Wow, that's pretty cool. I've always done it through a COBOL layer either via network protocols like APPC, remote access CICS products or even DB2 stored procedures. The JDBC mapping sounds pretty neat!
A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of the idea. John Ciardi
I never worked directly with that tool ... ConnectDirect or DirectConnect or something. It turned API calls into remote calls to COBOL stored procs. It was my company's "official" way to call mainframe COBOL from remote systems for a while. Back then my project used LU6.2/APPC to great effect and the company now focuses on MQ-Series.
A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of the idea. John Ciardi