COBOL WEBSERVICE API

Hi all,

I am new to cobol.I am having an existing cobol application and without
changing anything application i want to create its web interface> i
thought i should use webservices.Expose the cobol applciatio as
webservcie and then make the web interface in any language.
Please suggest which API should i use.

Hi,

IMHO, Just forget the Web Services crap (unless this is a case of CV
building). Go Sockets and a connection oriented (and context rich) protocol
to provide a solution for your business application.

I suppose my question is "Do you have a requirement? or are you riding the
wave?". If the later then just use WebSpher WebLogic or iAS and don't even
bother with stuff like the "Web Services Integration Urinal" that
HP/Compaq/Digital have come up with for their "legacy" customers.

So you have a development team that cares? Do you want to be the first to
implement WS-AT? (Or do you really want to farm it all out to Bangalore 'cos
your manager is a complete twat and ComputerWly told him that you're a
mining company and not a software house?)

Regards Richard Maher

<nancy.aggarwal@daffodildb.com> wrote in message
news:1159340042.474318.291320@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I am new to cobol.I am having an existing cobol application and without
> changing anything application i want to create its web interface> i
> thought i should use webservices.Expose the cobol applciatio as
> webservcie and then make the web interface in any language.
> Please suggest which API should i use.
>

On 26 Sep 2006 23:54:02 -0700, nancy.aggarwal@daffodildb.com wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I am new to cobol.I am having an existing cobol application and without
>changing anything application i want to create its web interface> i
>thought i should use webservices.Expose the cobol applciatio as
>webservcie and then make the web interface in any language.
>Please suggest which API should i use.
What you can do depends on your COBOL vendor.

For further help please state.
COBOL Vendor
COBOL compiler version
OS used and version.


Frederico Fonseca
ema il: frederico_fonseca at syssoft-int.com

nancy.aggarwal@daffodildb.com wrote:
>
> I am new to cobol.I am having an existing cobol application and without
> changing anything application i want to create its web interface

If it is an interactive text application then use telnet or ssh.

> i thought i should use webservices.

Why ?  What do you expect the user to do with your application ?  What
does your application do that is a 'service' ?

> Expose the cobol applciatio as
> webservcie and then make the web interface in any language.
> Please suggest which API should i use.

I suggest that you read a few books first then write down what it is
that you actually want to achieve.

I suspect that you just want to be 'buzz-word compliant' but have no
idea what any of this stuff is about.

Hello Richard,

Actually We are having a RM?COBOL application and we dnt want to
rewrite/change anything in that application.So we thought webservice
might be a solution.

Are there any more possible solutions of this?If you know please help.

Thanks

Richard Maher wrote:
> Hi,
>
> IMHO, Just forget the Web Services crap (unless this is a case of CV
> building). Go Sockets and a connection oriented (and context rich) protoco
l
> to provide a solution for your business application.
>
> I suppose my question is "Do you have a requirement? or are you riding the
> wave?". If the later then just use WebSpher WebLogic or iAS and don't even
> bother with stuff like the "Web Services Integration Urinal" that
> HP/Compaq/Digital have come up with for their "legacy" customers.
>
> So you have a development team that cares? Do you want to be the first to
> implement WS-AT? (Or do you really want to farm it all out to Bangalore 'c
os
> your manager is a complete twat and ComputerWly told him that you're a
> mining company and not a software house?)
>
> Regards Richard Maher
>
> <nancy.aggarwal@daffodildb.com> wrote in message
> news:1159340042.474318.291320@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com... 

nancy.it@gmail.com wrote:

> Actually We are having a RM?COBOL application and we dnt want to
> rewrite/change anything in that application.So we thought webservice
> might be a solution.

What does the application do now and what will it do as a 'webservice'
?

Is it just that you want to run a terminal over the internet ?  Look
for 'telnet' or 'ssh'.

On 28 Sep 2006 23:55:16 -0700, nancy.it@gmail.com wrote:
Top posting corrected.
>
>Richard Maher wrote: 
>Hello Richard,
>
>Actually We are having a RM?COBOL application and we dnt want to
>rewrite/change anything in that application.So we thought webservice
>might be a solution.
>
>Are there any more possible solutions of this?If you know please help.

Please speak with Liant sales at "sales at liant.com" or contact your
local reseller.
Amongst other things they have a product Xcentrisity (BIS) that will
at least do part of what you need.



Frederico Fonseca
ema il: frederico_fonseca at syssoft-int.com

On 26 Sep 2006 23:54:02 -0700, nancy.aggarwal@daffodildb.com wrote:

>I am new to cobol.I am having an existing cobol application and without
>changing anything application i want to create its web interface> i
>thought i should use webservices.Expose the cobol applciatio as
>webservcie and then make the web interface in any language.
>Please suggest which API should i use.

I'm not sure what you mean by API here.  Are you asking how easy it is
to have a CoBOL program output standard XML?