RE: Replacing a Web Service with RPG...

Hey Thanks Everybody - Good suggestions!

        Scott, I knew I was not thinking right about the httpapi - You are 
right I
am running the server side of this deal with this one.  Thanks for the
pointers!

        Aaron - it seems you nailed it exactly!

        And Walden! I never thought of that - Good Idea!  I'll look at that!


Thanks For All The bright insightful answers - This list ROCKS!  Thanks for
straightening out my thinking!

Regards,

Rick DuVall
Systems Manager
Dealer's Auto Auction of Okc
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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Walden H. Leverich
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 3:37 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: Replacing a Web Service with RPG...


>It occurred to me that it might be possible to set up an
>RPG program listening on an internal port and just suck the
>message in and manually parse it,  produce a reply and send

That would work, but if the "incorrectness" of the XML is constant, you
could also have your RPG simply fix the XML and then send it off to the
web service -- might be easier.

-Walden

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Walden H Leverich III
Tech Software
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Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur.
(Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.)


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