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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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 Posted - 2005-05-09 : 17:04:56
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| Is this of any interest/use to anyone? [url]http://www.rdlcomponents.com/EXSP/Default.aspx?sm=a_a4[/url]What exactly would you use it for? I'm not certain I know what a web service really is which means I'm not clear at all why I might want to connect my server to itthankssteveA sarcasm detector, what a great idea. |
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MichaelP
Jedi Yak
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Posted - 2005-05-09 : 18:29:14
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| WebServices are generally used for B2B communications.An example of why you might use this would be an e-commerce application. Let's say your company sold widgets. You have a company you re-sell the widgets from, and they handle warehousing the widgets and shipping them. So, on the website where you go to show how many widgets are in stock, you might want to hit a webservice at your supplier and see how many they have in stock in real time. Personally, I'd do this in ASP.Net code and not in a stored proc, but you could do it that way. Another application like this might be for ordering purposes. Maybe you have a stored proc that calculates inventory, and could then call a web service to order more widgets based on how many you need to fill your orders.Something along those lines. I'm not sure that I'd ever give my SQL Server access to the internet, but you could do it.Michael<Yoda>Use the Search page you must. Find the answer you will.</Yoda> |
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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2005-05-10 : 02:59:03
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That's very helpful thanks Michael quote:
I'm not sure that I'd ever give my SQL Server access to the internet, but you could do it.
I couldn't agree with you more on this onesteveA sarcasm detector, what a great idea. |
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Useless?