Hi Bill, tell your Java programmers to write an Java Client for the Web Service. Then create a COBOL wrapper for that Java program with Enterprise COBOL. Call that COBOL as subroutine from your Batch COBOL. Enterprise COBOL will create the JVM in the same address space and reuse it.
An example on how to call a Java class from Enterprise COBOL can be found here: http://www.ims-society.org/board/viewtopic.php?t=79 The sample is how to do it for an IMS online program. However, its a compiler function so you can do that in any z/OS address space! This way you do not have to deal with 404. In addition COBOL can also get control when there are Java Exceptions and act accordingly (e.g. rerun the request). Denis Gaebler. -----Original Message----- From: George.William <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 12 May 2009 7:49 pm Subject: Batch Process Calling a Web Service This is just an initial concept question. In general, what mechanism could; * a batch job, most likely an Enterprise COBOL batch program, * connect with a web service and request information from some application the web service connects with outside of the mainframe world * receive a response back from said application or if no response, be able to deal with a 404 (timeout, service not available, basically no response) type situation * and then go about it batch processing with the returned information We are at the pre-pre-concept of this and just looking for ideas. Thanks Bill George ______________________________________________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email from the State of California is for the sole use of the intended recipient and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review or use, including disclosure or distribution, is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
