Re: VB to EJB Communication!

[Raj Chanian]

HI,   Use ADSI to wrap your calls to your LDAP server.   Use web service wrappers for each of your VB and Java objects and communicate via SOAP   Regards,   Raj -----Original Message----- From: Luie Matthee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 27 June 2002 02:00 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: VB to EJB Communication!   Hi There are a few ways in which this type of integration can be handled. The fastest manner is to purchase a third party 'bridge' product. In order to get VB to talk to the LDAP server, you would need a VB-2-Java bridge. Assuming that the LDAP server has a JNDI interface. There are many such products and I am in no way endorsing this one, but take a look at this web-site to give you an idea of what this product has to offer; http://www.intrinsyc.com/ Integrating VB with J2EE app. server runs along the same tracks. You can use the VB-2-Java bridge to communicate via RMI or RMI/IIOP if the bridge supports this protocol. You really only need to use RMI/IIOP if the J2EE app. server is housing some CORBA components. If the J2EE app. server components are pure J2EE components (ejb, mdb) then use RMI or JMS accordingly. If the J2EE app. server is housing some CORBA components that you need to communicate with, then a VB-2-CORBA bridge might be more appropriate. Most of the commercial ORB products would have this bridge included in their product set. I know that Orbix3.3 from IONA Technologies has this type of bridge called 'COMET' included in their product suite. www.iona.com I'm not sure how to integrating Power builder with J2EE app. server, but again a bridge would be needed or Power builder could have Java adaptors. Integrating Java applications with J2EE app. server via RMI/IIOP is a straight out the box experience. The JDK1.3 and upwards include a CORBA ORB. Again I would question why you want to use RMI/IIOP instead of pure RMI. If the J2EE app. server houses some CORBA components then yes RMI/IIOP is relevant. This is not an exhaustive list of ideas but a general most well trodden path of integrating Microsoft technology with Java technology. cheers Luie   "It, Cockpit (CAP, Contractor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dear friends, I have a requirement, for that I need some idea about how do I go about it? We have a application which was developed in VB. Now we have mostly moved to Websphere Application server and EJB solution. We are using IBM's LDAP (Secure Way Server) to store and get informations and for authorization too. Now we would like our VB program to get some information from LDAP. Can any one tell me how can we go about this? Actually Websphere Application Server uses RMI/IIOP (CORBA compatible) and its possible for it to have any client(VB/Power Builder/Java) to interact with its' EJBs right..? If so, How will I have to make this happen..? Any one already went through a situation like this..? Any help is appreciated.... Thanx in advance   SOLD.com.au - Find yourself a bargain!