Home > AS/400 Tips > WebSphere Strategies for iSeries professionals > Three tips for using WebFacing
iSeries 400 Tips:
EMAIL THIS
 TIPS & NEWSLETTERS TOPICS 

WEBSPHERE STRATEGIES FOR ISERIES PROFESSIONALS

Three tips for using WebFacing


Jim Mason
09.15.2004
Rating: -3.50- (out of 5)


Digg This!    StumbleUpon Toolbar StumbleUpon    Bookmark with Delicious Del.icio.us   


Trying to find your way around IBM's WebFacing? Site expert Jim Mason guides you through three tricky areas:

What to do if you change the DDS display file source member after you WebFace an application

[ Return to top of page ]

If you change the DDS display file source member AFTER you've WebFaced an application, Web development expert Jim Mason says you need to do the following:

The communication between the WebFacing Java code and the host 5250 RPG application is based on the DATA BUFFERS for input and output for each record format. Any changes to the buffers in your DDS display file or their contents require you to reconvert that specific display file.

Al


Digg This!    StumbleUpon Toolbar StumbleUpon    Bookmark with Delicious Del.icio.us   


RELATED CONTENT
Web Tools
Programming for the Web on the IBM i, what is possible
Zend Web software teams up with IBM System i
Using geocoding on AS/400 to enhance your Web presence
The iSeries Blog has a new home on IT Knowledge Exchange
The best technologies and tools for System i programmers in 2009
Search400.com Products of the Year 2008
Application modernization strategies for System i
Natively supported Web applications for Power running i
System i PHP authoring tool tries to fill void in Web-coding know-how
Lazy coder: What does PHP on the i5 mean?

WebSphere Strategies for iSeries professionals
Application modernization strategies for System i
Application modernization in the i world
Natively supported Web applications for Power running i
Enterprise open source basics
Basic security considerations for a Domino/WebSphere system
Simplifying data access using Java Standard Tag Library
Integrating Microsoft ActiveX components with WebSphere
Choices for running Web workloads on iSeries
Virtual hosting for iSeries Web applications
Automate WebSphere configuration backups on the iSeries (i5)

Application Development
iSeries calling an .exe
Top 10 programmer tips
Formatted work job scheduler
Convert system date and time
Mixing free format code with embedded SQL
SQL update a field in one file from a field in another file
Webcasts for iSeries programmers
Programming advice from the pros
Easy code copying via the drag and drop method
Setting FTP time-outs

RELATED GLOSSARY TERMS
Terms from Whatis.com − the technology online dictionary
WebSphere Development Studio Client (WDSC)  (Search400.com)

RELATED RESOURCES
2020software.com, trial software downloads for accounting software, ERP software, CRM software and business software systems
Search Bitpipe.com for the latest white papers and business webcasts
Whatis.com, the online computer dictionary


ternatives to executing iSeries commands

[ Return to top of page ]

Web development expert Jim Mason says WebFacing doesn't handle system user interface screens in the current release. That means commands such as WRKSPLF won't work in a WebFaced applications. You have several options to handle this situation:

WebFaced app that limits customers' view of data

[ Return to top of page ]

Is it possible to place some of WebFaced applications on the Internet for use by customers and make it so each customer views only their information? Web development expert Jim Mason says yes, but it takes some programming.

Here's the basic model that his team followed:

Rate this Tip
To rate tips, you must be a member of Search400.com.
Register now to start rating these tips. Log in if you are already a member.




DISCLAIMER: Our Tips Exchange is a forum for you to share technical advice and expertise with your peers and to learn from other enterprise IT professionals. TechTarget provides the infrastructure to facilitate this sharing of information. However, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or validity of the material submitted. You agree that your use of the Ask The Expert services and your reliance on any questions, answers, information or other materials received through this Web site is at your own risk.



iSeries Security - Security Tools, Physical Security and System Security
HomeNewsTopicsITKnowledge ExchangeTipsBlogsAsk the ExpertsMultimediaWhite PapersProducts
About Us  |  Contact Us  |  For Advertisers  |  For Business Partners  |  Site Index  |  RSS
SEARCH 
TechTarget provides technology professionals with the information they need to perform their jobs - from developing strategy, to making cost-effective purchase decisions and managing their organizations' technology projects - with its network of technology-specific websites, events and online magazines.

TechTarget Corporate Web Site  |  Media Kits  |  Site Map




All Rights Reserved, Copyright 1999 - 2009, TechTarget | Read our Privacy Policy 		  TechTarget - The IT Media ROI Experts