Message bridging system and method for singular server to singular or multiple event reception engines

A computer system comprising:

• a first application having an adapter capable of outputting message data in a first format, wherein said first application resides on a server;
• at least a second application capable of receiving message data in a second format;
• a message bridge module dynamically loaded into said first application, said message bridge module a operating by employing a userexit routine and adapted to receive message data from the adapter of said first application in said first format;
• said first application adapted for;
• setting a pointer to said userexit routine by making an operating system call to load a userexit module into said first application's memory and workspace;
• resolving said userexit routine at the execution of said first application, not at the compilation of said first application;
• outputting data to said userexit module without receiving any confirmation regarding whether said data was received;
• said message bridge module further adapted to translate and/or parse said received message data into at least said second format and output said translated and/or parsed message data to at least said second application.

A software module, stored on a tangible computer-readable medium, for bridging messages between a first and at least a second application having differing message formats, wherein said computer-readable medium includes one of a magnetic, optical, or other fixed or removal computer disk, a random access memory, a read-only memory, an erasable programmable read-only memory, and a portable compact disc read-only memory, said module comprising:

• instructions for dynamically loading a message bridge module into said first application;
• instructions for operating said message bridge module by employing a userexit routine;
• instructions for setting a pointer to said userexit routine by making an operating system call to load a userexit module into said first application's memory and workspace;
• instructions for resolving said userexit routine at the execution of said first application, not at the compilation of said first application;
• instructions for said first application outputting data to said userexit module without receiving any confirmation regarding whether said data was received;
• instructions for said bridge module receiving message data from said userexit module of said first application in a first format;
• instructions for said bridge module translating and/or parsing said received message data into at least a second format;
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• instructions for said bridge module outputting said translated and/or parsed message data to at least said second application.

A message bridging apparatus comprising:

• storage means for storing computer-readable instructions;
• instructions, stored in said storage means for dynamically loading a message bridge module into said first application;
• instructions, stored in said storage means for operating said message bridge module by employing a userexit routine;
• instructions, stored in said storage means for setting a pointer to said userexit routine by making an operating system call to load a userexit module into said first application's memory and workspace;
• instructions, stored in said storage means for resolving said userexit routine at the execution of said first application, not at the compilation of said first application;
• instructions, stored in said storage means for said first application outputting data to said userexit module without receiving any confirmation regarding whether said data was received;
• instructions, stored in said storage means for said bridge module receiving message data from said userexit module of said first application in a first format;
• instructions stored in said storage means for said bridge module translating and/or parsing said received message data into at least a second format;
• and
• instructions, stored in said storage means for said bridge module outputting said translated and/or parsed message data to at least said second application.