MalformedInputException while streaming results from Runtime process execution(cobol obj) via Java on AS400

Question

I am trying to invoke a simple Hello World Cobol program through java. The java code is in IFS file structure and the cobol object is parked in a library. I am facing multiple problems:

The error stream returned by process execution is not in readable format.
I am getting error stream result even if the termination of cobol code returns 0.
I cannot see the cobol output result in the inputstream of the process.(May be I can solve this if i understand the error stream )

The cobol code works when invoke independently. I have tried encoding UTF8,UTF16, Cp943 and default. When I use UTF8,UTF16 I get MalformedInputException, else a garbage value.

Java code:(compiled @ AS 400 itself -java 1.5)

    import java.io.*;

    public class CallCLPgm
    {
       public static void main(String[] args)
       {
          try
          {
          Process theProcess =  Runtime.getRuntime().exec("system CALL PROG6");
          //error stream
            BufferedReader inStream1 = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader
                     (theProcess.getErrorStream(),"UTF8"));
             System.out.println(inStream1.readLine());
            inStream1.close();
          //input stream   
             BufferedReader inStream = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader
                     (theProcess.getInputStream()));
             System.out.println(inStream.readLine());
             inStream.close();


             System.out.println("termination : "+theProcess.waitFor());

 //Cobol code
      PROCEDURE DIVISION.        
      PROGRAM-BEGIN.     
          DISPLAY "Hello World".   
          STOP RUN.

AkD · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-27 18:02:34Z

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I should have focused on IBM encoding format http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/html/as400/v4r5/ic2924/index.htm?info/java/rzaha/fileenc.htm

I used "Cp037" for USA instead of UTF8 and other format.

BufferedReader inStream1 = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader (theProcess.getErrorStream(),"Cp037"));

answered Jul 27, 2012 at 18:02

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AkD Over a year ago

I can finalize it as accepted after 2 days, since I answered my own question I guess :)

Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen Over a year ago

Note that in order to work correctly internationally you must ask the server about its encoding, and use that.

Buck Calabro · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-27 18:07:19Z

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I am not a Cobol programmer but I think that the Cobol verb DISPLAY does not write to stdout. Check with the Cobol manual, but my guess is that you will need to actually open stdout in your Cobol program and write to it rather than use DISPLAY.

When I want to call a program on IBM i, I use the JTOpen IBM Toolbox for Java. The Javadoc can be hard to find if you're not familiar with the IBM Infocenter.

answered Jul 27, 2012 at 18:07

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AkD Over a year ago

I am able to read output that cobol spits using display, using the above java code itself. The process object actually returns all the output that you will see if you are doing it from a terminal.

WarrenT Over a year ago

Buck, I've done COBOL in a few prior lives. DISPLAY can write stuff out to a CONSOLE session, similar to what SAY does in REXX.

David G Over a year ago

JT400 javadoc can also be found at javadoc.midrange.com in a much simpler format.

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