Re: JAVA calling cobol routines

["Anjali, Bisht (CTR)" <Anjali.Bisht@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ok another question would be do I need to install anything or run any
thing on my AS/400 server to get this PCML thing going?

As of now we have the IBM JAVA toolbox installed on our AS/400 server.

Please advice

 
Thank you,
Anjali Bisht
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[mailto:cobol400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Gibbs
Sent: 14 January 2010 01:53
To: COBOL Programming on the iSeries/AS400
Subject: Re: [COBOL400-L] JAVA calling cobol routines

On 1/11/2010 11:39 PM, Anjali, Bisht (CTR) wrote:
> I have a requirement in which my java programs are going to call
> COBOL programs residing on AS/400.

I recommend using PCML to call ANY program on the i.  RPG, COBOL, CL, C,
etc.

http://midurl.com/pcml or
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/topic/rzahh/pcml.h
tm

The Create COBOL program commands even have an option to generate the
PCML needed to call the program for you.

> JAVA program might have to send the copybooks (in form of structures
> to COBOL)?

Data structures are not hard to specify in PCML.

david