HTTP POST & RPC-XML

[Don Grover]

Please bear with me, I do not have a good understanding of HTTP POST and only a moderate understanding of XML. I maybe wrong in my explanation and interpritation so correct me if i am.

I have to do two things against a unix server.
1) using VBSCRIPT pass a value to a webservice using HTTP POST and return a XML file, not from a web page but a standaloan vbscript file. I have to pass an order number and get back connote number, date and quantity for that order number passed. The xml file is from an iGate stock system and name pairs are like <1601>myordernum</1601> etc..

2) I have to upload an xml file of order details as well.

Does anyone have any links or samples that relate to vbscript or can enlighten me on best way to do it.

Regards
Don Grover

 

[Steve Slatcher]

Please bear with me, I do not have a good understanding of HTTP POST and only a moderate understanding of XML. I maybe wrong in my explanation and interpritation so correct me if i am.

I have to do two things against a unix server.
1) using VBSCRIPT pass a value to a webservice using HTTP POST and return a XML file, not from a web page but a standaloan vbscript file. I have to pass an order number and get back connote number, date and quantity for that order number passed. The xml file is from an iGate stock system and name pairs are like <1601>myordernum</1601> etc..

2) I have to upload an xml file of order details as well.

Does anyone have any links or samples that relate to vbscript or can enlighten me on best way to do it.

I doubt you can do it in VBScript alone. You certainly can't in JavaScript.

You will need to use your scripting language to control something like a Java Applet to do the HTTP communication. That certainly does work - I have done it. Guess you should be able to use MSXML too if you can be sure your client machines have that installed.