COBOL--->HTML suggestions?

[japes89]

I have a fiend whos company uses MAPPER and COBOL which currently reside on a
Clearpath mainframe. one of the systems is about 175,000 lines of code and
the other is just over 300,000. they are under direction to get these
systems to an NT environment ( I am suggesting 2000 ) . Their objective is not to add or change
functionality at this time, but instead to give the system user a web
interface to work with - as they say it, put a pretty face on an ugly
system. Ultimately, they will be moving these sytems to yet another
architecture/platform, but they don't know what that is yet. they just know
that the immediate step is an interim step.

Has anyone ever tackled one like this?

even if you haven't, are there any challenges/hurdles/questions that spring
to mind?

Thank you

JP

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[Truusvlugindewind]

You are already familiar with Micro Focus Net Express?
If not contact them.

 

[webrabbit]

It's Microfocus, one word not two words. Southern California Gas Company used Microfocus COBOL under OS/2 to access CICS on the mainframe. Their programs run around 500k lines.

 

[ceh4702]

Why not just script the data to a web page a mainframe can be an HTML Server??


If you do not like my post feel free to point out your opinion or my errors.

 

[japes89]

Well, isn't the usual output from these types of systems a DAT file? Basically a simple ascii file? These can be modified via XML right?
How would you use the Mainframe as a webserver?

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[webrabbit]

I used to work for a company in Irvine, CA, that does this sort of thing for their clients. The company name is Administrative Headquarters. Their phone number is (949) 475-1085. They may be able to point you in the right direction.

 

[Truusvlugindewind]

The company is called Microfocus, okay. Their product is called Net Express.
When you invite a sales rep., he/she can demonstrate quick & easy how to write/generate cobol programs which run on your web-server.

 

[japes89]

In starting a project like this.....presenting COBOL data to a web interface, are there any challenges/hurdles/questions that spring
to mind?

Thank you

JP

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[Crox]

What is interesting is to use architectural concepts. Make the program independent of the screen-handling. Create one screen-handler. Create an independent layer for business-rules. Create an independent layer for data-access. Create a service-layer between subsystems. Later on, changing the user-interface is only changing the screen-handler by an other program. More info at Zachman and Gartner.

Regards,

Crox

 

[japes89]

Great Ideas!
Thank you

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