Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: ibm_db node module and IBM Data Server Driver

And, of course, if we license the IBM Connector, then we could use that directly in .NET apps. We wouldn’t need to use the ibm_db module or .NET Core Node Services. I’m just thinking that if we use the ibm_db node module and .NET Core Node Services, then our .NET developers could offload that development and maintenance to JS/Node.JS developers. Plus, the same JS/Node.JS developers could also be developing web services and/or web apps using Node.JS on the IBM i.

Just exploring the possibilities.

Thanks,

Kelly Cookson
IT Project Leader
Dot Foods, Inc.
217-773-4486 ext. 12676
www.dotfoods.com<http://www.dotfoods.com>

From: WEB400 [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [WEB400] ibm_db node module and IBM Data Server Driver

Doesn’t the ibm_db node module have a dependency on a connector that you need to purchase a licence for or am I thinking of something else?

On 8 Apr 2018, at 19:34, Kelly Cookson <KCookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:KCookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:

Hi,

I would like to pick people's thoughts on an idea.


1. I just came across the ibm_db node module at npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/ibm_db<https://www.npmjs.com/package/ibm_db>. It looks to me like this will run in node on windows.


2. It also looks like the ibm_db node module can access DB2 on the IBM i, thanks to the IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI. (https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/pd/entry/using_ibm_db2_from_node_js4?lang=es<https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/pd/entry/using_ibm_db2_from_node_js4?lang=es>)


3. The .NET Core framework has something called Node Services. Node Services allows .NET apps to use node modules (using node on windows under the covers).



4. So, could a person do something like this?

a. A .NET Core web app uses Node Services to access the ibm_db node module.

b. The ibm_db node module uses the IBM Data Server for ODBC and CLI to connect to a DB2 database on the IBM i.

c. This connection is then used for SQL against database tables and/or for calling CL and COBOL programs using stored procedures.

I'm not suggesting this is our preferred option. It's not even on the table for consideration yet. I would like to get some expert insights first (of which this list is full, and truly appreciated). Where does the above fall down or bite us?

Thanks,

Kelly Cookson
IT Project Leader
Dot Foods, Inc.
217-773-4486 ext. 12676
www.dotfoods.com<http://www.dotfoods.com><http://www.dotfoods.com<http://www.dotfoods.com>>

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