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RE: XML Import Errors - Unknown Symbol - Why?

2010-09-08T20:34:09+00:00

CA confirmed that the issue is the space in our standards layer library name "FAOBASE V5".

They recommended renaming the library, simply by renaming the directory the library model is in.

Charles

RE: 8.5 FLDCSRRPG() generated incorrectly

2010-09-08T19:04:27+00:00

And an update. I just received and successfully tested a Test Fix for this.

Mark, get in touch with support and reference YC22E408...

Crispin.

RE: 8.5 FLDCSRRPG() generated incorrectly

2010-09-08T18:53:45+00:00

Hi Simon,

I'm seeing the same thing. A very old function just started generating a FLDCSRPRG keyword with invalid hex data in it. The DSPFIL in question has had Tab sequences assigned for ever (and a few more days). I have opened an issue, and chatted with the engineer looking into it...

Crispin.

RE: 8.5 FLDCSRRPG() generated incorrectly

2010-09-08T17:41:20+00:00

Yes, I must have been dyslexic at the moment I was composing that message.

RE: Generating RPGLE at 8.0

2010-09-08T17:38:46+00:00

Charles,

At 8.1 SP1, the RPG4 Generator was changed to not use EVAL when doing Numeric Moves, and instead Z-ADD, Z-SUB, ADD, SUB etc. are generated. This was one of the biggest issues, because code could rely on truncating Numeric fields in RPGIII (for display purposes for example), but in RPGIV this would result in a runtime error.

My opinion, without this level of fix, the RPG4 generator is off limits unless you are sure that you are not ever truncating numerics.

Here's the text from the SP1 release summary.

1Issue 13944486:
2When generating ILE RPG, if an EVAL statement is generated which causes truncation to occur, this will fail at run time with an MCH1210 error.
3The generator has changed to no longer generate EVAL statements in place of ADD, SUB, Z-ADD, and Z-SUB.

Hope that helps...

Crispin.

RE: DB2/I Series Commitment Control Question.

2010-09-08T14:17:04+00:00

Thank you to all. This is very help full.

RE: DB2/I Series Commitment Control Question.

2010-09-08T14:15:49+00:00

Thank you for the help.

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2010-09-08T12:55:00+00:00

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plex and windows 7 starter edition

2010-09-08T10:14:14+00:00

Dear all,
I'm testing an application development with plex 6.1. The platform is client Winc and Server on NT Backoffice.
The application run correctly on windows7 home edition.
Then, fine tunning the question, someone have tested v 6.1 0 on Windows 7 starter edition?
Thanks

RE: XML Import Errors - Unknown Symbol - Why?

2010-09-08T02:58:34+00:00

Charles.

I'd suggest that this is causing you a little pain so would be worthwhile reporting (via the correct channels) as a bug for fixing.

I'd also mention this thread!!!!

Lee.

RE: Generating RPGLE at 8.0

2010-09-07T21:05:47+00:00

I've got a note showing us at PTF level 1135...I wonder if that includes the RPGLE PTFs you mentioned....

I'll dig around on the CA support web site, bu tif anybody knows off the top of your head feel free to blurt out the answer :)

Charles

RE: Generating RPGLE at 8.0

2010-09-07T21:01:45+00:00

For the most part you will be fine. There are a couple of PTF's you could apply for 8.0. I remember an issue with Arrays....and a few others that had workarounds....However,.....

I can confirm that 8.1 SP2 addressed every last issue I ever had with RPG ILE generation so would suggest moving up to either this level or take bite the bullet and go 8.5 with the PTF's.

Lee.

Generating RPGLE at 8.0

2010-09-07T20:19:35+00:00

All,

Our 2E folks are wondering if there are any concerns with moving to the RPGLE generator at v8.0 of 2E?

For our Plex development, we've went the route of simply generating anything that gets changed as RPGLE. Updating user source as needed. Would the same work for 2E?

Or should we wait to generate RPGLE with 2E till we upgrade out of v8.0?

Thanks!
Charles

RE: DB2/I Series Commitment Control Question.

2010-09-07T18:50:25+00:00

some other older thoughts from people including Mark:

http://edge.plexinfo.net/?action=edge&forum=479&thread=30366#MessageId93643

you may also be interested in the following for general commitment control and plex (http://edge.plexinfo.net/EdgeForum.php?action=edge&forum=479&thread=29497#MessageId89668).. I swear by DeBeers implmentation method.

RE: DB2/I Series Commitment Control Question.

2010-09-07T17:46:45+00:00

DB2 for i supports five isolation levels defined by SQL standards:

NC - No commitment control
UR - Uncommitted read
CS - Cursor stability
RS - Read stability
RR - Repeatable read

When using Plex to provide commitment control, the FNC Commit SYS Parent triple causes STRCMTCTL to be called with *CHG which is the same as UR. If you are familiar with the uncommitted read isolation level of other databases, you will get the same behavior in DB2 for i. Basically this is:

Read only operations do not hold a lock
Inserts and Updates hold a lock until the next commit or rollback, but the records can still be read in a read only manner until the commit or rollback operation occurs
Deleted records will not be found, but the key will be reserved until the next commit or rollback.

If you need an isolation level other than UR, you should remove the FNC Commit SYS Parent triple and manually call the STRCMTCTL in a CL before the program call. If you have a Commit or Rollback action diagram statement in the function you will need to either replace the FNC Commit SYS Parent triple with FNC Commit SYS Child, or create a Commit function and a Rollback function each with FNC Commit SYS Child triples. These can be called from any function, and the commit or rollback will be generated. If all you do is remove the FNC Commit SYS Parent triple, any commit or rollback action diagram statements in the function will not be generated.

RE: XML Import Errors - Unknown Symbol - Why?

2010-09-07T17:44:12+00:00

The same thing happens when you copy and paste a function from a group model. Try this with the date functions, you will get the same behavior. The parser can't deal with the group model name on there. This has been a known problem since version 4 or so of Plex. Since the XML importer uses the parser, all of these statements in the action diagrams will fail on import. One would think that this would be fixed by now, particularly with the problems it causes with XML import function.

XML Import Errors - Unknown Symbol - Why?

2010-09-07T17:28:32+00:00

All,

I've got a AD statement like so in one of my functions:
+++Define Field: Faobase /STD Current Option

(note FAOBASE is our standards layer model full name is FAOBASE V5)

If I export this function, and import it I get an error messages:
"The Following Symbols could not be processed: Faobase /STD Current Option"
"Unexpected Symbol Faobase /STD Current Option"

The imported AD has
Seq ***IMPORT ERROR*** +++Define Field: Faobase /STD Current Option

If I edit it in place, take out the "Faobase /" and of course the "Seq ***IMPORT ERROR***" when I hit enter the line is accepted and goes back to the original:
+++Define Field: Faobase /STD Current Option

I have this problem everyplace "Field: Faobase /STD Current Option"

Yet I don't have this problem with other references to stuff in our standards layer.

Why is Plex having a hard time importing this line? Is it something about the name?

Running v6.1 Build 17

Thanks!
Charles Wilt

RE: DB2/I Series Commitment Control Question.

2010-09-07T06:36:11+00:00

Hi All,

http://as400questions.blogspot.com/2009/07/faq-how-to-use-commitment-control.html

Commitment Control Locks

On the STRCMTCTL command, you specify a level of locking, either LCKLVL (*ALL) or LCKLVL (*CHG). When your program is operating under commitment control and has processed an input or output operation on a record in a file under commitment control, the record is locked by commitment control as follows:
• Your program can access the record.
• Another program in your routing step, with this file under commitment control, can read the record. If the file is a shared file, the second program can also update the record.
• Another program in your routing step that does not have this file under commitment control cannot read or update the record.
• Another program in a separate routing step, with this file under commitment control, can read the record if you specified LCKLVL (*CHG), but it cannot read the record if you specified LCKLVL (*ALL). With either lock level, the next program cannot update the record.
• Another program that does not have this file under commitment control and that is not in your routing step can read but not update the record.
• Commitment control locks are different than normal locks, depend on the LCKLVL specified, and can only be released by the COMMIT and ROLLBACK operations.
• The COMMIT and ROLLBACK operations release the locks on the records. The UNLCK operation will not release records locked using commitment control. See the CL Reference for details on lock levels.
• The number of entries that can be locked under commitment control before the COMMIT or ROLLBACK operations are required may be limited.

RE: DB2/I Series Commitment Control Question.

2010-09-07T05:43:34+00:00

Hi Willie,

Thank you for the reply. I did look at that link and some other connected to that. I also looked at the IBM document "DB2 Universal Database for iSeries SQL Programming Concepts Version 5" and "IBM Systems - iSeriesDB2 Query Manager and SQL Development Kit for iSeries Commands Version 5 Release 4" both good documents explaining the ins and outs of Commitment control but not answering my question. (I may have missed it some where ;-)

We will have to test then to find the answer it seems.

Thank you.
Kruger.

RE: DB2/I Series Commitment Control Question.

2010-09-06T22:03:52+00:00

I'm pretty sure the asnwer is yes, although I haven't used commitment control for some time and can't absolutely remember. The asnwer should be somewhere in the link below, but it's not obvoius.

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/index.jsp?topic=/sqlp/rbafyccsqlstmt.htm

Willie Huitema

DB2/I Series Commitment Control Question.

2010-09-06T10:54:55+00:00

If I switch on commitment control on a file (table) and do an insert, will I be able to select that entry later on in the process even though the data have not been commited yet? (I know this work in outer environments but don't know about DB2/I Series.)

I have looked at the DB2/I Series documentation but can't find it there.

Thank you.

plex2e: What's coming up in Plex? Follow the Plex/2E user community and find out! http://www.ca.com/communities

2010-09-05T21:17:30+00:00

plex2e: What's coming up in Plex? Follow the Plex/2E user community and find out! http://www.ca.com/communities

plex2e: CA Plex/2E developers...gather for networking and a roundtable discussion with CA Product Management. 9/21 in Chicago. 9/23 in Cincinnati.

2010-09-03T16:06:14+00:00

plex2e: CA Plex/2E developers...gather for networking and a roundtable discussion with CA Product Management. 9/21 in Chicago. 9/23 in Cincinnati.

RE: Alternate Plex Model API Example

2010-09-02T20:55:03+00:00

I think I figured it out.

At 5.1 (prior?) The Plex installed included a couple of additional folders in the Samples/Model APIs

model api c++ test application
model api vb test application

I found one PC in use that still had 5.1 installed.

Charles

New Licensing Bulletin

2010-09-02T19:15:07+00:00

The latest version of WebClient contains some licensing changes. Please refer to the information below for more information. Continue reading →

Event: Maximizing the IBM i with Application Modernization

2010-09-02T18:27:08+00:00

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RE: Alternate Plex Model API Example

2010-09-02T15:26:36+00:00

Jeremy,

Thanks for the reply.

But no, I don't think that was it.

Charles

RE: Alternate Plex Model API Example

2010-09-02T14:04:31+00:00

Charles,

Are you thinking of Plex Model API which was provided by Soft Design and I think held at the Pattern Factory?

Regards,
Jeremy Hutchinson
Desynit Limited
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RE: customize logon screen TCP/IP connection at runtime

2010-09-02T05:29:18+00:00

Hi Matthew,

thanks for the reply. Using IBM Client Access API seems to be good solution. I generated and built the sample model and it worked fine.

Best regards,

Teemu

RE: Plex on Windows 7

2010-09-01T21:42:00+00:00

Thanks you, Axel
Your experience match ours friends case...I also have thought on java, but It seems that Niels have found a good solution. Maybe you have interest on it...
Kindly
Jorge

RE: Plex on Windows 7

2010-09-01T21:36:33+00:00

Thanks you Niels, for you valuable experience. Indeed it will be very useful for our colleagues. I agree with you that there are great reasons to upgrade to Plex 6.0/6.1. I hope they finally will follow that way, but it´s a very good news to know they can take as many time as they would need to upgrade...
Thanks again
Jorge

RE: Plex on Windows 7

2010-09-01T19:53:23+00:00

Hi Jorge,

My current setup is Windows 7 64bit UK - Professional Edition and this is what you need to do in order to install and get CA Plex versions 6.0 and prior version to work successfully.

You will need to enable Windows XP Mode (not available if you are running Windows 7 home edition).
Information on downloading and installing Windows XP mode can be found at the Microsoft site.

You will not get VS 6.0 to run under Windows 7 - only through Windows XP Mode. The same goes for parts of VS 2003.

So what I have running now on my system is:

CA Plex v4.0, v5.0, v5.1, v5.5 and v6.0 in Windows XP Mode and CA Plex v6.1 in pure Windows 7.

If running CA Plex v6.0 and only using RPG/ILE RPG and/or Java you can run CA Plex v6.0 under Windows 7 (but no WinC support).

You can of course also replace Windows XP Mode with an instance of VMWare Player where you install Windows XP as the guest operating system, but then you will need a Windows XP license (with Windows XP Mode you get the license for "Free")

Windows XP Mode integrates with the Windows 7 desktop enabling you to start your CA Plex v5.0 like any other application from the Windows 7 start menu.

I have found that running Windows XP mode requires additional memory I have 8gb (4gb is recommended)

Hope this helps! And by the way I would recommend upgrading to Plex v6.1.

-Niels P.

RE: Plex on Windows 7

2010-09-01T19:48:13+00:00

Dear Jorge,
we didn't try to install VS6 on Win7 because we heard of some incompatibilities and won't get in trouble with this.
We switched to Java generator a while ago and do some testing with PleXML, the XML/XSL Framework for getting out-of-the-box (nearly) web-clients from allabout software GmbH, Hamburg, Germany.

As soon as I hear from somebody testing VS6 with Win7, having success, I will post it for you.

I hope you are pretty well and healthy, having fun with Plex.
Regards,
Axel

Plex on Windows 7

2010-09-01T18:59:52+00:00

Dear all
An old colleague ask me if it is possible to install Plex 5.0 on Windows 7. His first try was positive, but he found incompatibilities with Visual Studio 6.0. Then, fine tunning the question, someone have tested VS 6.0 on Windows 7?

RE: 8.5 FLDCSRRPG() generated incorrectly

2010-08-31T18:38:58+00:00

P.s. Do you mean FLDCSRPRG, as opposed to FLDCSRRPG as you said?

Regards,

Simon Cockayne
CA Technologies
Principal Software Engineer
CA Subject Matter Expert
Tel: +1-703-708-3042
Simon.cockayne@ca.com

RE: 50279269: Forums - post attempts vanishing

2010-08-31T18:20:42+00:00

Thanks Simon,

I checked the timeout settings. The session timeout is set to 30 minutes. I will see if we can get this increased.

RE: Create SQL Select/Omit in CA 2E same as DDS Select/omit

2010-08-31T14:13:12+00:00

Hi,

You say "I hope CA 2E will generate SQL source code correctly for SQL select/omit if we use r6.1".

When you say r6.1 I assume you are talking about OS V6R1, right?

Please can you tell me what release of 2E you are using and what O/S you are using?

I'd also like to see a, simple, example of:

A ) What SQL source code is generated in your scenario now.
B ) What SQL source code you would expect to see generated at V6R1.

Cheers,

Simon Cockayne
CA Technologies
Principal Software Engineer
CA Subject Matter Expert
Tel: +1-703-708-3042
Simon.cockayne@ca.com

RE: 8.5 FLDCSRRPG() generated incorrectly

2010-08-31T13:59:25+00:00

Hi there Mark,

This might be related to Problem C22E 408: https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/kbproblem?docid=509734&productcd=C22E&problemnbr=408&fromKBResultsScreen=T

A fix is being worked on for that problem.

I will alert the engineer to this thread so they can consider your scenario during fix testing development.

Regards,

Simon Cockayne
CA Technologies
Principal Software Engineer
CA Subject Matter Expert
Tel: +1-703-708-3042
Simon.cockayne@ca.com

8.5 FLDCSRRPG() generated incorrectly

2010-08-31T13:44:25+00:00

I am using 2E version 8.5 level 1351.

When I generate an edit record in which I manually specify a tab order (F10 from Edit Screen Format Details), the last field on the DDS gets generated with FLDCSRRPG( ). This is incorrect. It should either not be there, or a field should be named. Is there a fix for this? I can get around it by clearing out all the tab sequence values. In this case the FLDCSRRPG keyword is not generated.

WebClient i+ Blog Translated

2010-08-30T23:15:06+00:00

With the WebClient i+ 2010 release, the developer information blog is now automatically translated into several different languages. Please visit the blog, and click on the widget in the upper right corner to translate on the fly. http://www.adcaustintech.com/webclient/blog/

Dentro de que path van las imagenes para que se ejecuten con Java Web Star

2010-08-27T17:13:53+00:00

Dentro de que path van las imagenes para que se ejecuten con Java Web Start

Within that path are the pictures to run with Java Web Start

2010-08-27T17:01:57+00:00

Within that path are the pictures to run with Java Web Start

RE: 50279269: Forums - post attempts vanishing

2010-08-27T15:05:06+00:00

Hi Chris,

Not "vanishing posts". Rather, vanishing post *attempts*.

See https://communities.ca.com/web/ca-plex-ca-2e-global-user-community/message-board/-/message_boards/message/7396772#_19_message_8165371

I think the problem is that someone starts to draft a post and invests a lot of time and brain cycles in it...goes to post it and the post attempt fails and the draft is lost...which is a real drag. Forcing the user to start over.

Cheers,

Simon

Simon Cockayne
CA Technologies
Principal Software Engineer
CA Subject Matter Expert
Tel: +1-703-708-3042
Simon.cockayne@ca.com

RE: 50279269: Forums - post attempts vanishing

2010-08-27T13:56:55+00:00

Hi Simon,

This is the first I am hearing of vanishing posts. I will look into this ASAP! Do you have an example?

50279269: Forums - post attempts vanishing

2010-08-27T13:40:17+00:00

Hi,

I raised an issue to have someone investigate and address the problem of post attempts vanishing.

Cheers,

Simon

Simon Cockayne
CA Technologies
Principal Software Engineer
CA Subject Matter Expert
Tel: +1-703-708-3042
Simon.cockayne@ca.com

RE: 2E and Software Development Metrics

2010-08-27T13:05:03+00:00

Yorkshireman:

I just spent a long, but interrupted session providing a detailed reply, only to have it get eaten on pressing enter.

I know your pain...I've gotten into the habit on this board among others to copy & paste my long detail replies into a text editor prior to hitting post just in case.

Yorkshireman:

In summary

Statistics provide the basis for identifying functions to work on.
The stats provide details of the test requirement
functions can be fingered for simplification, the before and after stats showing the reduction in test cases needed, and pointing towards simpler, cheaper, maintenance.
2e model analysis provides a measure of design quality (I was acting as 'consultant' remember) and show the degree to which the database reflected good design, uneccessary functions exist (costing maintenance time) etc

I'd agree with all the above from what I've read...at least in theory. But i have to wonder if you were seeing those benefits, why have you not continued using them?

Charles

RE: 2E and Software Development Metrics

2010-08-27T10:02:35+00:00

I just spent a long, but interrupted session providing a detailed reply, only to have it get eaten on pressing enter.

In summary

Statistics provide the basis for identifying functions to work on.
The stats provide details of the test requirement
functions can be fingered for simplification, the before and after stats showing the reduction in test cases needed, and pointing towards simpler, cheaper, maintenance.
2e model analysis provides a measure of design quality (I was acting as 'consultant' remember) and show the degree to which the database reflected good design, uneccessary functions exist (costing maintenance time) etc

All said though, I haven't used this in my present job, and when I tried using the model settings analysis / comparison tool a while back it just laughed, so I guess the code is out of date for 2e files at least.

Maybe I should dust it off and give it a polish. Wonder where it went?

plex2e: Do you know how generated CA 2E can support result sets with web services? http://www.ca.com/us/webcasts/ondemand/item.aspx?e=240811&eis=1

2010-08-26T15:11:25+00:00

plex2e: Do you know how generated CA 2E can support result sets with web services? http://www.ca.com/us/webcasts/ondemand/item.aspx?e=240811&eis=1

RE: iPhone Apps and Plex?

2010-08-26T12:58:42+00:00

Thanks guys your insight has been helpful. I am looking at options to extend an Insurance application (built using COBOL/Java source code - and way too many developers!) to the iPhone and other portable devices.

Regards,

Darryl

RE: 2E and Software Development Metrics

2010-08-26T12:53:01+00:00

Richard,

So the question is, if you developed these tools in the last century, are you still using them?

If so, what have you seen as far as value in the 10+ years you've been using them?

Charles

RE: INCORRECT RECORD NUMBER IN SUBFILE problem - part 1

2010-08-26T12:51:43+00:00

Forget the EXCUSRSRC option - try using the "*Set Cursor" built-in function int he process of the subfile records as follows:

.-CASE
|-RCD.*SFLSEL is Display
| <Do something for display option>
| *Set cursor: RCD.*SFLSEL (*Override=*YES)
'-

Have not tested this - but seem to recall that it repositions the subfile to the correct page after processing - which includes rebuilding the necessary number of pages if you paged down a few pages.

Regards,

Darryl

RE: INCORRECT RECORD NUMBER IN SUBFILE problem - part 1

2010-08-26T10:53:49+00:00

A simplistic approach I've used is to store the key values (positioner keys) of the subfile record, then inject them to the positioner fields when the file is reloaded - the screen positions with the record at the top of the display.

It's not a complete solution, but its all in 2e, and cheep to implement with code ready provided in the *template function.

RE: INCORRECT RECORD NUMBER IN SUBFILE problem - part 1

2010-08-26T10:53:02+00:00

RE: 2E and Software Development Metrics

2010-08-26T10:42:55+00:00

Coming late to this discussion...

I developed some tools back in the last century which seem to mirror Darryl's philosophy. Analyse RPG code and divine the number of paths, number of file accesses blah blah. Access the model and divine the 'source code' at the model level. Arrive at numbers. Produce stuff to explain to managers what they had, and why function 'x' needs more testing than 'y' and (after some work) how much simpler function 'a' had become.

The mantra now is 'reduced risk' of failures in service. If you can reduce and reduce to simpler components, then risk is reduced, and there should be a value to that, sufficient to buy (or sell) the tools to do so.

Richard Wilson

RE: INCORRECT RECORD NUMBER IN SUBFILE problem - part 1

2010-08-25T23:11:13+00:00

Without having seen your other 2 excusrsrc's (I can't see another post with part 2) I think your problem might be that when the user selects some records, the subfile is re-loaded, and the excusrsrc is setting the subfile page to a page that doesn't exist in the subfile anymore, because it has been reloaded with only the first page of records.

Willie Huitema

How delete profile on ca.com ?

2010-08-25T13:55:07+00:00

My profile contains an no-longer available e-mail but it's not possible to change it in an account !
So, I created a new one with my new e-mail but please tell me how to delete my previous profile or do it now !
thanks

RE: INCORRECT RECORD NUMBER IN SUBFILE problem - part 1

2010-08-25T13:41:58+00:00

Hi,
(sorry for few mistakes, I'm French !)

I've the same problem in CA/2E 8.1SP1 on V5R1 AS/400, in a RPG-generated progam, in an EDTFIL also. But no EXCUSRSRC is used here.
If I page twice forward, once backward and type a value in a selector, program quits with error, the same message "incorrect record number etc.."

An idea ?

Thanks
Fred

plex2e: CA Plex/2E Gathering and Product Update...moving into agile development. Chicago September 21. Cincinnati September 23. Stay tuned.

2010-08-25T11:29:37+00:00

plex2e: CA Plex/2E Gathering and Product Update...moving into agile development. Chicago September 21. Cincinnati September 23. Stay tuned.

RE: customize logon screen TCP/IP connection at runtime

2010-08-25T10:12:56+00:00

You can manage the connection yourself from within Plex using the IBM Client Access API.

There are some limitations, for example you need to be able to contact the iSeries on the Client Access TCP/IP port, which will be different from the Plex listener port and can be troublesome if you are going through a firewall. If that's not an issue then this is a good way to take full control of the login by writing is as a Plex function, without the system and "save" check boxes, add a company logo etc. The Plex samples folder "\ISeries Manage Password" includes a sample model and documentation.

I've used this for a number of clients where we needed to make the login process look more polished. Before this I used to change the C++ resource dll in the way George describes.

RE: iPhone Apps and Plex?

2010-08-25T09:38:46+00:00

Hello Darryl,

Developing the iPhone application for the 2009 conference gave us the opportunity to try out the Plex WCF services with both an iPhone app written in Objective C and a HTML browser client written in Java/JSP. At the time there was limited SOAP support in the iPhone SDK so the messages were coded by hand, but it worked and was about 30 hrs of development for that client app. The Java JSP client for use in desktop and mobile browsers was a little easier because of good tool support to import the WSDL. It was a successful pet project in partnership with our friends at Mubaloo, we were able to agree the service contracts and build the client and server modules with the minimum of fuss.

If you want to build a "proper" iPhone app you will need to seek out iPhone skills, the same is true for Android and Java Mobile. Also remember that whatever the iPhone application does has to meet with Apples' approval and that there is also a time delay between submitting the app to the Apple Appstore and it being approved, several days or more. They may also reject the application and, whenever you have a new version or minor fixes, you will need to resubmit for approval. A web browser based solution is an alternative, there's a much broader range of skills and you retain control of the publishing process. Brower applications will be less useful if there is poor on no network coverage, whereas an iPhone app could work offline, make use of local storage, data caching and the other gizmos on the device (GPS, camera motion sensors etc.).

Our conclusion was that by using the Plex web services, and also now 2E web services, we can work with other platforms and development teams using SOAP as a common language. We are using the same principle now in a project to intergrate a 2E application with a Cloud Computing platfrom.

Hope this gives you a bit more information. You know where I am if you want to know more.

All the best mate,

Matt