•  Preface
  • Purpose
  • Audience
  • Organization
  •  Using this manual
    • References to ABL compiler and run-time features
    • References to ABL data types
  • Typographical conventions
  • Example procedures
•  Configuring and Deploying Java Open Client Applications
  • Java Open Client Runtime package
  • Preparing to generate proxies for a Java client in Windows using ProxyGen or Batch ProxyGen
  • Preparing to generate proxies for a Java client on UNIX using Batch ProxyGen
  • Building an Open Client application that uses a Java proxy
  • Deploying an Open Client application that uses a Java proxy
  • Sample Java client applications
•  Proxy Objects and Methods
  • Introduction
  •  Proxy objects
    • Package
  •  Proxy methods
    • Connection methods
    •  Remote ABL methods
      • Passing parameters
      • Handling return values
    •  Class factory methods
      • SubAppObject
      • ProcObject
      • SDOResultSet
    •  Common methods
      • Cancel all requests
      • Connection ID
      • Streaming
      • Procedure return string
      • Release
      • Request ID
      • SSL subject name
      • Procedure type
  •  Running methods on session-free AppObjects
    • Session-free threading model
    • Sharing of the connection pool between session-free AppObjects
  •  Sample proxy
    • Sample AppObject
    • Sample SubAppObject
    • Sample ProcObject
•  Connecting to an AppServer
  • Connection class
  •  Client principal class
    • Attributes of the ClientPrincipal class
    • Methods of the ClientPrincipal class
  •  Establishing the connection
    • Returning a user defined string to the client from the AppServer connection procedure
    • Supported AppServer modes
    • Releasing a session-free Connection object
  • Connection states
•  Passing Parameters
  •  ABL data type mappings
    • INPUT parameters
    • Date and time conversions
    •  Arrays as parameters
      • Unknown value (?) as a parameter
      • Arrays and Unknown value (?)
    •  INPUT-OUTPUT and OUTPUT parameters
      • Holder classes
      • Holder class definitions
  •  Passing temp-tables and ProDataSets
    • Static and dynamic temp-tables and ProDataSets
    • ABL mechanisms for passing temp-tables and ProDataSets
    •  Java mechanisms for passing temp-tables and ProDataSets
      • ProDataGraph mechanism
      • SQL ResultSets mechanism
      • Choosing the parameter passing mechanism
    •  Mapping temp-table field data types and meta data
      • Java data type mappings for temp-table fields
      • Meta data for specifying the ABL data types of temp-table fields
•  Accessing ABL ProDataSets
  • Introducing ABL ProDataSets
  •  ProDataSets and using ProDataGraphs to access them
    •  ProDataSet structure and usage
      • Abstracting data sources
      • Tracking changes
    •  ProDataGraph function and foundations
      • Java SDO Foundations
      • Java SDO extensions
    • ProDataGraph object model
  •  Preparing and passing ProDataSets as ProDataGraph parameters
    •  Preparing and managing a ProDataGraph parameter
      • Parameter passing modes
      • ProDataGraphHolder class
    •  Managing ProDataObject mappings to temp-tables
      • Mapping single-valued fields
      • Mapping array fields
      • Mapping the Unknown value (?)
      • Specifying initial values
    •  Passing a ProDataGraph as OUTPUT
      • Accessing a ProDataGraph with a known schema
      • Accessing the ProDataGraph meta data for an unknown schema
    •  Passing a ProDataGraph as INPUT or INPUT-OUTPUT
      • Preparing an input ProDataGraph
      • Creating and initializing a ProDataGraph object with meta data
      • Adding data to a ProDataGraph
  •  Updating a ProDataSet
    • Typical cycle for ProDataSet updates
    • Managing a ProDataGraph through the update cycle
    •  Checking for errors
      • ProDataGraph level
      • Table level
      • Row level
    •  Finding a row in a ProDataGraph
      • Finding parent rows
      • Finding child rows
    • Adding a row to a ProDataGraph
    • Deleting a row from a ProDataGraph
  • Passing temp-tables as ProDataGraph parameters
  •  ProDataGraph class
    •  Constructors
      • ProDataGraph created from meta data
      • ProDataGraph created from an initial DataGraph
    •  Inherited methods
      • getChangeSummary( )
      • getRootObject( )
    •  Extended methods
      • acceptChanges( )
      • addProDataObject( )
      • createProDataObject( )
      • getMetaData( )
      • getNumTables( )
      • getProChangeSummary( )
      • getProDataObjects( )
      • getProDataGraphName( )
      • getTableNames( )
      • hasError( )
      • setChildTableReferences( )
  •  ProDataObject class
    •  Inherited methods
      • get( )
      • getBigDecimal( )
      • getBoolean( )
      • getBytes( )
      • getInt( )
      • getList( )
      • getLong( )
      • getString( )
      • getType( )
      • isSet( )
      • set( )
      • setBigDecimal( )
      • setBoolean( )
      • setBytes( )
      • setInt( )
      • setList( )
      • setLong( )
      • setString( )
    •  Extended methods
      • getChildRows( )
      • getFieldCount( )
      • getGregorianCalendar( )
      • getParentRow( )
      • getRowErrorString( )
      • getTableErrorString( )
      • getTableName( )
      • hasRowError( )
      • hasTableError( )
      • setGregorianCalendar( )
  •  ProChangeSummary class
    •  Inherited methods
      • beginLogging( )
      • endLogging( )
      • getChangedDataObjects( )
      • getOldValues( )
      • isCreated( )
      • isDeleted( )
    •  Extended method
      • getChanges( )
  •  ProDataGraphMetaData class
    • Constructor
    •  Methods
      • addDataRelation( )
      • addTable( )
      • getNumRelations( )
      • getNumTables( )
      • getRelationMetaData( )
      • getTableMetaData( )
      • getTableNames( )
  •  ProDataObjectMetaData class
    • Constructor
    •  Methods
      • getBImageFlag( )
      • getExtent( )
      • getFieldCount( )
      • getFieldName( )
      • getNoSchemaMarshal( )
      • getProType( )
      • getTableName( )
      • getUserOrder( )
      • setFieldMetaData( )
      • setNoSchemaMarshal( )
  •  ProDataRelationMetaData class
    •  Constructors
      • Creating a data-relation from parent and child ProDataObjectMetaData
      • Creating a data-relation from selected parent and child key fields
    •  Methods
      • getChildColumns( )
      • getChildTable( )
      • getParentColumns( )
      • getParentTable( )
      • getRelationName( )
      • setColumns( )
  •  Using Java SDO classes to access Property meta data
    •  Type interface
      • Methods
    •  Property interface
      • Methods
  • Sample application
•  Extending Proxy Objects
  • Example of extending proxy objects
•  Accessing Proxy Properties
  • Introducing proxy properties
  • Setting properties on the command line
  •  RunTimeProperties and Connection classes
    • RunTimeProperties class
    • Connection class
  •  Accessing properties with methods
    •  General property accessor methods for the RunTimeProperties class
      • Get property methods syntax
      • Set property methods syntax
    •  General property accessor methods for Connection objects
      • Get property methods
      • Set property methods
    • Available properties
    •  Accessing properties using purposed accessor methods
      • Session methods
      • Thread control methods
      • Proxy server specification methods
      • Secure Sockets Layer management methods
      • Tracing methods (RunTimeProperties only)
      • Compression methods
  • Relationship between the RunTimeProperties class and the Connection class
  • Modifying an instantiated Connection object's properties
  •  Alphabetical listing of properties
    • PROGRESS.Session.AppServerKeepalive
    • PROGRESS.Session.certificateStore
    • PROGRESS.Session.clientPrincipal
    • PROGRESS.Session.connectionLifetime
    • PROGRESS.Session.connectionTimeout
    • PROGRESS.Session.enableTracing
    • PROGRESS.Session.idleConnectionTimeout
    • PROGRESS.Session.initialConnections
    • PROGRESS.Session.logFileName
    • PROGRESS.Session.loggingLevel
    • PROGRESS.Session.maxConnections
    • PROGRESS.Session.minConnections
    • PROGRESS.Session.noHostVerify
    • PROGRESS.Session.noSslSessionReuse
    • PROGRESS.Session.nsClientMaxPort
    • PROGRESS.Session.nsClientMinPort
    • PROGRESS.Session.nsClientPicklistExpiration
    • PROGRESS.Session.nsClientPicklistSize
    • PROGRESS.Session.nsClientPortRetry
    • PROGRESS.Session.nsClientPortRetryInterval
    • PROGRESS.Session.proxyHost
    • PROGRESS.Session.proxyPassword
    • PROGRESS.Session.proxyPort
    • PROGRESS.Session.proxyUserId
    • PROGRESS.Session.requestWaitTimeout
    • PROGRESS.Session.sessionModel
    • PROGRESS.Session.CompressionEnabled
    • PROGRESS.Session.CompressionLevel
    • PROGRESS.Session.CompressionThreshold
    • PROGRESS.Session.waitIfBusy
•  Handling Errors
  • Exceptions
  •  General ABL exceptions
    • Exception class hierarchy
    • Exception descriptions
  • Output ResultSet exceptions
•  Using SmartDataObjects from Java Clients
  • What is a SmartDataObject?
  •  Accessing remote SmartDataObjects from Java
    • Requirements for accessing SmartDataObjects
    • Example Java access to a SmartDataObject
  •  SmartDataObject access tools and documentation
    • Objects required to access SmartDataObjects
    •  Developing and deploying a SmartDataObject-aware application
      • Extending a SmartDataObject
    • Writing a SmartDataObject-aware Java client
  • Connecting to an AppServer using an SDOAppObject
  •  Creating an SDOResultSet object
    • The _createSDOResultSet() method
    • Setting and getting values on the SDOParameters object
    • Understanding SDOResultSet scrolling modes
    • Understanding SDOResultSet stateless mode
  •  Working with SDOResultSet objects
    • Detaching SDOResultSet objects [extension]
    • Navigating SDOResultSet rows
    • Getting SDOResultSet column values
    •  Updating SDOResultSet objects
      • Transactions and concurrency control
      • Updating column values
      • Inserting, deleting, and updating rows
      • Using extended transactions
      • Using batch mode [extension]
      • Visibility of updates
    •  Miscellaneous management methods
      • Standard JDBC 2 management methods
      • SmartDataObject management methods [extension]
      • Note on SDOInterface method
    •  Meta data methods
      • JDBC 2 meta data methods
      • Nonstandard meta data methods [extension]
  • Multi-threading
  •  Errors and exceptions
    • SDOResultSet exceptions
    • Typical errors by method category
  • Choosing JDBC ResultSets or SDOResultSets to access OpenEdge data
  • Accessing the sample application
•  Using the Open Client Java OpenAPI to Directly Access the AppServer
  • Overview of Java OpenAPI classes
  • Connecting to the AppServer
  •  Running procedures and user-defined functions
    • Running a non-persistent procedure on an OpenAppObject
    • Running a persistent procedure (OpenProcObject) on an OpenAppObject
    • Running a single-run or singleton procedure (OpenProcObject) on an OpenAppObject
    • Running an internal procedure or user-defined function on an OpenProcObject
  •  Setting up parameters
    • Creating variables for parameters
    • Creating a parameter array
    •  Adding parameters using data type-specific methods
      • General syntax for add parameter methods
      • Syntax summaries of all data type-specific add parameter methods
      • CHARACTER
      • COM-HANDLE
      • DATASET and DATASET-HANDLE
      • DATE
      • DATETIME
      • DATETIME-TZ
      • DECIMAL
      • HANDLE
      • INT64
      • INTEGER
      • LOGICAL
      • LONGCHAR
      • MEMPTR
      • RAW
      • RECID
      • ROWID
      • TABLE and TABLE-HANDLE
    • Adding parameters using a generic method
    • Defining the return type for a user-defined function
    •  Arrays as return values
      • setIsReturnExtent( ) method
      • Handling unknown values in arrays.
      • setIsReturnUnknown( ) method
    •  Defining the schema for a temp-table parameter mapped to a java.sql.ResultSet
      • Defining a ProResultSetMetaDataImpl object
      • Adding field descriptions to the ProResultSetMetaDataImpl object
      • Adding the ProResultSetMetaDataImpl object as a temp-table parameter
    •  Defining the schema for a ProDataSet parameter
      • Defining a ProDataGraphMetaData object
      • Defining the temp-tables for the ProDataGraphMetaData object
      • Defining the data-relations for the ProDataGraphMetaData object
      • Define a ProDataGraph for any input parameter
      • Specifying the ProDataGraphMetaData object for a ProDataSet parameter
    •  Defining the schema for temp-tables in a ProDataSet
      • Defining a ProDataObjectMetaData object
      • Adding field descriptions to the ProDataObjectMetaData object
      • Adding the ProDataObjectMetaData object to the ProDataGraphMetaData
    • Defining the schema for a temp-table parameter mapped to a ProDataGraph
  •  Passing parameters
    • Passing INPUT parameters
    • Passing INPUT-OUTPUT parameters
    • Passing OUTPUT parameters
  •  Handling returned values
    • Getting OUTPUT parameter values
    • Accessing RETURN-VALUE function output from procedures
    • Accessing user-defined function return values
  •  Sample Java OpenAPI code
    • Non-persistent procedure example
    • Persistent procedure example
    • Single-run/singleton procedure example
•  Accessing a SmartDataObject API Directly
  • Introduction
  • Directly accessing the SmartDataObject API in a proxy
  • Defining a ProcObject that maps a SmartDataObject
•  Java Open Client Certificate Management Utility
  • Overview
  • Managing certificate store files
  • Converting digital certificates
•  Passing Temp-tables as SQL ResultSet Parameters
  • Introduction
  •  Preparing and managing temp-table parameters
    • Data type mapping for temp-table fields
    •  Accessing temp-table array fields
      • Using the flat model
      • Using the array model
  •  SQL ResultSet streaming and call-back sequence
    • INPUT ResultSet objects
    •  OUTPUT ResultSet objects
      • Order of access for OUTPUT ResultSet objects
      • Closing OUTPUT ResultSet objects
    • Result set schemas
  •  Passing a TABLE or TABLE-HANDLE as an INPUT parameter
    • Instantiating the INPUT parameter
    • Using com.progress.open4gl.InputResultSet
    •  Providing metadata for INPUT TABLE-HANDLE parameters
      • ProResultSetMetaDataImpl class
  •  Passing a TABLE or TABLE-HANDLE as an OUTPUT parameter
    •  Accessing TABLE or TABLE-HANDLE parameters as OUTPUT
      • Standard methods in the ProResultSet interface
      • ProResultSet interface extensions to java.sql.ResultSet
    • Temp-table field data type conversion
    •  Getting meta data for OUTPUT TABLE and TABLE-HANDLE parameters
      • Standard methods in the ProResultSetMetaData class
      • ProResultSetMetaData class extension to java.sql.ResultSetMetaData
  • Passing a TABLE or TABLE-HANDLE as an INPUT-OUTPUT parameter
  • Example Java client passing an SQL ResultSet parameter