do external subroutines:

[Richard Sheehan]

Hello fellow listers,

Platform HPe3000, PowerHouse 8.29D3, PowerHouse Web 2.29D3

We are going to make a first attempt at calling an external subroutine
from quick.

The external subroutine will be either the 3DES or the IDEA decryption
algorithm already publicly available via C.  One of our Fellow
Programmers suggests that converting these to COBOL could be a time
consuming feat.

Here's my request for info:

The Cognos PowerHouse ® 4GL QDESIGN Reference (version 8.1) makes a
distinction between DO EXTERNAL (MPE/iX) and DO EXTERNAL (UNIX).  The
external C subroutine falls under the DO EXTERNAL (UNIX).  The
discussion and example in this section eludes that C can be used in the
DO EXTERNAL (MPE/ix) - So, will the external C routine function under
MPE/iX?

The version 8.0 Reference did not make this distinction.

Assuming external C routines are supported, does anyone have some advice
or pointers (not the C '*' ones) for implementing External C routines
from QUICK on MPE/iX?

TIA

-- 
Richard Sheehan,
Administrative Systems - IT Programmer Analyst Associate
Idaho State University Computing & Communications
Campus Box 8037, Pocatello, ID 83209-8037
Phone: 208.282.3861 - Fax: 208.282.3673
Email: sheerich@isu.edu