RE: Alternatives for remote program call

["Richard Schoen" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Eric, 
 
You can write java code to accomplish this and then use the remote
program call in JT400 to make the physical call.  The remote program
call supports bi-directional parm passing. We use this quite a bit in
our .Net programming. 
 
You can make the Java class a standalone program or encapsulate the code
into an RPG call. 
 
If you run into a roadblock and need some outside vendor assistance, let
me know and we could probably put something together for you in a couple
days worth of work. 
 
Regards,
Richard Schoen
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message: 6

date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:36:07 -0500

from: "DeLong, Eric" <EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

subject: RE: Alternatives for remote program call

I need bi-directional parameters. I did not think that was supported for
REXEC invocations.... Are you going to make my day and tell me I'm
wrong? <g>

Eric

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To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries

Subject: Re: Alternatives for remote program call

 

How about RUNRMTCMD? Or the rexec() API? (which uses the same protocol, 

but has more capabilities). These are very simple ways to call a 

program over a netwokr...

will they work for you?

DeLong, Eric wrote:

> I have the need to remotely call a program with full bi-directional
parameter support. My first thought was to use SQL (Connect to xxx; CALL
nnnnn (:p1, :p2, :p3)) to invoke this program, but as it turns out, that
called program issues a SQL CONNECT TO. This is not allowed, it
seems.....

>

> I'm trying to consider alternatives, but so far I'm not finding
much....

>

> I was wondering if it would be possible to write a Java program that
would use the Java Toolbox to remotely call my RPG. I am not very
familliar with the Java Toolbox, so I'm not sure it it even supports
bi-directional parameters. Has anyone done something like this?

>

> Thanks for any ideas...

> Eric