Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-22 Thread Wayne Bickerdike
> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Re: zos program to supply web based client > > > > Unfortunately the data has to come from a Adabas database. While they > all > > appear to be really good id

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-22 Thread Gibney, Dave
U > Subject: Re: zos program to supply web based client > > Unfortunately the data has to come from a Adabas database. While they all > appear to be really good ideas, it probably won't fit in this cas

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-22 Thread Brian Westerman
Unfortunately the data has to come from a Adabas database. While they all appear to be really good ideas, it probably won't fit in this case. Thanks again, Brian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instruction

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-22 Thread Dana Mitchell
I have a number of REXX CGI programs that I wrote originally for the Domino Go HTTP server, and subsequently migrated them to the z/OS supplied Apache HTTP server. They ran unchanged for the most part, except for early after the Apache server was made available for z/OS, CGIPARSE was not avai

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-21 Thread Timothy Sipples
Tim Hare brings up another viable choice. Here are some pointers: 1. Yes, you can use the IBM HTTP Server for z/OS in the fashion (request-dynamic response) Tim has in mind. One of my colleagues wrote some REXX sample code which uses the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) support in the Apache-based I

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-21 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 21 Jan 2019 22:00:51 -0600, Tim Hare wrote: >I haven't seen the Apache web server mentioned for some reason. I haven't >used Apache but on the previous Domino-based web server you could write a Rexx >CGI (Common Gateway Interface, not Computer Generated Images) program that >could be

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-21 Thread Tim Hare
I haven't seen the Apache web server mentioned for some reason. I haven't used Apache but on the previous Domino-based web server you could write a Rexx CGI (Common Gateway Interface, not Computer Generated Images) program that could be invoked via URL and retrieve whatever you want. When I

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-14 Thread Pew, Curtis G
> On Jan 11, 2019, at 11:14 PM, Brian Westerman > wrote: > > Since it does use Adabas, maybe EntireX is the proper answer for this. Right. Also, you mentioned COM-PLETE, which has some ability to act as a web server. You might investigate that. -- Pew, Curtis G curtis@austin.utexas.edu

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-13 Thread Brian Westerman
No, single server getting the next available slot to schedule an available time. I have a slot of studying to do now while I track down all of your suggestions. Thanks again, Brian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archiv

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-13 Thread Timothy Sipples
Brian Westerman wrote: >The don't have CICS, that would have made this almost easy. Yes. >z/OS, Adabas, Com-Plete on the mainframe, the open system server >is Windows Server 2018, the application is looking for the "next" >available date to schedule their task, but the "owner" of that >schedule i

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-13 Thread Sankaranarayanan, Vignesh
Woohoo, I've (probably) helped one person.. I'm a community champion! – Vignesh Mainframe Infrastructure -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Brian Westerman Sent: 13 January 2019 08:27 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: zos

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-13 Thread Brian Westerman
Now those are really cool. I had never heard of them but I am thankful that you pointed me to them. Thanks, Brian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-12 Thread scott Ford
.. ? > > No clue how straightforward it is.. > > > > – Vignesh > > Mainframe Infrastructure > > > > -Original Message- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf > > Of Brian Westerman > > Sent: 11 January 2019 08:39 > >

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-12 Thread Steve Horein
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: zos program to supply web based client > > The don't have CICS, that would have made this almost easy. > > z/OS, Adabas, Com-Plete on the mainframe, the open system server is > Windows Server 2018, the application is looking f

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-12 Thread Alan Young
If http is not a requirement, would the RSSERVER socket sample in the z/OS Communication Server be a starting point to roll their own? If http is a requirement, https://www.z-mainframe.com/zbogor-tiny-web-server might be something to look into. Another thought is to install Rocket's pytho

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-11 Thread Brian Westerman
I like this, but there are two problems. The first is that they would need to purchase the software, the second is that it's only going to be necessary for a few months after which time they will have converted the mainframe program and file to their open systems server platform. I was hoping

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-11 Thread Allan Staller
CICS Web Services. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Windt, W.K.F. van der (Fred) Sent: Friday, January 11, 2019 1:18 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: zos program to supply web based client Hi, The z/OS Web Enablement Toolkit does not work

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-11 Thread Chambers, David W.
FTP or ssh would be the simplest. FTP could, if needed, be coaxed to submit a job and the remote whatever can read the job output. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Brian Westerman Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 9:03 P

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-11 Thread Marna WALLE
I saw a presentation on IBM z/OS Connect EE. Might this be an option?? (I've never used it, so only suggesting something to quickly review.) https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS4SVW_2.0.0/com.ibm.zosconnect.doc/overview/what_is.html -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation IBM Poughk

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-11 Thread scott Ford
ure > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf > Of Brian Westerman > Sent: 11 January 2019 08:39 > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: zos program to supply web based client > > The don't have CICS, that would have

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-11 Thread Sankaranarayanan, Vignesh
] Re: zos program to supply web based client The don't have CICS, that would have made this almost easy. z/OS, Adabas, Com-Plete on the mainframe, the open system server is Windows Server 2018, the application is looking for the "next" available date to schedule their task, but

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-11 Thread Brian Westerman
The don't have CICS, that would have made this almost easy. z/OS, Adabas, Com-Plete on the mainframe, the open system server is Windows Server 2018, the application is looking for the "next" available date to schedule their task, but the "owner" of that schedule is on the mainframe. The "old"

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-11 Thread Brian Westerman
But I had been informed that the Web enablement toolkit is for z/OS applications to act as clients, meaning that they are the ones asking for data, this application needs to work the other way around witht he mainframe application supplying the data to the outside. Brian --

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-10 Thread Gibney, Dave
The Software AG solutions are EntireX (I think now called webmethods) and Connx (and SQL gateway to Adabas). You could probably write Natural to talk Unix System Services sockets. Or CICS EXCI > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On > Behalf Of Brian Westerman > Se

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-10 Thread Windt, W.K.F. van der (Fred)
can be invoked in a batch job or IMS transaction. Regardz, Fred! > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Ed Jaffe > Sent: vrijdag 11 januari 2019 3:50 > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: zos prog

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-10 Thread Windt, W.K.F. van der (Fred)
Hi, You can implement this with relative ease in CICS transactions that use CICS WEB statements. CICS has extensive builtin support for these kind op applications. We are implementing restful APIs that way. Regardz, Fred! > I have a "how can I do that" type of question. This has probably bee

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-10 Thread Timothy Sipples
Brian, do you have any more information about the program that's going to be involved in answering this query, such as programming language and run-time environment (CICS Transaction Server, for example)? The "best" answer may vary a little depending on those high-level details. Besides z/OS base

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-10 Thread Tom Brennan
Probably not what you want, but the first thing I think of is ssh. I've written web applications running php on Linux/Windows that do things like this (if I remember correctly): exec("ssh use...@mainframe.ip some_script.sh",$out,$rc); SSH keys need to be setup on the running system, but tha

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-10 Thread Ed Jaffe
On 1/10/2019 6:02 PM, Brian Westerman wrote: What would be the simplest or best way to accomplish that? I recommend the z/OS Web Enablement Toolkit. It works in all languages -- even assembler. -- Phoenix Software International Edward E. Jaffe 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245