page that....

Bob,

Ajax was an option I was considering, I know of it and have an idea of
what it can do, but I've never worked with it.

Any recommendations on where to start?

Thanks,

Charles Wilt
--
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Cozzi
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 12:31 PM
> To: 'Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries'
> Subject: Re: [WEB400] How do I create a web page that....
> 
> I'm teaching a class on AJAX and RPG at RPG World in May. You 
> may find something
> you can use in that class, if you're attending 
> In general, you send the first item and qty to the server/cgi 
> rpg program and
> get XML back from it. Then, using JavaScript, you write to a 
> <DIV> or <SPAN> to
> insert a new line of text--probably with the item, qty, 
> description, and price.
> Then you position the cursor into the entry box.
> You can use the OnBlur() function or add an "Enter" button to 
> the input form,
> which ever you prefer. 
> I just finished some AJAX consulting with a software house 
> that does hospital
> software for the AS/400 and we were able to create a "Google 
> Suggests"-like
> interface by GUI-izing their old green screen apps with a web 
> browser interface
> using AJAX, RPG IV and my CGILIB (in xTools). 
> Ajax is just a collection of related technologies, not a 
> product, so you can do
> the interface without CGILIB or CGIDEV2.
> 
> -Bob Cozzi
> www.RPGWorld.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Wilt, Charles
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 10:03 AM
> To: web400@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [WEB400] How do I create a web page that....
> 
> I'd like to create a web page that allows a user to key in an item
> number and a quantity.  When they hit submit, I'd like to clear the
> input boxes to allow the next item to entered and output the just
> entered item underneath the input boxes.
> 
> In other words, the bottom of the web page will be a history of the
> items entered on the web page during the current session.
> 
> The question is what's the easiest/best way to save and output the
> history?
> 
> I can use CGIDEV2, Net.Data or Websphere but I'm new to all of it and
> not sure which environment to choose or how to accomplish 
> outputting the
> history.
> 
> I could of course save the history someplace in the database, but then
> I'd have to deal with figuring out when/how to delete the records and
> determining current session vs. new session.
> 
> Thanks for the ideas,
> 
> Charles Wilt
> --
> iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
> Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
> ph: 513-573-4343
> fax: 513-398-1121
>  
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