Abstract: A computer implemented method invokes a business application in response to receipt of a request Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) message. The request SOAP message requests an operation that is defined in a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) service. To implement the operations defined in the WSDL service, the WSDL service is provided as input to a tool that generates a business application which corresponds to the supplied WSDL service. The SOAP BODY from the request SOAP message is converted into an unformatted data structure for inputting to the business application, while information from the SOAP HEADER is retained in order to generate a reply SOAP message that contains execution results.

Abstract: A computer implemented method invokes a business application in response to receipt of a request Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) message. The request SOAP message requests an operation that is defined in a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) service. To implement the operations defined in the WSDL service, the WSDL service is provided as input to a tool that generates a business application which corresponds to the supplied WSDL service. The SOAP BODY from the request SOAP message is converted into an unformatted data structure for inputting to the business application, while information from the SOAP HEADER is retained in order to generate a reply SOAP message that contains execution results.

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for using annotations to reuse variable declarations to generate different service functions. A declaration file has variable declarations in a first programming language environment for use by application functions. The declaration file includes a plurality of sets of annotations for a plurality of service functions. Each of the sets of annotations identifies variables in the declaration file to use with one of the service functions. The declaration file is processed to generate one of the service functions. The set of annotations in the declaration file for the service function to generate is determined. The determined set of annotations is processed to determine variables to include with the service function to generate. The determined variables from the declaration file are used to generate the service function.

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for using annotations to reuse variable declarations to generate different service functions. A declaration file has variable declarations in a first programming language environment for use by application functions. The declaration file includes a plurality of sets of annotations for a plurality of service functions. Each of the sets of annotations identifies variables in the declaration file to use with one of the service functions. The declaration file is processed to generate one of the service functions. The set of annotations in the declaration file for the service function to generate is determined. The determined set of annotations is processed to determine variables to include with the service function to generate. The determined variables from the declaration file are used to generate the service function.

Abstract: A text representation of a number is converted into a numeric representation of the number by converting the text representation of the number into a description of the number's format; mapping the description of the number's format to a sequence of conversion code; and converting the text representation of the number into the numeric representation of the number by use of the sequence of conversion code. Preferably, the description of the number's format is a picture string; the text representation of the number is converted into a description of the number's format by a translation instruction using a translate table; and the sequence of conversion code for converting the text representation of the number into the numeric representation of the number comprises an assignment statement.