Have you started using IBM's WDSC (Websphere Development Studio Client) for your RPG development? Krengel Technology has been using WDSC since its inception. While those early years were fairly bumpy, we’ve since found there is hope! We’ll even go as far to say that we are now MORE productive in WDSC than we are in PDM and SEU – (crazy we know)! If your shop is looking to dive into WDSC please take a look at the following PDF to help get you started. It was created by RPG-XML Suite lead developer Aaron Bartell for RPGWorld.com earlier this year: WDSC First Kiss.

The Krengeltech RPG-XML Suite developers have been at it again! They took the previous example of developing a Java desktop customer maintenance application and ported it to the browser. Given the popularity of AJAX and the fact that RPG-XML Suite is completely XML minded, it was a natural fit to build an XML-based application for the browser.

The way it works: A static HTML document is initially loaded from the IFS into the browser over the internet(i.e. http://red.rpg-xml.com/rxs_ajax.html). When buttons are pressed (e.g. the Load button) an XML request will be made to the server where an RPG-XML Suite program (RXSAJAX) is waiting to process it. Program RXSAJAX is a router of sorts because it receives in XML, calls business logic (i.e. CUSTFN), and composes an appropriate response. You can test out the application here: http://red.rpg-xml.com/rxs_ajax.html, and all the resources necessary to run it on your machine are located at the bottom of that page.

This is yet another use for RPG-XML Suite that you can employ to meet your business needs and gain further ROI. Have fun!