To call an existing COBOL server
Use the IDL Extractor for COBOL to extract the Software AG IDL and, depending on the complexity, also a server mapping file. See When is a Server Mapping File Required? under Server Mapping Files for COBOL in the Designer documentation.
Build an EntireX RPC client using any EntireX wrapper. See EntireX Wrappers. For a quick test you can:
use the IDL Tester; see EntireX IDL Tester in the Designer documentation
generate an XML mapping file (XMM) and use the XML Tester for verification; see EntireX XML Tester in the XML/SOAP Wrapper documentation
See Client and Server Examples for BS2000 in the COBOL Wrapper documentation for COBOL RPC Server examples.
To write a new COBOL server
Use the COBOL Wrapper to generate a COBOL server skeleton and, depending on the complexity, also a server mapping file. See When is a Server Mapping File Required? under Server Mapping Files for COBOL in the Designer documentation. Write your COBOL server and proceed as described under Using the COBOL Wrapper for the Server Side.
Build an EntireX RPC client using any EntireX wrapper. See EntireX Wrappers. For a quick test you can:
use the IDL Tester; see EntireX IDL Tester in the Designer documentation
generate an XML mapping file (XMM) and use the XML Tester for verification; see EntireX XML Tester in the XML/SOAP Wrapper documentation
See Client and Server Examples for BS2000 in the COBOL Wrapper documentation for COBOL RPC Server examples.
To write a new C server
Use the C Wrapper to generate a C server skeleton and a C server interface object. Write your C server and proceed as described under Using the C Wrapper for the Server Side (z/OS, Linux, Windows, BS2000).
Build an EntireX RPC client using any EntireX wrapper. See EntireX Wrappers. For a quick test you can:
use the IDL Tester; see EntireX IDL Tester in the Designer documentation
generate an XML mapping file (XMM) and use the XML Tester for verification; see EntireX XML Tester in the XML/SOAP Wrapper documentation