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Re: New project....but where to start??
LOL! I think we're getting to that point these days, "smart homes" is
the buzzword I believe. Cheers!
On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 1:17 PM, <divotdug@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> No need to apologize, I was not offended....I'm sure somewhere someone
> is working on an app for my Droid to allow me to remotely start my
> washer and dryer...and eventually someone will need to do the same
> thing from an IBM i but that is a project for another time :-)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David White <whitey.david@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: HTTPAPI and FTPAPI Projects <ftpapi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Mon, Jan 24, 2011 7:20 pm
> Subject: New project....but where to start??
> T Crook & DivotDug,
>
> I'm offering my sincerest apology and hope you forgive me for that
> very inappropriate post. It was indeed very snide, childish and quite
> uncharacteristic of me. I have no excuse for that behavior, the only
> reason I can offer is that I quit smoking today. Like I said, not an
> excuse, just what I came up for a reason. We are all professionals,
> and more importantly we are all human beings deserving each others
> love and respect. The golden rule. So thank you for standing up for
> one another and pointing this out to me. I will find another, healthy
> outlet, for the nicotine withdrawal.
>
> Dave
>
> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 3:44 PM, T Crook <[1]tcrook57@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> You know, we are all professionals here. There was absolutely no call for
>> you to be snarky and snide in your post.
>> I hope Scott takes you off the list, that was absolutely childish of you.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David White" <[2]whitey.david@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "HTTPAPI and FTPAPI Projects" <[3]ftpapi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 3:32 PM
>> Subject: Re: New project....but where to start??
>>
>>
>> Appliance? Some sort of washer/dryer web service? Whatever dude...
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 2:10 PM, <[4]DivotDug@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks for the information.
>>>
>>> I may have the terminology incorrect. Part of the MD5 token is the
>>> GET/PUT so the appliance knows what to do with the request........I
>>> guess it's really some sort of web service.
>>>
>>> Thanks again, I am sure I will have more questions.
>>>
>>> In a message dated 1/24/2011 2:29:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>> [5]sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>>>
>>> Hi Divot,
>>> HTTPAPI can certainly perform a GET operation on an https:// URL,
>>> which
>>> seems to be what you want to do.
>>> As for MD5... it's built-in to OS/400, at the MI-level. Has been
>>> for
>>> ages. You can use the _CIPHER MI instruction, or the QC3CALHA API
>>> to
>>> perform an MD5 hash.
>>> The following articles discuss creating MD5 hashes
>>> [6]http://systeminetwork.com/article/utility-calculate-md5-hash-stream
>>> -file
>>> [7]http://systeminetwork.com/article/calculate-sha-1-hash
>>> [8]http://systeminetwork.com/article/sha1-md5-and-base64-without-apis
>>> The whole thing seems strange to me, as you refer to this as an
>>> "FTP
>>> server appliance", yet you don't appear to be using FTP to
>>> communicate
>>> with it.... strange, strange, strange...
>>> On 1/22/2011 4:57 PM, [9]DivotDug@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>> >
>>> > I am tasked with a new project and I am not sure where to
>>> start.
>>> >
>>> > I need to put/get files from something called an Accillion
>>> managed FTP
>>> > server appliance. Here is an exmple of the command to get a
>>> file.
>>> >
>>> > The URL for the call is as follows:
>>> > [10]https://<hostname of appliance>/seos/<application
>>> ID>/mpd/<MD5 hash
>>> > token>/<file
>>> > handle>
>>> >
>>> > I assume that I want to use HTTPAPI for this process. Is my
>>> > assumption correct? Has anyone had any experience with
>>> creating a
>>> > MD5 hash token on the IBM i?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks in advance for any and all help.
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> References
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> 1. mailto:tcrook57@xxxxxxxxx
> 2. mailto:whitey.david@xxxxxxxxx
> 3. mailto:ftpapi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 4. mailto:DivotDug@xxxxxxx
> 5. mailto:sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 6. http://systeminetwork.com/article/utility-calculate-md5-hash-stream
> 7. http://systeminetwork.com/article/calculate-sha-1-hash
> 8. http://systeminetwork.com/article/sha1-md5-and-base64-without-apis
> 9. mailto:DivotDug@xxxxxxx
> 10. https://%3chostname/
> 11. http://www.scottklement.com/mailman/listinfo/ftpapi
> 12. http://www.scottklement.com/mailman/listinfo/ftpapi
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