EDB PostgreSQL RM Switch Module

Provides the information required to build the EDB PostgreSQL RM switch module.

Restriction: This topic applies only when the Enterprise Server feature is enabled.

Note: This is a technology preview feature only. It is being made available to allow you to test and provide feedback on this new capability; however, this feature is not intended for production use and it is not supported as such. Furthermore, Micro Focus does not guarantee that this feature will be delivered at a GA level and if it is, then the functionality provided might differ considerably from this technology preview.

The EDB PostgreSQL module provides two-phase commit support using PostgreSQL-provided SQL calls, and ensures that any database connections made using this switch module all participate in a single XA transaction.

PostgreSQL Server configuration for XA

Important: Before you can use the EDB PostgreSQL RM Switch Module, you must configure the PostgreSQL Server by changing the value of the max_prepared_transactions property from its default value of 0 (zero) to a value greater than 0. After making this change, you must restart the server before proceeding. For additional details about the max_prepared_transactions configuration property, see your PostgreSQL documentation.

Windows Environments

Source Code

The EDB PostgreSQL RM switch module COBOL source file, ESPGSQLXA.CBL is located by default in the %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Micro Focus\Visual COBOL\src\enterpriseserver\xa directory.

Note: If you prefer to supply user credentials programatically rather than in the xa_open string, instructions for doing so are provided in the COBOL source file in the Customization section.

Build Requirements

To build the EDB PostgreSQL RM switch module, you must have the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) installed for your version of Windows.

Before building this switch module, ensure that your LIB environment variable contains the path to the odbc32.lib file, located in a subdirectory under your Windows SDK LIB directory.

Building the Switch Module

Method 1

Start a Visual COBOL command prompt, 32-bit or 64-bit depending on the application, running as an administrator.
Change to the %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Micro Focus\Visual COBOL\src\enterpriseserver\xa directory (default location).
Enter build pg [directives]

Method 2

Start a Visual COBOL command prompt, 32-bit or 64-bit depending on the application.
Copy all files from the %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Micro Focus\Visual COBOL\src\enterpriseserver\xa directory (default location) to any location where you have WRITE permission.
Change to the directory containing the copied files.
Enter build pg [directives]

Build Output

The build process produces two binary switch module files from the ESPGSQLXA.CBL COBOL source file:

Binary File	Type
ESPGSQLXA_S.DLL	static
ESPGSQLXA.DLL	dynamic

You can register an RM switch module with Enterprise Server dynamically, or register it statically depending on which binary file you use. We recommend that you use the dynamic switch module option, as this ensures that only active databases used in the global transaction participate in the TM/RM XA flow.

UNIX Environments

Source Code

The EDB PostgreSQL RM switch module COBOL source file, ESPGSQLXA.CBL is located by default in the $COBDIR/src/enterpriseserver/xa directory.

Note: If you prefer to supply user credentials programatically rather than in the xa_open string, instructions for doing so are provided in the COBOL source file in the Customization section.

Build Requirements

The build script uses the current effective working mode to determine how to build the switch module.

Building the Switch Module

The $COBDIR/src/enterpriseserver/xa directory contains the build script file that you can use to build the switch module.

Copy all files from the $COBDIR/src/enterpriseserver/xa directory (default location) to any location where you have WRITE permission.
Change to the directory containing the copied files.
Enter build pg

Build Output

The build process produces four binary RM switch module files from the ESPGSQLXA.CBL COBOL source file:

ESPGSQLXA.so	32-bit	dynamic
ESPGSQLXA64.so	64-bit	dynamic
ESPGSQLXA_S.so	32-bit	static
ESPGSQLXA64_S.so	64-bit	static

All Environments

Additional Resources: For more information on using the EDB PostgreSQL RM switch module, including the xa_open string definition, see EDB PostgreSQL xa_open string.