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Web to Oracle Using Net Express and OO Cobol. Alden C. Lorents College of Business Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ alden.lorents@nau.edu. Introduction. Next Wave After Y2K Web Development E-Commerce Linkage to Existing Systems Web, Java and Cobol
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Web to Oracle Using Net Express and OO Cobol Alden C. Lorents College of Business Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ alden.lorents@nau.edu
Introduction • Next Wave After Y2K • Web Development • E-Commerce • Linkage to Existing Systems • Web, Java and Cobol • Project to teach Web/Existing System Integration using Net Express
Project Components • Web Component • Forms and CGI Development • Java Script • Data Base Component • Database Interface to Oracle • OO Cobol • Oracle Database Running on an NT Server • Building, Packaging and Testing
Figure 1 Project Components DBI.PCO Oracle Pre compile DBI.CBL Oracle Libraries Net Express Build CGI.CBL CGI.EXE Business Logic Java Script CPY, CPV, CPF Files Web Window Build Form & CGI Build HTML Forms Web Window Execute Net Express Test Process Database Solo Web Emulator Oracle SQL and Libraries
Building the Web Component • Net Express IDE • Building the Input and Output Forms with Form Designer • Copy file generation from Designer • Generating the CGI • Adding Business Logic • Adding Java Script
Database Interface Component • The PCO Source File • Embedded SQL • OO Structure and Methods • The Oracle Precompile Process • Error Correction • The Cobol Compile Process
Building and Testing • Building the Executable • Testing using Solo • Animating • CGI Animation • DBI Animation - SQL Calls • Testing the Java Script • Migration to the Web Server • Oracle Client • Micro Focus OO Support
Future Development • Multiple Web Form Interaction • More Robust System of Queries • Database Updating • Moving the System to a Web Server • Oracle Client • Micro Focus OO Support