I would forget about android and make the app browser based.

There are lots of ways to do that.

Art

On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 5:53 PM midrange <franz9000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I had not thought about Ajax calls - it makes sense.

Jim

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Paris
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2018 4:41 PM
To: Midrange-L Midrange-l <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Android app access business logic and data on i

Check out Scott Klement's presentation on using PhoneGap with RPG.
http://scottklement.com/presentations/#MOBILERPG
<http://scottklement.com/presentations/#MOBILERPG> the presentation and
code
samples are available.

The presentation includes a basic discussion of the various approaches and
pluses and minuses.

You can certainly use web services - but that still leaves the problem of
how to code the interface on the device.


Jon Paris

www.partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com

On Sep 16, 2018, at 3:47 PM, midrange <franz9000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Current system is RPGLE, including cgi and the Apache web server.

Database design is "old". No flat files or multi-member stuff - not
that old..

Management wants to have an android/iOs app to submit orders (with
proper editing),

plus inquiry. No rewrite of the system to do this, just an add on.

I'm not familiar with Android type apps but would guess web services ?

This will not be heavy traffic, maybe 15 orders per hour, 20 inquiry..

My question is whether (without needing big software) web services is
to normal way to go?

Authentication is also important - current web serving is a user/pwd .

V7R3..



Jim

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