Re: Using HTTP\HTTPS to Transfer Files Between Servers?

Thanks to everyone so far. I am interested in all of my options at this point.

Please let me know about any options you feel comfortable recommending.

Thanks,
Kelly

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From: WEB400 [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles Wilt
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 12:20 PM
To: Web Enabling the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)
Subject: Re: [WEB400] Using HTTP\HTTPS to Transfer Files Between Servers?

If you're interested in a free option, take a look at Scott Klement's HTTP API...

http://www.scottklement.com/httpapi/

Mailing list here:
http://www.scottklement.com/mailman/listinfo/ftpapi

example of doing a GET (POST is just as easy)
URL = 'http://www.scottklement.com'
+ '/presentations/'
+ 'Web Services from RPG with '
+ 'HTTPAPI.pdf';

IFS = '/tmp/Scott''s HTTPAPI '
+ 'presentation handout.pdf';

// Now call HTTPAPI's "GET" routine. Pass the above
// variables as parameters. It'll download it to the IFS!
//
rc = http_url_get(URL: IFS);

Scott's even added a command interface so you can do a GET/POST direct from CL..
HTTPAPI URL('http://www.myserver.com/somedoc.pdf')
DOWNLOAD('/home/mydir') REQTYPE(*GET)


Charles

On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Kelly Cookson <KCookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

We have a need to move stream files between the IBM i server and
Windows servers.

I know I can use FTP. My question here is about what is possible.
Since FTP and HTTP are both TCP/IP protocols, it should be possible to
move files between the IBM i server and Windows servers using HTTP\HTTPS.

Suppose I have an Apache web serve set up on the IBM i server and an
IIS web server set up on a Windows server. Here are the processes I
want to accomplish.

FROM IBM i TO WINDOWS (INITIATED ON IBM i) 1. A COBOL or RPG program
populates a DB2/400 physical file with data based on business logic.
2. A CL program uses the CPYTOIMPF command to create a stream file in
the IFS based on the physical file.
3. A process on the IBM i sends a PUT or POST HTTP request to the IIS
web server in order to move the file to the Windows server for storage.
4. A CL program uses the RMVLNK command to delete the file from the IFS.
How do I achieve step 3 above?

FROM WINDOWS to IBM i (INITIATED ON IBM i) Here is another process I
want to achieve:
1. A process on the IBM i sends a GET HTTP request to an IIS web
server to get a file and store it in the IFS.
2. A CL program uses the CPYFRMIMPF command to upload the file into a
DB2/400 physical file.
3. A COBOL or RPG program then processes the DB2/400 file using
business logic.
How do I achieve step 1 above?

I suspect I will be able to do the above processes with Node.JS on the
IBM i. But I don't have Node.JS yet. So what other ways might I
accomplish step
3 in the first process and step 1 in the second process?

Thanks,

Kelly Cookson
IT Project Leader
Dot Foods, Inc.
1.217.773.4486 ext. 12676
kcookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:kcookson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>


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