Calling REST from COBOL

Scenario: "I have a REST API and want to call this from a COBOL application."

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Solution: Take an existing description of a REST API graphics/blue_1.gif and generate the integration logic graphics/blue_2.gif to call it from a COBOL application graphics/blue_3.gif, as shown below.

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The COBOL client can call the REST API from different operating systems and environments.

Choose a scenario for information on

  • alternative architectures (if applicable)

  • installation requirements

  • development steps

Continue with the appropriate scenario:

See also Common Integration Scenarios for other common user scenarios that can be handled by EntireX.