Morning everybody!
Could anybody point me links to good instructions/tutorials/samples how to run EG tasks from VB code (EG 4.1 – I have found some samples for older ones).
I have found couple of instructions, how to run VB tasks (addins) from inside EG, but I looking opposite solution – how to run EG from inside VB(.NET) code.
What I looking for:
Maximum target is the small solution which enables preparing simple EG workflows and then run this workflow from Visual Basic ( even better would be to run from VB, which are launched from IIS page in same machine). In this way I would be able to prepare a small workstation for business analyst, who preparing workflows and enable for two or three less-analytical colleagues to run his prepared tasks through intranet web server (IIS) installed in the same machine. So in this way to share his/her work without calling colleagues to watch results over his/her shoulder.
Performance is not a problem as requests to run tasks happen probably just couple times in day. If it would be a problem, that means a need to obtain server platform.
Minimum target is to run local SAS programs from Visual Basic (again - even better would be to run from VB, which are launched from IIS page in same machine). Purpose is same as in maximum target – to share results (HTML outputs) with one-two-three colleagues.
I have worked a lot with VB (mostly VB6 unfortunately). In current tests I achieved, that I am able to run SAS programs from VB.NET. I can imagine, that should be easy to connect this VB code to local IIS. But my impression is , that in some way it must be possible to run even EG tasks from VB (can be also C# , or even Java).
I have not found proper tutorials/samples/instructions. Sample would be excellent. I am experienced developer (>20 years) and used to leverage simple samples with parallel learning to working solutions.
And another question. Is it correct, that such infrastructure requires SAS IT Windows client (not a full SA Integration Technologies). And client software (actually set of DLLs) is free of charge.
Thanks in advance for any ideas
/oleg