--- In [email protected], "Saifi Khan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: y2k_sonu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [twincling] Perl web service implemetation Query. > > Sent: 13 Mar '07 11:17 > > > > Hi All, > > > > I want suggestions for my problem. > > > > I have a machine (A) which has an IIS sever with php implementation. > > This PHP implementation upload file from user's location, copy it to > > Machine `A' & run some Commands there, process the file, if successful > > then give user a FTP link to download it. > > > > There is one other machine (B) which has some files. > > I want to run a Perl script on machine `B' & get file Processed from > > Machine `A'. > > Processing can happen on Machine `A' only. > > Script has to copy file to machine `A' run some command (on Machine A) > > process the file & if successful then copy file back to Machine B. > > > > Both machines are on network. > > > > What should I do for this? > > Hi Sumit: > > There are two parts to this - > > 1. server side > this is where the service will be made available for the various operations > > 2. client > you are running a PERL script here and so your interaction with the server > will be through the script code. > > There are three possibilities here - > 1. sockets > 2. RPC > 3. webservice > > Webservice will be a good option - > . service will be available over HTTP transport and firewall friendly. > . client code will require addition of an extra function in the code path, send_n_process(); > . both PHP and PERL have webservice toolkits and given usage of XML, they will be both > platform and language agnostic. > . PHP webservice can be hosted off IIS potentially (you need to check that). > > Sockets and RPC are more hardwork, since you need to either devise a protocol for your communication > or work with XADDR stuff (RPC). Webservices leveraged on HTTP protocol and webserver/app servers > solve the same problem more elegantly. > > These are just my thoughts. Other members may want to pitch in their experiences/thoughts. > > thanks > Saifi. > Saifi,
Thanks for your reply. How do i go ahead to running a SOAP server with IIS? will it will be a .wsdl file on the server like (http://soap.server:8080/SoapService.wsdl) Will this be in PHP? Consumer of webservice will be a Perl script. Sumit
