we are developing old vse applications to linux/390 applications right now
> -----Original Message----- > From: McKown, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 11:58 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Are you developing new applications on Linux/390? > > > This is just a curiousity question. But is anybody developing new > applications on Linux/390 instead of on their legacy z/OS > system? I'm not > thinking of Web serving type applications, but something > where somebody said > something like: "You know, we'd normally develop this > application on z/OS > using COBOL. But we can also develop it on Linux/390 using C > and so not use > z/OS MIPS." Perhaps a DB/2 application which runs on > Linux/390 instead of > z/OS (assuming you have DB/2 on both Linux/390 and z/OS). > > Also, does anybody have a Web application running on > Linux/390 which uses > CGI to get data from the z/OS side of the house? Especially > communicating > with a CICS region. Again, just curious. This is sort of > leading up to how > can I run an application on Linux/390 which will communicate > with a "server" > on the z/OS side of the house to do VSAM I/O. This would most > likely do the > VSAM via an EXCI connection to a CICS region. Can a Linux/390 > application > use EXCI to talk to CICS? > > -- > John McKown > Senior Technical Specialist > UICI Insurance Center > Applications & Solutions Team > +1.817.255.3225 >
