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Re: SQL RPG and Web API Consumption

I was in the same boat, although I did do RPG back in the early days. The conversion from COBOL to the modern RPG with total free form is easy, reasonably intuitive, and with the plethora of examples out there, within reason of stress free.

GO for it!

Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects



On Feb 9, 2022, at 8:58 AM, Kelly Cookson via RPG400-L <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi,

I am an IBMi COBOL developer (which is the standard language for my shop). I am thinking about learning RPG for use with web/REST/HTTP APIs.

I would like to ask if something is even possible. I am hoping someone has already done this and can tell me it is possible. Or have someone tell me it will not work and not to waste my time trying.

Is it possible to have a SQL RPG program:
1. Use the new QSYS2 HTTP functions to consume a web API.
2. Use Scott Klement's YAJL library to parse the JSON returned by the web API.

Thanks,

Kelly Cookson
Senior Software Engineer II
Dot Foods, Inc.
1-217-773-4486 ext. 12676
www.dotfoods.com<http://www.dotfoods.com>

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