Re: Is there a web services tutorial that is complete, simple, and documented?

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

First, thank you for your response.

The issue that has confused me most, I believe, is that just about every 
resource I have found so far devotes the first 2/3s, and more, of the 
article to defining and explaining XML, WDSL, and JSON.  This is not an 
issue for me.  I've cleared those hurdles and am becoming comfortable 
with sending and receiving  JSON data with files in the IFS.

My problems, so far as I can tell, are involved in setting up the 
servers.  I believe I am looking for an interview styled wizard. I also 
believe the IWS is intended to be that interview but it is overwhelming 
me.  At the moment I am suspicious that I best learn more about 
Swagger.  That is my next goal.


On 11/2/2018 7:28 AM, Tim Rowe wrote:
>     Greetings.
>
>     I noticed the article was written in 2012... that was before we revamped
>     the IWS engine that is part of the IBM i operating system.  We have
>     support REST in that engine now for several years. Have many using it.
>
>     Its support with the latest levels of the HTTP PTF Group.
>
>     Details at our product page -
>      [1]https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1026868
>
>     Near the bottom there are 2 links to very detailed docs on both side of
>     the Web services conversation, Creating a Web Services over your existing
>     RPG / COBOL program, or being able to call a REST api from your RPG/COBOL
>     program.
>
>     Additionally, here is a presentation that walks through the basics of
>     creating the REST API using this support.
>
>     [2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMPUbsrRXnk
>
>     Tim
>
>     Tim Rowe,timmr@xxxxxxxxxx
>     Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i
>     IBM i Development Lab, Rochester, MN
>     (507) 253-6191 (Tie) 553-6191
>
>     http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/i/are/index.html