Re: Web service question...

[Robert Rogerson <rogersonra@xxxxxxxxx>]

Looking at the program updates a couple files and the following pages to the
browser.

 <Data>
 <MsgData>
 <MessageData>
     <CONFIRM>YES</CONFIRM>
     <DOCNUM>40000</DOCNUM>
 </MessageData>
 </MsgData>
 </Data>
on success and

 <Data>
 <MsgData>
 <MessageData>
     <CONFIRM>NO</CONFIRM>
 </MessageData>
 </MsgData> </Data>

on an error.



On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Scott Klement
<rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> When that link is 'called' what does it do?  Obviously, a program gets
> called -- but what does the program output?
>
> We'll need to know that in order to know whether it's a good fit for a
> web service.
>
>
> On 7/18/2011 10:34 AM, Robert Rogerson wrote:
> > The company I'm doing work for currently has a link such as
> http://myserver/weblibp/ut1681cl.pgm?store=001&effdate=20110718&upc=00000000004408&thwtype=SD&posdept=400&eaches=00005&posunt=01&posrtl=0000099&docnum=400&posid=101&thwdesc=Tomatoes
> > This link is called repeatedly for all the items on a document.
> > Is this not a perfect example of where a web service could be used?
> > If so, would Scott's HTTPAPI not handle this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Robert Rogerson
>
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