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Deep Dive Lab: Web Services Primer for RPGers
Jon Paris
& Susan Gantner
Day: Monday - 04/12/2010
Hour: Monday Session: 16:00 - 20:30
Room: H - Middlesex East Lab
Type: Lab
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| Web services are a hot topic these days and many IBM i shops are planning to utilize them either as a consumer, for example to track UPS shipments, or as a supplier, to provide an alternative interface to existing application functionality. This session will provide a basic introduction to the world of web services and explain how they work as well as try to demystify some of the buzz-words like SOAP, XML and WDSL.
After studying the basics of web services, we will look first at how an existing RPG program can be repurposed as a web service using IBM's Integrated Web Services Server (try saying that five times quickly!). Once we have the mechanics of creating a web service in place, we will then look at how such services can be consumed by an RPG program utilizing Scott Klement's HTTP API and RPG's built-in XML support.
The seminar will conclude with an opportunity for you to get your feet wet and get hands-on experience exploring web services for yourself. We will also provide you with suggestions for further studies, both in the form of other sessions to attend during the remainder of the conference, and various articles and presentations etc. out on the web.
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