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[archive] replace c routine with Cobol or other routine

  • November 27, 2006
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[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 20 November 2006]

We have a couple of applications that call C programs to perform read of data through IP ports. ex. audio response system a person makes a request in the cobol program, a c program is running in background looking at a pipe file and then sends data over the internet to a server, c program waits for response and dumps incomming data into an input pipe that the cobol probram has open and reading.

We are having big problems with the C programs mainly we are all Cobol programmers and have to contract out the C.

Does anyone have an idea if this can all be done through cobol or is there another way that someone is doing it?

Thanks

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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 20 November 2006]

    We have a couple of applications that call C programs to perform read of data through IP ports. ex. audio response system a person makes a request in the cobol program, a c program is running in background looking at a pipe file and then sends data over the internet to a server, c program waits for response and dumps incomming data into an input pipe that the cobol probram has open and reading.

    We are having big problems with the C programs mainly we are all Cobol programmers and have to contract out the C.

    Does anyone have an idea if this can all be done through cobol or is there another way that someone is doing it?

    Thanks
    Diffictult to state exact, there is probably more to it, than you state here, but generally speaking, I cannot see why this should require c . It sounds to me that all the c program does is to open a socket communication given it from COBOL, retrieve some data from the remote server and send back to the COBOL program?
    I suggest you take contact with Acucorp SE, they should be able to tell you yes or no, and what you have to do.
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 20 November 2006]

    We have a couple of applications that call C programs to perform read of data through IP ports. ex. audio response system a person makes a request in the cobol program, a c program is running in background looking at a pipe file and then sends data over the internet to a server, c program waits for response and dumps incomming data into an input pipe that the cobol probram has open and reading.

    We are having big problems with the C programs mainly we are all Cobol programmers and have to contract out the C.

    Does anyone have an idea if this can all be done through cobol or is there another way that someone is doing it?

    Thanks
    Thanks will do.

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