Jerry, I don't think you are screwed albeit to say that I will be complex. I myself has done lot of development using ASPs and fully understand what you want to do. Here are couple of things u can do -
1. U are right that u can use web services to talk to ur ASPs. But what part of Web Service is important. U can create a COM component for user authentication and expose that COM object as a SOAP service. U can then create a Java Client to invoke this COM object via a HTTP request and pass your user information to this object. I think SOAP calls use XML as a media of interpreting information passed to a SOAP object. 2. If there is a learning curve involved in the above example, then u simply create a user COM component and talk to this object using a Java layer. There are tools such as JIntegra, JGlue which will convert ur COM objects to Java calls. Basically to say, that ur COM component will be wrapped around a Java component that contains proxy calls to this COM component. Ur calls should look something like this - client --> java code--> JIntegra COM wrapper ---> COM object ---> Webserver. However the downside of using this is the cost of investing in the new tool, and application becomes more layered and complex. I hope this helps! -Ranjan. -----Original Message----- From: Jerry Jalenak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 8:17 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: .JSP / .ASP Integration Hi All, This is WAY off topic, but seeing that there are a couple of ex-ASPer's on the mailing list, I thought I'd throw this out and see if anyone can point me in the right direction. The company I work for has several, somewhat autonomous, development groups doing web development. Some (most) are using .ASP with either VB or C++. As part of my role, I have been tasked with developing a framework that can take all of our current websites and integrate them under a single 'look and feel' - including implementing a 'single sign-on' function. Obviously I chose JAVA and JSP with struts or I wouldn't be here. Anyway, I've got the authentication/authorization piece working, and can generate custom nav bars by user based on a persistent profile stored in an Oracle database. As long as the applications that I link to are Java/JSP based, I can pass around a set of JavaBeans containing the users information without any problem. How do I get this information over to a .ASP app? Can this even be done? Short of passing around XML data structure ala web services, I can't seem to find an easy (or hard) way to do this. Am I simply screwed? Thanks in advance. Everyone on the mailing list has been extemely helpful over the past few weeks, and I want to express my appreciation for all of the help. Jerry Jalenak [EMAIL PROTECTED] This transmission (and any information attached to it) may be confidential and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the transmission to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this transmission in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify LabOne at (800)388-4675. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>