Re: Advice-Webservice with file transfer

[Justin Taylor <JUSTIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I got it working using CGIDEV2.  I ran into some quirks I had to work around.  Not sure if CGIDEV2 is at fault or the .NET client.

Thanks



-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Klement [mailto:web400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 3:44 PM
To: Web Enabling the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)
Subject: Re: [WEB400] Advice-Webservice with file transfer

Justin,

Yeah, in this case I think using something like CGIDEV2 would probably be the best way.

The IWS toolset that IBM provides doesn't allow "attachments" (file
uploads/downloads) to my knowledge at this point, so coding this yourself with CGIDEV2 is probably the best way.

-SK


On 6/17/2015 10:01 PM, Justin Taylor wrote:
> Requirements:
> --Client app will submit several strings and a stream file (text or ZIP).
> --Server app will return a result set and a PDF file
>
>
> I'm currently accomplishing this with a DB2 external stored procedure.  
> The input/output files are handled via QNTC to a Windows file share.  
> The Windows people have informed me that they're pulling the plug on 
> the Windows share.  They are not open to other file transfer protocols 
> like FTP or NFS.  They insist that I must pass the files on the app 
> call.  I looked into the possibility of doing this in the existing 
> stored procedure, but that doesn't look practical to me.
>
> I have a CGIDEV2 web app that does something similar, so I'm thinking 
> about trying what amounts to a RESTful webservice using CGIDEV2.
> Does that sound like it would work?  Any better suggestions?