How to extract program interface information (PCML) embedded in programs or service programs

Index Toggle What is PCML? Program Call Markup Language ( PCML ) is a tag language based on the Extensible Markup Language (XML) that describes the input and output parameters of a program or the exported procedures of a module that is part of a service program. Although PCML was designed to support distributed program calls to server program objects from a client Java platform, you can also use PCML to make calls to a server program from within the server environment. Who uses it? The IBM Toolbox for Java includes an application programming interface (API) that interprets the PCML, calls the program, and simplifies the retrieval of data returned from the IBM i system. …