On Jan 30, 2008 6:24 AM, Vassilis Aggelakos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Folks, I need your advice. > > I have a VFP app which - if client wants - uses MS SQL Server 2005 or MS > SQL > Server 2005 Express or MYSQL ( recommended if it is already installed but > not deployed by me aka license issues ). > > Now wanting to extend the program features I am considering to make my app > consume some web services that are written in C#. > > Do you believe that it is better to make my VFP app consume (and deploy) > SOAP Web services or it is better to make an external EXE in C# to consume > the web services? - (and then send the returned data back to my VFP main > program?) > > I have read many many posts with different deploying problems of SOAP. Is > it > true? > Do you believe that it is safe to assume that my 500+ clients will install > SOAP files without problems? ( mainly WinXP , several Win 2000) > > Keep in mind that when my client selects MS SQL Server as a database, the > .NET framework is installed anyway so the external EXE doesn't add any > more > headaches to be deployed - You have already overcome the troubles, if you > manage to install MS SQL Server! -;) > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Your troubles could be few or major, depending on how the WS was designed. Did the WS team consider java consumption or only vs200? Important point for newer WS implementations is are the calls being done with a WCF methodology. WCF is a WS on a much more secure layer. A layer that can be manipulated by the network admins and not need any programmer to fix a change that the network has to accomplish. Many will freak on these words but this is going to really be harder for VFP in the future. So I would create the wrapper in .NET today either in house or contract it out. If you do it in house you may find that .NET is pretty scary or pretty cool. If they did their versionin C# and you liked VB better, no problem. If you wanted you could do it in IronPython, still no problem. You could also write the wrapper in java. There are plenty of options. It just gives you one more layer that you have to maintain and support. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer Mimeo.com Memphis TN 901.246-0159 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
