Re: IWS and input parameters...

I'm new to this so I'm trying to understand.
If I want to return rows, normally I would use a GET.  But since one of my
input parameters is a structure I'm forced to either use a POST or a PUT.
So I'm sort of forced out of the convention that GET is to read records,
POST is to create records and PUT is to update records.
So it's ok to do a POST only to read records?

Is there anyone else using IWS from an RPG perspective that has found or
could share some useful information?

Thanks,

Rob

On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 10:37 PM Nadir Amra <amra-r/[email protected]> wrote:

> the suffix _LENGTH must be   capital because that  is what  IWS currently
> looks for.  It should not matter because it is not part  of payload.
>
> If you have a structure that is an input parameters, then the  HTTP method
> is POST  or PUT.
>
> Other  than  what we have  for  doc on  web site,  and  articles, that  is
> all the doc there  is.   We are in  process of updating the  doc.
>
>
>
>
> "WEB400" <[email protected]> wrote on 12/14/2020 05:52:33
> PM:
>
> > From: Robert Rogerson <[email protected]>
> > To: "Web Enabling the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)"
> <[email protected]>
> > Date: 12/14/2020 05:52 PM
> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [WEB400] IWS and input parameters...
> > Sent by: "WEB400" <[email protected]>
> >
> > @Nadir, your assumption is correct, pFilterDs is indeed input.  So you
> are
> > saying that I can have a data structure as input?
> >
> > Why must the "_lenght" be in upper case.  I've never seen nor understand
> > this requirement.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 3:25 PM Nadir Amra <amra-r/[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Which  parameters are  input  and  which output?
> > >
> > > And  "_length" suffix  should  be  "_LENGTH"
> > >
> > > Assuming  pFilterDs is  input,  you may  want  to  define a  length
> field
> > > for it as well so that  you  know  how many  entries  are being passed
> in.
> > >
> > >
> > > "WEB400" <[email protected]> wrote on 12/14/2020
> 08:24:21
> > > AM:
> > >
> > > > From: Robert Rogerson <[email protected]>
> > > > To: "Web Enabling the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)"
> > > <[email protected]>
> > > > Date: 12/14/2020 08:24 AM
> > > > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [WEB400] IWS and input parameters...
> > > > Sent by: "WEB400" <[email protected]>
> > > >
> > > > I want to have a filter(s) for my api.
> > > > An individual filter is defined as
> > > >
> > > > dcl-ds filterTmp template qualified;
> > > >   type char(20);
> > > >   value char(20);
> > > > end-ds;
> > > >
> > > > But there may be multiple occurrences of filter.  For example,
> > > >
> > > > 'Warehouse': '95,96,97'
> > > > 'Type':'Shipments'
> > > > 'DateRange': 'LastWeek'
> > > >
> > > > I was hoping to do something like
> > > > dcl-pi *n;
> > > >   pFilterDs likeds(filterTmp) dim(10) const;
> > > >   transactionDs_length int(10);
> > > >   transactionsDs likeds(transactionsTmp) dim(1000);
> > > >   httpStatus like(httpStatusTmp);
> > > >   httpHeaders like(httpHeadersTmp) dim(10);
> > > > end-pi;
> > > >
> > > > But when I try this on Step 5 of 9 on the Deploy New Service Wizard
> I
> > > get
> > > > error
> > > > *Error:* ZUI_54411: The HTTP method must be PUT or POST when there
> is an
> > > > input parameter that is not being injected with a value.
> > > >
> > > > How should I be doing this?
>
>
>
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