Thank you but I'm not interested in a 3270 like interface - I want to provide a web interface that has the look/feel of the web rather than a 3270.
Lionel B. Dyck <sdg>< Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com "Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are." - John Wooden -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Immo Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 7:05 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: AW: Web enabled ISPF Application Hi Lionel, I would suggest you implement a server application that communicates with the frontend (web browser) using HTTP/SSL/TLS and with your backend ISPF application using a server version of a 3270 terminal emulation running without a GUI. You can use an OHIO (Open Host Interface Objects) or HLLAPI supporting emulation that can be used to program a 3270 emulation communication without a physical operator. This will require you to newly design and implement the HTML web browser frontend but you will be able to use your ISPF application without the need of any changes on the mainframe. All you have to do is to extract the relevant information from your new web interface and feed the GUI-less server emulation session by filling the 3270 panel fields and sending the information to your ISPF application. In the opposite direction your server emulation session will have to extract the information from your ISPF panels and feed the web interface to present this information to your web browser users. Since front- and backend are completely decoupled you can choose any design for your new web browser frontend. Since the user has to sign on to your mainframe/ISPF application (each user will have its own mainframe/TSO telnet session as today), your current system of user authentication will be sufficient. Please get in touch in case you're interested. Our company provides an OHIO enabled Java 3270 terminal emulation that our customers have used to implement solutions to requirements similar to yours. Regards, Michael -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Im Auftrag von Lionel B Dyck Gesendet: Mittwoch, 15. Juli 2020 14:00 An: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Betreff: Web enabled ISPF Application Does anyone have any advice on how to enable a current ISPF application to support a web interface? Specifically: 1. User authentication 2. Present a web page similar to the current ISPF panel 3. Receive input from the web page 4. Return information to a web page Thanks in advance Lionel B. Dyck <sdg>< Website: <https://www.lbdsoftware.com> https://www.lbdsoftware.com "Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are." - John Wooden ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
