Sage is one of the world's largest Accountancy software firms, with a userbase of over 5.5 Million users. Java has a user base of over 4.5 million developers worldwide. Before now, there existed no bridge between the two communities, now there is.
Integrate Sage Line 50 with Java, using Sage Data Objects for Java. See http://www.sageDataObjects.com for more information.
It is possible to connect Sage with Java via Sage Data Objects, and a Java-COM bridge "EZ-JCom". You will need to download the SageDataObjects library from http://www.sagedataobjects.com and the SageForJava Library from http://www.sagedataobjects.com / javasdo / sageforjava . zip
After downloading and installing the SageDataObjects library, and unzipping the SageForJava Library, you will need to select the version of Sage you want to connect to, for example, version 14, Copy the File, JSDOENG140.DLL from the SDOENG140Java Folder., and place it in your Windows\System32 Folder.
Creating your Java Application
Using your preferred IDE, add a reference to the JAR file, for the selected version of sage, for example, with JCreator, Press Project > Project Settings > Required Libraries > New > Add > Add Archive. Then Select JSDOENG140.JAR
Coding:
The following code will connect to sage, and list all current customers on the screen. the code is available as part of the Java SDO download shown above.
Licensing
Code written using the SageDataObjects library is subject to a 14 day trial license, and will cease to operate after those 14 days. More details on this can be read at www.sagedataobjects.com http://www.sagedataobjects.com
The Java-Com bridge is subject to a seperate license, which can be obtained at www.ezjcom.com http://www.ezjcom.com