Re: Node Toolkit for i on a Windows Server

[Henrik Rützou <hr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kelly

WScript.exe just a wrapper that amoung others languages calls the MS
javascript engine that also runs in
their browser so it is just "running the javascript engine from the shell
instead of via the browser" = without
the browsers debugging tools ;-)

On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 1:12 AM, Kelly Cookson <KCookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> I know this will probably raise the question "Why?" But...
>
> I came across an article that says you can run JavaScript in the Windows
> OS and in the Microsoft IIS web server:
> https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/831752/JavaScript-
> for-Windows-server-side
> I tried the first hello world example on my laptop and it worked. I need
> to see if I can get my JS scripts to run in IIS.
>
> Given that we have XMLSERVICE up and running on our IBM i, could I:
>
> 1.     Copy the itoolkit.js from the IFS into a directory on my laptop.
>
> 2.     Write a JS script that requires itoolkit.js and, say, calls a CL
> program with the iPgm class.
>
> 3.     Run that JS script on my laptop via Windows or the Microsoft IIS
> web server (no use of Node).
>
> In theory, would this work? I do not want explore this possibility if it
> cannot possibly work. I would rather just know it is impossible up
> front-and why.
>
> I'm also looking at the iisnode module to run Node apps in Microsoft IIS:
> https://www.simplymigrate.com/2017/04/11/internet-
> information-server-iis-node-js-in-producton-iisnode/
> This becomes much more interesting if my Node app can use itoolkit.js to
> remotely access IBM i resources analogous to the way a Java app using
> jt400.jar can remotely access IBM i resources.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kelly Cookson
> IT Project Leader
> Dot Foods, Inc.
> 217-773-4486 ext. 12676
> www.dotfoods.com<http://www.dotfoods.com>
>
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