Re: Microsoft .NET frontending IBM i

[Richard Schoen <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's why I like VB :-)

It is pretty easy to do some very effective stuff quickly.   

OK, maybe an hour depending on the requirements :-)

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message: 4
date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 14:21:43 -0400
from: TAllen@xxxxxxxxxxxx
subject: Re: [WEB400] Microsoft .NET frontending IBM i

> > In fact I can write a new web service that talks to the iSeries in 
> > about
20 minutes or less as well.  Faster if I use my COMMON class examples :-)

On this point I must make a comment.  You can create a web reference and generate your code stubs pretty quick with Visual Studio.  However, when anything is slightly amiss with the generated code I have seen more than one .NET developer throw up their hands and say that our web service is broken.  So much so that I had to delve into the C# code and show them how to do it.

I know this is a little off on a tangent, but saying you can write a web service in 20 min. is quite a sweeping generalization.

Thanks,
Todd Allen
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