/** all processing methods end up here */
  private void startHereCommon() throws BeanException {
    // try to get the linkKey if already set in input properties
    try {
      hPubLinkKey = inputProps.getHPubLinkKey();
    } catch (Exception e) {
    }

    // if running in Web environment and either the ejb access handle or
    // the linkKey are null, try to get them from the HttpSession
    if (oHttpServletRequest != null) {
      HttpSession theWebsession = oHttpServletRequest.getSession(false);
      if (theWebsession != null) {
        synchronized (theWebsession) {
          try {
            if (tracing == true) {
              traceArgs[0] = this;
              traceArgs[1] = "HttpSession.getId()=" + theWebsession.getId();
              try {
                traceMethod.invoke(o, traceArgs);
              } catch (Exception x) {
              }
            }
            String theKey = KEY_WEBCONN + inputProps.getHPubStartChainName();
            // if linkKey or access handle is null try to get it from Websession
            HPubEJB2HttpSessionBindingListener sbl =
                (HPubEJB2HttpSessionBindingListener) theWebsession.getAttribute(theKey);
            if ((hPubLinkKey == null) && (sbl != null)) {
              hPubLinkKey = sbl.getLinkKey();
              if (tracing == true) {
                traceArgs[0] = this;
                traceArgs[1] = "HttpSession.getAttribute(hPubLinkKey)=" + hPubLinkKey;
                try {
                  traceMethod.invoke(o, traceArgs);
                } catch (Exception x) {
                }
              }
              inputProps.setHPubLinkKey(hPubLinkKey);
            }
            if ((hPubAccessHandle == null) && (sbl != null)) {
              hPubAccessHandle = sbl.getEjbHandle();
              if (tracing == true) {
                traceArgs[0] = this;
                traceArgs[1] = "HttpSession.getAttribute(hPubAccessHandle)=" + hPubAccessHandle;
                try {
                  traceMethod.invoke(o, traceArgs);
                } catch (Exception x) {
                }
              }
            }
            // set the ejb handle to null before removing the Session Binding
            // Listener object
            if (auditing == true) {
              if (sbl != null)
                auditArgs[0] =
                    "\n---\nOUT:"
                        + this.getClass().getName()
                        + " "
                        + theKey
                        + " "
                        + hPubAccessHandle
                        + " "
                        + hPubLinkKey
                        + " "
                        + theWebsession.getId();
              else // error - object not found in HttpSession
              auditArgs[0] =
                    "\n---\nERR:"
                        + this.getClass().getName()
                        + " "
                        + theKey
                        + " "
                        + theWebsession.getId();

              auditArgs[1] = theWebsession;
              try {
                auditMethod.invoke(o, auditArgs);
              } catch (Exception x) {
              }
            }
            if (sbl != null) sbl.setEjbHandle(null);
            theWebsession.removeAttribute(theKey);
          } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
          }
        }
      }
    }
    // if either of required properties are still null then the ejb cannot
    // be accessed - throw an exception.
    if ((hPubAccessHandle == null) || (hPubLinkKey == null)) {
      String errMsg =
          (new Date(System.currentTimeMillis())).toString()
              + " HPS5951 "
              + this.getClass().getName()
              + ": hPubAccessHandle==null || hPubLinkKey==null";
      System.err.println(errMsg);
      if (tracing == true) {
        traceArgs[0] = this;
        traceArgs[1] = errMsg;
        try {
          traceMethod.invoke(o, traceArgs);
        } catch (Exception x) {
        }
      }
      throw new BeanException(errMsg);
    } else {
      if (tracing == true) {
        traceArgs[0] = this;
        traceArgs[1] = "hPubAccessHandle=" + hPubAccessHandle + ",hPubLinkKey=" + hPubLinkKey;
        try {
          traceMethod.invoke(o, traceArgs);
        } catch (Exception x) {
        }
      }
    }

    // get the EJB object from the handle
    try {
      ejb =
          (com.ibm.HostPublisher.EJB.HPubEJB2)
              javax.rmi.PortableRemoteObject.narrow(
                  hPubAccessHandle.getEJBObject(), com.ibm.HostPublisher.EJB.HPubEJB2.class);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      String errMsg =
          (new Date(System.currentTimeMillis())).toString()
              + " HPS5952 "
              + this.getClass().getName()
              + ": getEJBObject(): "
              + e.getClass().getName()
              + ": "
              + e.getMessage();
      System.err.println(errMsg);
      if (tracing == true) {
        traceArgs[0] = this;
        traceArgs[1] = errMsg;
        try {
          traceMethod.invoke(o, traceArgs);
        } catch (Exception x) {
        }
      }
      throw new BeanException(errMsg);
    }
    // if ejb handle, go invoke the HPubEJB's main business method.
    if (ejb != null) {
      try {
        outputProps = (ConversionCountDisp_Properties) ejb.processIO(inputProps);
        inputProps = outputProps;
        inputProps.setInitialCall(false);
      } catch (Exception e) {
        String errMsg =
            (new Date(System.currentTimeMillis())).toString()
                + " HPS5953 "
                + this.getClass().getName()
                + ": processIO("
                + inputProps.getClass().getName()
                + "): "
                + e.getClass().getName()
                + ": "
                + e.getMessage();
        System.err.println(errMsg);
        if (tracing == true) {
          traceArgs[0] = this;
          traceArgs[1] = errMsg;
          try {
            traceMethod.invoke(o, traceArgs);
          } catch (Exception x) {
          }
        }
        throw new BeanException(errMsg);
      }
    }
    endHereCommon();
    return;
  }
 public java.lang.String getHPubStartChainName() {
   if (outputProps != null) return (outputProps.getHPubStartChainName());
   else return (inputProps.getHPubStartChainName());
 }