Accession Number:

AD1043153

Title:

Developing CORBA-Based Distributed Scientific Applications From Legacy Fortran Programs

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

CLEVELAND STATE UNIV OH CLEVELAND United States

Personal Author(s):

• Sang,Janche
• Kim,Chan
• Lopez,Isaac

Report Date:

2000-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

12.0

Abstract:

An efficient methodology is presented for integrating legacy applications written in Fortran into a distributed object framework. Issues and strategies regarding the conversion and decomposition of Fortran codes into Common Object Request Broker Architecture COBRA objects are discussed. Fortran codes are modified as little as possible as theyare decomposed into modules and wrapped as objects. A new conversion tool takes the Fortran application as input and generates the CC header file and Interface Definition Language IDL file. In addition, the performance of the client server computing is evaluated.

Descriptors:

• computer programs
• fortran
• CONVERSION
• OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING
• OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
• C PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
• client server systems
• MIDDLEWARE
• APPLICATION SOFTWARE
• DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE