Re: REST API call from RPG

Hi Doug,

We use the IBM supplied IWS AXIS functions for the majority of our REST
calls from inside RPG and are very satisfied with them. You don't need to
set up a webservice webserver for that. AFAIK these functions are part of
the operating system.

ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/support/i/iws/systems_i_software_iws_pdf_WebServicesClient_new.pdf

https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1022250

For extraction of the received JSON strings we use Scott's great YAJL
implementation.

Regards,
-Arco

Op zaterdag 12 januari 2019 schreef Doug Englander <
denglander@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

I want to know if there are any examples of an RPG program contacting an
API on another system [non-IBMi] where the RPG program would be the
'client' asking the other system [the 'target'] for information using a
REST interface with JSON. The only information I see looks like it is
tailored to having [i.e. our] IBM i serving as the host and have other
applications contacting ours for information, and that seems to require the
IBM WebServer wizard to set up.

Do I need to use that to have RPG be the client and contact other
companies servers for information or is there a different way when RPG is
just the client and not the target?

Thank you,

Doug