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Calling a Web Service from COBOL

Scenario: "I have a Web service and want to call this from a COBOL application."

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Solution: Select an existing Web service graphics/blue_1.gif and generate the integration logic graphics/blue_2.gif to call it from a COBOL application graphics/blue_3.gif. See also the steps below.

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graphics/blue_1.gif Extract WSDL from Web service. See Using the Software AG IDL Extractor for WSDL.
graphics/blue_2.gif Generate objects for COBOL client application. See COBOL Wrapper.
graphics/blue_3.gif Execute call from COBOL client to Web service.

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