Re: ibm_db node module and IBM Data Server Driver

[Kevin <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Doesn’t the ibm_db node module have a dependency on a connector that you need to purchase a licence for or am I thinking of something else?

> On 8 Apr 2018, at 19:34, Kelly Cookson <KCookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I would like to pick people's thoughts on an idea.
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> 1.     I just came across the ibm_db node module at npm:  https://www.npmjs.com/package/ibm_db. It looks to me like this will run in node on windows.
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> 2.     It also looks like the ibm_db node module can access DB2 on the IBM i, thanks to the IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI. (https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/pd/entry/using_ibm_db2_from_node_js4?lang=es)
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> 3.     The .NET Core framework has something called Node Services. Node Services allows .NET apps to use node modules (using node on windows under the covers).
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> 4.     So, could a person do something like this?
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> a.     A .NET Core web app uses Node Services to access the ibm_db node module.
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> b.     The ibm_db node module uses the IBM Data Server for ODBC and CLI to connect to a DB2 database on the IBM i.
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> c.      This connection is then used for SQL against database tables and/or for calling CL and COBOL programs using stored procedures.
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> I'm not suggesting this is our preferred option. It's not even on the table for consideration yet. I would like to get some expert insights first (of which this list is full, and truly appreciated). Where does the above fall down or bite us?
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> Thanks,
>
> Kelly Cookson
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