Calling COBOL from a Web Service

Scenario: "I have a COBOL server program and want to call this from a Web service client."

This scenario uses the EntireX Workbench tools IDL Extractor for COBOL and Web Services Wrapper of the Software AG Designer.

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Solution: Take an existing COBOL server program graphics/blue_1.gif and generate the integration logic graphics/blue_2.gif to call it from a Web service client graphics/blue_3.gif, as shown below.

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graphics/blue_1.gif Extract the interface of the COBOL server program. See Using the IDL Extractor for COBOL - Overview.
graphics/blue_2.gif Generate Web service client objects. See Using the EntireX Web Services Wrapper.
graphics/blue_3.gif Execute the call from Web service client to COBOL server program.