Re: Which procedure for non-XML document

[Scott Klement <sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lorne,

HTTPAPI knows how to encode and send name/value pairs.  Look at the 
EXAMPLE2 member for a sample of that.

If what you say is accurate, you will get back a response of name/value 
pairs.  (That's an unusual thing -- first time I've heard of someone 
doing that.)   HTTPAPI will give them back to you as a file or callback. 
  where the results will be in all one string.  It'll be up to you to 
extract the data you need from that string (though, I would think that 
would be pretty easy to do.)



Sturgeoff, Lorne wrote:
>    We have a requirement to communicate in real time with a web service
>    from an interactive RPG green-screen application. The web service
>    states that requests can be sent via HTTPS GET or POST of name/value
>    data in a way similar to an HTML FORM. Data is returned in the body of
>    the HTTPS reply as name/value pairs.
> 
> 
>    Note that this is not XML.
> 
> 
>    For example:
> 
>    Send:
>    [1]https://www.blahblah.com/something.cfm?Method=Check&Username=userna
>    me&Password=password&, and so on.
> 
> 
>    Receive: TransactionId=XYZ1234567890& TransactionResultCode=7100&
>    TransactionMessage=Approved, and so on.
> 
> 
>    My question for the list is, what would be the appropriate HTMLAPI
>    procedure to call for this application? I was considering http_get()
>    but am reluctant to use it because I think it requires a stream file
>    in the IFS to hold the results. Since this application can be called
>    by several simultaneous interactive green-screen users, I want to
>    avoid using work files in the IFS. I would rather parse the name/value
>    pairs in an RPG variable. Is there a way to do this in HTTPAPI?
> 
> 
>    Lorne Sturgeoff
> 
>    Allied Global Holdings Inc.
> 
>    (905) 513-3517
> 
>    [2]lorne.sturgeoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> References
> 
>    1. https://www.blahblah.com/something.cfm?Method=Check&Username=username&Password=password&;
>    2. mailto:lorne.sturgeoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 
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