Abstract: A system, method, and article of manufacture for propagating data from a transaction processing facility (TPF) based computer to a relational database associated with a server computer and providing the propagated data to a variety of clients are presented. A TPF based computer includes TPF data, which is propagated to the server computer. The server computer is coupled to the TPF based computer. The server computer receives the propagated TPF data and generates a structured query language (SQL) statement reflecting the received TPF data. The relational database associated with the server computer is updated by using the generated SQL statement. The propagated data may be provided to a variety of clients.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved valve bag placing machine and method. The valve bag placing machine according to this invention is adapted to remove a valve type bag from a stack on an indexing conveyor, open the valve opening thereof, and insert this opening over a material dispensing nozzle of a bag filling machine. Vacuum cups, movable in response to actuation of pneumatic cylinders, contacts the valve bag at the end flap and side portions thereof. As these cylinders are retracted, a valve opening rod contacts the side of the bag to positively strip away the valve end flap from the side of the valve bag. Once in this position, one of the vacuum cups is removed from the bag and the valve bag clamping assembly is rotated by an actuator assembly. Prior to, after, or simultaneous with this rotation step, another pair of vacuum cups contacts the side of the valve bag and pulls it down with respect to the valve bag end flap, thus opening the valve bag valve opening.