Version 9.5 SP1

Software AG IDL Extractors

An extractor is a tool contained in the EntireX Workbench to extract an IDL file from a variety of sources, for example COBOL, Natural, WSDL. This document lists the EntireX extractors provided and shows an overview of the RPC features and connectivity supported.


EntireX Extractors Provided

IDL Extractor for COBOL

The Software AG IDL Extractor for COBOL enables you to extract the interface of a COBOL server and transforms it into a Software AG IDL and a Software AG server mapping file. Both files are required to provide access for any RPC client to the COBOL server. More info graphics/toc_closed.png

IDL Extractor for Natural

The Software AG IDL Extractor for Natural extracts a Software AG IDL definition from a Natural source in a Natural project in Eclipse, or from an object within a Natural RPC environment. More info graphics/toc_closed.png

IDL Extractor for PL/I

The Software AG IDL Extractor for PL/I extracts a Software AG IDL file from a PL/I source. The PL/I source can be located in the file system or accessed remotely within a PL/I RPC environment definition. More info graphics/toc_closed.png

IDL Extractor for Integration Server

The Software AG IDL Extractor for webMethods Integration Server is a wizard that reads a package from the Integration Server and generates a Software AG IDL file from all the existing services and nodes. Each service results in a program in the IDL file. All parameters of the services are mapped to an IDL alphanumeric data type, available as variable (AV) or fixed (An) length. More info graphics/toc_closed.png

IDL Extractor for XML Document

The Software AG IDL Extractor for XML Document generates a Software AG IDL File and a related XML mapping file (XMM) from a given XML document. More info graphics/toc_closed.png

IDL Extractor for XML Schema

The Software AG IDL Extractor for XML Schema generates a Software AG IDL File and a related XML mapping file (XMM) from given XML schema files. More info graphics/toc_closed.png

IDL Extractor for WSDL

The Software AG IDL Extractor for WSDL is a wizard that generates Web service client artifacts from a WSDL file. With these artifacts, EntireX RPC client applications can access external Web services. More info graphics/toc_closed.png

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RPC Features and Connectivity

Connection Feature
Client Extraction Client Generation Server Extraction Server Generation Client Connectivity Server Connectivity
Web Service x x x x x x
XML Service x x x x x x
Java   x   x x x
.NET   x   x x x
PHP, Perl, Ruby via WSDL/XSD       x  
COBOL   x x x x x
PL/I   x x x x x
Natural x x x x x x
RPC           x
CL           x
C   x   x x x
Assembler            
WebSphere MQ   x   x x x
webMethods Integration Server   x x x x x

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