RE: XMLSERVICE

That is exactly the point. XMLSERVICE is a SIMPLE, FLEXIBLE, and GENERIC interface to all your IBM i applications. It is easy to understand and can be used from any platform/language.

Brian May
IBM i Modernization Specialist
Profound Logic Software, Inc.
http://www.profoundlogic.com
937-439-7925 Phone
877-224-7768 Toll Free

              


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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nathan Andelin
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:59 AM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Re: XMLSERVICE

From: Brian May
XMLSERVICE exposes your RPG program as a webservice or stored
procedure using a generic XML interface.

Brian,

I just reread the article that you wrote for System i Network which provided an introduction to XMLSERVICE:

http://bit.ly/xwIJ7E


Only this time it struck me that the XMLSERVICE interface is a lot more strait-forward and easier to understand than those defined by WSDL and SOAP specifications. Yet the XMLSERVICE interface provides for a lot of flexibility in defining input parameters and data types passed to it. WSDL and SOAP make sense conceptually to me; at a high level. But their implementations still don't make sense to me. And much of the documentation I've read is beyond comprehension. I often feel left out of the loop when it comes to SOAP based web services.

Which makes XMLSERVICE a refreshing alternative.

-Nathan

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