Forte XML interface

Hi Everyone,

We are looking at interfacing our Forte4GL application to an external

application on a remote machine via XML. It will be a simple request

response protocol.

I have looked an XML example that came with Forte but there isn't too much

documentation. I know that it is possible to open a raw TCP/IP socket where

we would have to implement the XML protocol, but I am sure there must be an

easier way.

Has anyone done developments using XML ?

If you wouldn't mind giving me a few pointers or some good advice I would

really appreciate it.

Thanks,

Rob Thompson

Corporate Saver IT

NBS

Tel: (031) 3642605

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[818 byte] By [Martin@Sun] at [2007-11-25 4:59:10]
# 1

Hello Rob,

the next Forte 4GL Release will have some functions to export a forte service as SOAP XML Service.

With Forte 3.5.2 i developed some XML-Applications based on the Forte-XML-Libraries. Besides i wrote a little example HTTP Service, which you can use to handle xml-messages.

Just send me email and i will provide you with more information.

Greetings

Martin Frenzel

kamran.amin at 2007-6-29 9:15:43 > top of Java-index,Application & Integration Servers,Integration Servers...
# 2

Rob,

Yes you can use sockets to pass XML between systems but I would suggest using HTTP instead of sockets. Use the HTTPSupport library and you should be able to send XML as the body of a html page to the system you are sending the information too. Then the receiving system has to just take the xml from the body and start using it. Hope this helps.

ka

kamran.amin at 2007-6-30 21:58:00 > top of Java-index,Application & Integration Servers,Integration Servers...