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OK so we thought we would have a bit more fun with the previous programs which allowed you to move around and update file records. This is very basic code so don’t expect too much, but as we always say it’s free and you can do what you want with it (or not!). We were thinking about what we could add to make it a bit more of a complete project, so we decided to add a few more pages and functions which would allow you to drill down to the data you were interested in updating. REMEMBER this code took us about 1 hour to create so it is not anything like production ready, but it does show some of the power you can use to add new interfaces over your existing programs and products using PHP and the i5_toolkit().
The first thing we did was moved the process back a few steps so we could let the user sign on and then pick the library they were interested in and then displaying the files it contained.
This is the index.php file which is the start of the process. Very simple and all it does is force you to pass in some credentials (sign on info) which it uses to get a list of the libraries on the target system. This is the code which generates the first page.
<?php
/*
Copyright © 2010, Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd
All rights reserved.
http://www.shieldadvanced.ca/
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
- Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- Neither the name of the Shield Advanced Solutions, nor the names of its
contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
derived from this software without specific prior written
permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
*/
// start the session to allow session variables to be stored and addressed
session_start();
require_once("scripts/functions.php");
// get the previous return URL
$ret_url = $_SESSION['ret_url'];
// store this page as return URL
$_SESSION['ret_url'] = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
if(!isset($_SESSION['server'])) {
load_config();
}
?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Display File Content</title>
<!-- add the main CSS -->
</head>
<body>
<?php
// if valid user is set connect using Private connection
if(isset($_SESSION['valid_usr'])) {
$conn = 0;
if(!connect($conn)) {
if(isset($_SESSION['Err_Msg'])) {
echo($_SESSION['Err_Msg']);
$_SESSION['Err_Msg'] = "";
}
echo("Failed to connect");
}
else {
Dsp_Lib_Obj($conn);
}
}
else {?>
<form name=login method="post" action="scripts/login.php">
<table width="20%" align="center" border="1" cellpadding="1">
<tr><td><label>User ID :</label></td><td><input type="text" name="usr" /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Password:</td><td><input type="password" name="pwd" /></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"><?php if(isset($_SESSION['Err_Msg'])) { echo($_SESSION['Err_Msg']); $_SESSION['Err_Msg'] = ''; } ?></td></tr>
<tr><td><label>Connection type</label></td><td><select id="conn_type" name="conn_type"><option value="decrypt" selected="selected">Decrypted</option><option value="encrypt">Encrypted</option></select></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" align=center><input type="submit" value="Log in" /></td></tr><?php
if(isset($_SESSION['Pwd_Err'])) {
if($_SESSION['Pwd_Err'] == 1) { ?>
<tr><td colspan="2" align=center>Sorry the credentials were rejected by the <?php echo($_SESSION['sys']); ?> System</td></tr><?php
$_SESSION['Pwd_Err'] = 0;
}
} ?>
</table>
</form><?php
} ?>
</body>
</html>
The config file is loaded at the beginning of the process which contains the target server to use. The function which does that is contained in the functions.php file which is shown next. this also contains all of the functions used to connect to the server and display the content for other pages. (I hope I cut and pasted everything we used). I did not copy the config file but you should be able to work out the layout and content based on the load_config() function.
<?php
/*
Copyright © 2010, Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd
All rights reserved.
http://www.shieldadvanced.ca/
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
- Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- Neither the name of the Shield Advanced Solutions, nor the names of its
contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
derived from this software without specific prior written
permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
*/
function connect(&$conn) {
// reset the the ErrMsg variable
unset($_SESSION['ErrMsg']);
// connect to the i5
$conId = 0;
if (isset($_SESSION['ConnectionID'])) {
$conId = $_SESSION['ConnectionID'];
}
$server = $_SESSION['server'];
$addlibl = array($_SESSION['install_lib']);
// options array for the private connection
$options = array(
I5_OPTIONS_PRIVATE_CONNECTION => $conId,
I5_OPTIONS_IDLE_TIMEOUT => $_SESSION['timeout'],
I5_OPTIONS_JOBNAME => 'PHPTSTSVR');
// connect to the system
if($_SESSION['conn_type'] == 'encrypt')
$conn = i5_pconnect($server,$_SESSION['usr'],d_pwd($_SESSION['pwd']),$options);
else
$conn = i5_pconnect($server,$_SESSION['usr'],$_SESSION['pwd'],$options);
// if connect failed
if(is_bool($conn) && $conn == FALSE) {
$errorTab = i5_error();
if ($errorTab['cat'] == 9 && $errorTab['num'] == 285){
$_SESSION['ConnectionID'] = 0;
$_SESSION['Err_Msg'] = "Failed to connect";
return -1;
}
else {
//set the error message
$_SESSION['Err_Msg'] = "Connection Failed " .i5_errormsg();
// send back to the sign on screen
$_SESSION['ConnectionID'] = 0;
return -1;
}
}
else {
// add the library list
add_to_librarylist($addlibl,$conn);
$ret = i5_get_property(I5_PRIVATE_CONNECTION, $conn);
if(is_bool($ret) && $ret == FALSE) {
$_SESSION['Err_Msg'] = "Failed to retrieve connection ID " .i5_errormsg();
$_SESSION['ConnectionID'] = 0;
return -1;
}
else {
$_SESSION['ConnectionID'] = $ret;
}
}
return 1;
}
/*
* Function to add the install library to the library list
* @parms
* libraries to add to the library list
* connection to use
*/
function add_to_librarylist($libraries,&$conn) {
$curlibl = "";
// get current librarylist
if (!i5_command("rtvjoba",array(),array("usrlibl"=>"curlibl"),$conn))
die("Could not retrieve current librarylist:" . i5_errormsg($conn));
// add our libraries to the librarylist
$curlibl .= " " .implode(" ",$libraries);
// if library list already set a CPF2184 message will be generated, treat as warning and by pass.
if(!i5_command("chglibl",array("libl"=>$curlibl),array(),$conn)) {
if(i5_errormsg($conn) != 'CPF2184')
echo("Could not change current librarylist:" . i5_errormsg($conn));
}
return 1;
}
/*
* function Dsp_Pfm()
* display the contents of a file
* @parms
* File
* File Library
* returns the number of errors.
*/
function Dsp_Recs($conn,$file,$flib) {
// query to get the data frm the file
$query = "SELECT rrn(a) as RRN, a.* FROM " .rtrim($flib) ."/" .rtrim($file) ." a";
$result = i5_query($query,$conn);
if(!$result){
echo("Failed to get the data
}
$rec = i5_fetch_assoc($result);
echo("
foreach($rec as $key => $value) {
echo("
echo("
do {
echo("
echo("
echo("
echo(" i5_free_query($result);
return;
}
/*
* function Dsp_Pfm()
* display the contents of a file
* @parms
* File
* File Library
* returns the number of errors.
*/
function Dsp_Pfm_2($conn,$file,$flib,$id) {
// query to get the data frm the file
$query = "SELECT rrn(a) as RRN, a.* FROM " .rtrim($flib) ."/" .rtrim($file) ." a WHERE RRN(a) = '" .$id ."' FETCH FIRST ROW ONLY";
$result = i5_query($query,$conn);
if(!$result){
echo("Failed to get the data<br>" .$query);
$_SESSION['ErrMsg'] = "Error code: " .i5_errno($result) ." Error message: " .i5_errormsg($result);
}
$rec = i5_fetch_assoc($result);
echo("<table><form name=updent method=post action=scripts/update_pfm.php?file=" .$file ."&flib=" .$flib ."&id=" .$rec['RRN'] ." >");
// the assoc array contains the field names so we can use those as the headers
$i = 0;
foreach($rec as $key => $value) {
echo("<tr><td>" .$key ."</td><td><input type=text name=" .$key ." id=" .$key ." value='" .$value ."'");
if($key == "RRN")
echo(" readonly=readonly");
echo(" /></td></tr>");
$i++;
}
echo("<tr><td colspan=2><input type=submit value=Update /></td</tr></form></table>");
// button to get the next record
echo("<table><tr><td>");
if($id > 0) {
$id--;
echo("<input type=button value=PREV OnClick=location='dsp_pfm.php?file=" .$file ."&flib=" .$flib ."&id=" .$id ."' /></td><td>");
$id++;
}
$id++;
echo("<input type=button value=NEXT OnClick=location='dsp_pfm.php?file=" .$file ."&flib=" .$flib ."&id=" .$id ."' /></td></tr></table>");
echo("<input type=button value='Log Out' OnClick=location='scripts/logout.php' ?>");
// break the reference to the last element as per the manual
unset($value);
i5_free_query($result);
return;
}
/*
* function load_config()
* @parms
* *NONE
*/
function load_config() {
$config_file = "scripts/config.conf";
$comment = "#";
// open the config file
$fp = fopen($config_file, "r");
if(!$fp) {
echo("Failed to open file");
return 0;
}
// loop through the file lines and pull out variables
while(!feof($fp)) {
$line = trim(fgets($fp));
if ($line && $line[0] != $comment) {
$pieces = explode("=", $line);
$option = trim($pieces[0]);
$value = trim($pieces[1]);
$config_values[$option] = $value;
}
}
fclose($fp);
$_SESSION['server'] = $config_values['server'];
$_SESSION['install_lib'] = $config_values['install_lib'];
$_SESSION['timeout'] = $config_values['timeout'];
$_SESSION['refresh'] = $config_values['refresh'];
$_SESSION['logo'] = $config_values['company_logo'];
$_SESSION['dft_logo'] = $config_values['default_logo'];
$_SESSION['co_name'] = $config_values['company_name'];
if(isset($config_value['valid_usr'])) {
if($config_values['valid_usr'] != '') {
if(($config_values['usr'] != '') && ($config_values['pwd'] != '')) {
$_SESSION['valid_usr'] = $config_values['valid_usr'];
$_SESSION['usr'] = $config_values['usr'];
$_SESSION['pwd'] = $config_values['pwd'];
$_SESSION['auto_signon'] = 1;
}
}
}
return 1;
}
/*
* function to retrieve a list of libraries
*/
function Dsp_Lib_Obj(&$conn) {
$HdlList = i5_objects_list('QSYS', '*ALL', '*LIB',$conn);
if (is_bool($HdlList)) trigger_error('i5_objects_list error : '.i5_errormsg(), E_USER_ERROR);
echo("
echo("
echo(str_pad($list['DESCRIP'],50," ",STR_PAD_RIGHT));
else
echo("-");
echo(" echo("
echo(" $ret = i5_objects_list_close($HdlList);
if (!$ret) trigger_error('i5_object_list_close error : '.i5_errormsg(), E_USER_ERROR);
return;
}
/*
* function to retrieve a list of Files in a Library
*/
function Dsp_Pf_Obj(&$conn,$lib) {
$HdlList = i5_objects_list($lib, '*ALL', '*FILE',$conn);
if (is_bool($HdlList)) trigger_error('i5_objects_list error : '.i5_errormsg(), E_USER_ERROR);
echo("
// check if a PF-DTA
if($list['EXT_ATTR'] == "PF") {
echo("
echo(str_pad($list['DESCRIP'],50," ",STR_PAD_RIGHT));
else
echo("-");
echo(" echo("
}
$ret = i5_objects_list_close($HdlList);
if (!$ret) trigger_error('i5_object_list_close error : '.i5_errormsg(), E_USER_ERROR);
return;
}
?>
The next page called provides a list of the *FILE objects in the library which have a EXT_ATTR of “PF”, this allow you to select a file and display all of the records from that file. Again all we do is use the i5_toolkit function i5_list_objects() to provide the list of objects in the library and then filter based on the extended attribute.
<?php
/*
Copyright © 2010, Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd
All rights reserved.
http://www.shieldadvanced.ca/
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
- Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- Neither the name of the Shield Advanced Solutions, nor the names of its
contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
derived from this software without specific prior written
permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
*/
// start the session to allow session variables to be stored and addressed
session_start();
require_once("scripts/functions.php");
// if not signed in just force to sign in page
if(!isset($_SESSION['valid_usr'])) {
header("Location: /index.php");
exit(0);
}
// get the previous return URL
$ret_url = $_SESSION['ret_url'];
// store this page as return URL
$_SESSION['ret_url'] = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>List Files in Library</title>
<!-- add the main CSS -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/tst.css" type="text/css">
</head>
<body>
<?php
$conn = 0;
if(!connect($conn)) {
if(isset($_SESSION['Err_Msg'])) {
echo($_SESSION['Err_Msg']); $_SESSION['Err_Msg'] = "";
}
}
Dsp_Pf_Obj($conn,$_REQUEST['lib']); ?>
</body>
</html>
From this list you will display all of the records in the file, we only used a small file to test so the amount of data coming back was not important, if this was production and you had files with millions of records in them it could blow up the page as it would be too big! If you want to add something consider paging the file in sets of records or passing in a range of records at the start so only a limited number of records are retrieved and displayed. We have written plenty of posts and forums entries about how to achieve this, Google should bring up enough information to allow you to do it. This is the code for the page to display all of the records, it simply displays them and has a button which allows you to edit specific records. We just left the display for this as it was so once you start to edit you will have the ability to move around the records as previously.
<?php
/*
Copyright © 2010, Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd
All rights reserved.
http://www.shieldadvanced.ca/
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
- Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- Neither the name of the Shield Advanced Solutions, nor the names of its
contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
derived from this software without specific prior written
permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
*/
// start the session to allow session variables to be stored and addressed
session_start();
require_once("scripts/functions.php");
// if not signed in just force to sign in page
if(!isset($_SESSION['valid_usr'])) {
header("Location: /index.php");
exit(0);
}
// get the previous return URL
$ret_url = $_SESSION['ret_url'];
// store this page as return URL
$_SESSION['ret_url'] = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Edit File Content</title>
<!-- add the main CSS -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/tst.css" type="text/css">
</head>
<body>
<?php
$conn = 0;
if(!connect($conn)) {
if(isset($_SESSION['Err_Msg'])) {
echo($_SESSION['Err_Msg']); $_SESSION['Err_Msg'] = "";
}
}
Dsp_Pfm_2($conn,$_REQUEST['file'],$_REQUEST['flib'],$_REQUEST['id']); ?>
</body>
</html>
An that is it, took us about 1 hour to complete the set of functions and pages (lots of cut and paste). I thought I would add a few pictures to show you just what it produces. Remember this uses the Aura tollkit functions so they must be available for it to work. Again we did not add any fancy page sizing CSS etc so the images are very basic.
This is the inital page which requires the user to pass in valid credentials to connect to the IBMi.
Once you have signed in you should see a list of the libraries available on the system. You could provide filters or use the IBMi security to only allow the user to display the available libraries.
When you select the library you will be provided with a list of Physical Files.
Select the option to display the records and the following page is displayed.
Select a record to start editing from and the following page is displayed we moved the record up one to show the movement buttons.
That is it, plenty of improvements I can think of just as I write this post but you get the idea. IBMi is the perfect hub for delivering data via web pages, we prefer to keep the web page generation off the IBMi but you have the option to use the iAMP server or Zend Server etc. to provide the same functionality. Stop thinking about how to move off the platform and start thinking about how you can harvest all of the good business logic and data you have built into the system.
Hope you find this useful, for us its just a bit of fun and provides us with the ability to show what we can do with PHP. You should take up the challenge and start your investment in PHP now. Call us if you need more information or help.
Happy PHP’ing..
Chris…