Re: PHP to RPG - "tight" integration

["Dave Odom" <Dave.Odom@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Seems like something that could be a performce problem if it forces
dynamic SQL and access path creation at runtime.   Better to call SP or
static SQL if you're talking a lot of data to go through.

Dave

> > > david@xxxxxxxxxxxx 8/1/2006 14:29:37 >>>
web400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Forgive my ignorance... but what's the point of PCML?  Why not
simply
> call an RPG service program as a native method?  Or use SQL and make
it
> a UDF? Or a stored procedure?

It let's you call programs (at least when using java) without regard
to
where caller is running.

Calling a RPG program as a native method, when you're running on a PC,
doesn't work well.

Using SQL UDF's or stored procedures requires a lot of extra work
ahead
of time.  Using PCML is all done at runtime.

david