RE: WEB SOLUTIONS SOFTWARE

[Colin Williams <Williamsc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So where do I start, get my hands on these articles, or do I need to
look at the API's, or do I need access to your procedures?

>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Joe Teff [mailto:jteff19@idt.net]
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 2:17 PM
>>> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>>> Subject: Re: WEB SOLUTIONS SOFTWARE
>>> 
>>> 
>>> There were two articles written in News/400 a couple of years
>>> ago (I beleive the author was Ed Smith) and Brad Stone wrote
>>> a couple last year in Midrange Computing. There is also a Red
>>> book called "Cool things about the AS/400" or something like
>>> that. This is how I learned. The programs work fast. There are
>>> about 5 APIs that are needed for this. I have them coded in a
>>> Service Program with easy to use procedures (thanks to Brad).
>>> Other developers now use the procedures without having to
>>> understand the APIs. I personally don't understand the claim
>>> that Net.Data is easier to do. I think writing the CGIs in RPG
>>> is easier. You will have to know HTML in either case. Net.Data
>>> uses SQL for all database access (syntax is slightly different
>>> than regular SQL). You also have to learn how to write
>>> Net.Data macros. I did not find this to be intuitive. Net.Data
>>> is the obvious choice when you do not know RPG IV. Net.Data
>>> is also slower than using an actual CGI script (a CGI program
>>> is not some new language, rather it is the way that you write
>>> the program to work with a browser on the other end and HTTP).
>>> 
>>> Joe Teff
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Colin Williams <Williamsc@technocrats.co.uk>
>>> To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 3:54 AM
>>> Subject: RE: WEB SOLUTIONS SOFTWARE
>>> 
>>> 
>>> >Bradley,
>>> >
>>> >Where is the best place to start on learning how to use RPG as CGI?
>>> >
>>> >Thanks, in advance
>>> >
>>> >Colin.W
>>> >
>>> >>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> >>>> From: Stone, Brad V (TC OASIS) [mailto:bvstone@taylorcorp.com]
>>> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 10:15 PM
>>> >>>> To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
>>> >>>> Subject: RE: WEB SOLUTIONS SOFTWARE
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> RPG as CGI!!!
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Bradley V. Stone
>>> >>>> BVS/Tools
>>> >>>> http://www.bvstools.com
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> >>>> > From: Archie Cameron [mailto:AGCAMER@mailhost.polarisind.com]
>>> >>>> > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 2:11 PM
>>> >>>> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>>> >>>> > Subject: WEB SOLUTIONS SOFTWARE
>>> >>>> >
>>> >>>> >
>>> >>>> > Hey again,  I have been given the task of hunting down a
>>> >>>> good intranet
>>> >>>> > web solutions software package.  I am curious what this
>>> >>>> group has to
>>> >>>> > offer.  I hope this is not too far off the stream of 
>>> this forum.
>>> >>>> > I need to find THE tool that will get us from Development to
>>> >>>> > Implementation
>>> >>>> > to Administration.  I was instructed to find a tool that took
>>> >>>> > us from the
>>> >>>> > cradle to grave.
>>> >>>> > Our RPG programmers are  doing some Java Programming
>>> >>>> with JBuilder
>>> >>>> > as the IDE and jdk1.1.6. so a tool that utilizes JSP
>>> >>>> would seemto be
>>> >>>> > preferrable.
>>> >>>> >
>>> >>>> > Thanks in advance
>>> >>>> > Arch
>>> >>>> >
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