Pathway/iTS Web Client Programming Manual (G06.24+)

How to Compile, Build, and Maintain a Pathway/iTS

Web Client

Compaq NonStop Pathway/iTS Web Client Programming Manual—520270-001

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1. Prepare the SCREEN COBOL Object File

Before you run the converter, organize the SCREEN COBOL object (POBJ) file so that

repeated conversions can be done easily.

First, copy the SCREEN COBOL object file to be converted to the desired volume and

subvolume.

If the SCREEN COBOL object program has its symbols stripped, rebuild the object file

with symbols. The converter uses the symbols when creating equivalent Java variable

names. The equivalent symbolic names the converter creates when symbols are

available help make the converted code readable and maintainable. If the converter

cannot locate symbols, it generates an error and does not convert that program unit.

For each application, verify that all the program units that make up this application are

in a single SCREEN COBOL object file, including the program that is specified in the

INITPROG parameter. Doing this enables you to convert the entire application in a

single invocation of the converter. In addition, this organization of the SCREEN

COBOL object code makes it easier to regenerate the Java and HTML files when you do

future enhancements in SCREEN COBOL.

In the sample application, you would move the program units LOG1, LOG2, INV1, and

INV2 into a single SCREEN COBOL object file.

2. Create a Configuration File

Create a configuration file to contain the default values the converter will use. By

creating a configuration file, you can avoid having to repeatedly specify frequently used

values. In addition, because the default compile (build) environment is the Compaq

NonStop™ Kernel operating system OSS, you must specify a configuration file if your

compile environment is the Microsoft® Windows NT® operating system.

Example 2-1

shows a sample configuration file called mycfg.

Example 2-1. Sample Configuration File for mycfg

[Screen Section]

Background = mylogo.gif;

Foreground = Black;

Font Type = Courier;

Font Size = 12;

[Convert Environment]

Java Location = \system.$java.appa;

HTML Location = \system.$html.appa;

[Compile Environment]

OS = NSK;

[Deployment Environment]

Web Root = /usr/webserver/root;

[Limits Section]