RPG Meets the Web
Duration
2 daysWhat the Course Covers
This is the fastest way to get your iSeries applications talking to the web. You don't need Java, ASPs, JSPs or Websphere. You already have everything you need in RPG IV and the HTTP Server - the only other addition you need is the FREE CGIDEV2 tool.How Can You Apply the Skills You Will Learn?
CGI programming allows you to make your data available through RPG, COBOL or any HLL, for enquiry or update, on standard HTML web pages on the internet or intranet. You will be able to:- code RPG IV programs to write data to a web page
- understand and write basic HTML
- understand the purpose of the CGI APIs
- use the CGIDEV2 APIs to communicate with a web page
Who Should Attend
Programmers and Analysts who wish to leverage their existing skills to write programs which communicate with a web page.Prerequisites
Before taking this course, a student should:- Have at least six months experience of programming in RPG IV
- A knowledge of the modern development environment (RSE/WDSC/Rdi) would be advantageous
(available through RSE/WDSC/Rdi for Programmers)
Agenda
The following topics will be covered- Introduction
- Tools and References
- Apache Server on i
- Basic HTML
- The CGI APIs
(the underlying principle) - Getting Started with CGIDEV2
- Printing to the Web
- Interacting with a Browser
- HTML Forms
- Maintenance with CGIDEV2
- More on CGIDEV2
- Debugging and other Bits and Pieces
- In Conclusion
Hands on exercises throughout the course.