Re: Passing XML back and forth with RPG and .NET

[Alan Campin <alan0307d@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes. The PC programs just read and write to the file in the IFS.

On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Mike <koldark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I would have map a drive on the server then to the IFS?
>
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> On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Alan Campin <alan0307d@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > .Net has no issues accessing an IFS folder. As far as it is concerned it
> is
> > just another text file. I have moved data back and forth many times using
> a
> > temporary IFS file.
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Mike Wills <koldark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > One problem that I should have mentioned, .NET can only call stored
> > > procedures or use the database. It can't access (directly) the IFS.
> > > I'll look into Scott's EXPAT a bit closer though.
> > >
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> > > Mike Wills
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> > >
> > > On Dec 1, 2009, at 12:29 PM, Alan Campin wrote:
> > >
> > > > Use the temp IFS. Scott's EXPAT parser will read directly from an
> > > > IFS table
> > > > and they are very fast. Writing to a physical file is slow. There
> > > > should be
> > > > nothing to writing to the IFS. I have a service program that wrappers
> > > > everything that I use. The parsing back would be handled by EXPAT.
> > > >
> > > > You could also pass a 64k varchar but like you said it might be too
> > > > big.
> > > > V6R1 has much bigger limits.
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Mike <koldark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I am at a loss here of a best-practice to pass XML back and forth
> > > > > with RPG
> > > > > and C#.NET. Originally, I was going to use a temp physical file in
> > > > > QTEMP,
> > > > > but it seems to be that there should be a better way. The temp file
> > > > > has one
> > > > > line of the document in one record of the file. To me this seems to
> > > > > add a
> > > > > lot of extra work that really shouldn't be needed. I am looking for
> a
> > > > > two-way communication.
> > > > >
> > > > > One thought is to pass a 32000 char parameter back and forth, but
> > > > > is that
> > > > > really a good idea? What happens if the document happens to be
> > > > > bigger than
> > > > > that? I don't think I would hit that limit so maybe I would be fine?
> > > > >
> > > > > What about creating a temp IFS file? That seems like more work than
> > > > > is
> > > > > needed as well.
> > > > >
> > > > > What are your thoughts?
> > > > >
> > > > > Obviously, both the RPG and C# programs will be reading and
> > > > > processing the
> > > > > XML document.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have x-post this on systemidotnet as well to get both sides. I
> > > > > hope David
> > > > > doesn't mind.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
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