Not that I have seen. (as a direct path) But what they added in 7.1 was a more general solution. A new "Filter Execute on" condition called "Service" that can be triggered by a new Active Link action. So basically you can do a "null transaction" (no RDBMS data created) via this "Service" operation. Thus you can have the ARS server make the WebService call and the Active link action looks like the "Window Open" action in so much as there are "Input" and "Output" mappings from the local field to the "remote" Form at the start and end of the "Service" operation. Sure this could be used to have a filter be triggered to call a Web Service, but it could also be called to perform any thing that filters could do. However it still requires a filter to call the Web Service.
And really... Why would anyone want to have to worry about network path issues between every client and some external Web service host anyway? Having the communications originate/terminate from/to the ARS server seems like a much wiser approach to me. Having the client connect to an external resource would add some real firewall/security problems if you ask me. Not to mention that Active Links are really "optional" in the ARS design. ( An ARS API client does not honor them unless you write a whole lot of code on your own.) So, again, making these integrations be server based makes much more sense to me. ( I see no "limitations". I see best practices being imposed for what appear to be "good reasons" IMHO. ) -- Carey Matthew Black Remedy Skilled Professional (RSP) ARS = Action Request System(Remedy) Love, then teach Solution = People + Process + Tools Fast, Accurate, Cheap.... Pick two. On Nov 1, 2007 7:55 AM, Grooms, Frederick W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isn't that one of the new features of 7.1.0 (Calling webservices from > Active Links)? > > On 11/1/07, Rakshit Bhandary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ** > > Hi, > > > > I have another query related to webservices. Is there a way to call a > > webservice directly from a Active Link? > > > > Regards, > > Rakshit _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where the Answers Are"
