Re: Advice-Webservice with file transfer

[Scott Klement <web400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Justin,

Sounds good.  Let me know if you have any questions/problems you'd like 
my thoughts on.

-SK

On 6/21/2015 8:17 AM, Justin Taylor wrote:
> I got it working using CGIDEV2.  I ran into some quirks I had to work around.  Not sure if CGIDEV2 is at fault or the .NET client.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Klement [mailto:web400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 3:44 PM
> To: Web Enabling the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)
> Subject: Re: [WEB400] Advice-Webservice with file transfer
>
> Justin,
>
> Yeah, in this case I think using something like CGIDEV2 would probably be the best way.
>
> The IWS toolset that IBM provides doesn't allow "attachments" (file
> uploads/downloads) to my knowledge at this point, so coding this yourself with CGIDEV2 is probably the best way.
>
> -SK
>
>
> On 6/17/2015 10:01 PM, Justin Taylor wrote:
> > Requirements:
> > --Client app will submit several strings and a stream file (text or ZIP).
> > --Server app will return a result set and a PDF file
> >
> >
> > I'm currently accomplishing this with a DB2 external stored procedure.
> > The input/output files are handled via QNTC to a Windows file share.
> > The Windows people have informed me that they're pulling the plug on
> > the Windows share.  They are not open to other file transfer protocols
> > like FTP or NFS.  They insist that I must pass the files on the app
> > call.  I looked into the possibility of doing this in the existing
> > stored procedure, but that doesn't look practical to me.
> >
> > I have a CGIDEV2 web app that does something similar, so I'm thinking
> > about trying what amounts to a RESTful webservice using CGIDEV2.
> > Does that sound like it would work?  Any better suggestions?