Re: REST API call from RPG

[Jay Vaughn <jeffersonvaughn@xxxxxxxxx>]

Systools in sql is my favorite 

Jay

> On Jan 14, 2019, at 9:34 AM, Justin Taylor <JUSTIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> You can use SQL.
> https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/IBM%20i%20Technology%20Updates/page/New%20HTTP%20functions%20added%20to%20SYSTOOLS
>
> Check out httpGetClob/httpPostClob.
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>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Englander [mailto:denglander@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2019 5:30 PM
> To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: REST API call from RPG
>
>
> 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
>
>
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