Cobwebb supply two Web Service Folder Monitor programs:

•FMWEBPOST

•FMWEBXML

Note: Once you have created your new Folder Monitor entry for either of the above programs you will need to change the Monitor Type to *WEB by pressing F22, selecting the entry from the list and pressing F10 to update. Once you have changed the Monitor Type you can press F10 to maintain the parameters (as these are Monitor Type specific). Please see Cobwebb Folder Monitor Types for details on all of the parameters.

FMWEBPOST

From v6.2.79 Cobwebb supply a Web Service Folder Monitor program FMWEBPOST which will POST a file to the supplied URL using Key Values read from an IDX file. If the URL to the Web Service is longer than 132 characters then this can be split over the first two parameters. Note: Characters must be escaped e.g. blank is %20.

This program has been designed to work with the supplied File Exit Program COBFILIDX which can be used in your PPD to generate an IDX file in the same folder as the file output to hold the Key Values. It will POST the file specified in the Path, Filename and Extension parameters in the .IDX file.

You must provide the Parameter Name for the File value. You can additionally supply up to 12 Key Names where the Key Value will be retrieved from the .IDX file. If the Web Service requires a User Name and Password this can also be configured.

The URL, User Name, Password and Parameter Name for the File value may all be overridden in your PPD file if required.

You will need to pick the Monitor Type *WEB and specify an Include Files Filter of *.idx so that it only processes the .idx files and the program will store the .pdf.

Note: This Folder Monitor program will automatically move all files of the same names to either the Success or Fail folder if specified.

FMWEBXML

From version 6.2.83 - Cobwebb supply a Web Service Folder Monitor program FMWEBXML which will POST an XML file to the supplied URL using Key Values read from an IDX file. If the URL to the Web Service is longer than 132 characters then this can be split over the first two parameters. Note: Characters must be escaped e.g. blank is %20. The XML Response will be returned as the same name as the original .xml file but with a .ret extension.

This program has been designed to work with the supplied File Exit Program COBFILIDX which can be used in your PPD to generate an IDX file in the same folder as the file output to hold any override values. It will POST the file specified in the Path, Filename and Extension parameters in the .IDX file.

You can additionally supply a path to save the Response XML to a chosen location in WS_PARM06 e.g./test/testsuite/xmlresponse/ otherwise this will default to the path of the original file. If the Web Service requires a User Name and Password this can also be configured.

The URL, User Name, Password and path for the Response XML may all be overridden in your .IDX file if required.

You will need to pick the Monitor Type *WEB and specify an Include Files Filter of *.idx so that it only processes the .idx files and the program will store the .pdf.

Note: This Folder Monitor program will automatically move all files, except for the generated .ret file, of the same names to either the Success or Fail folder if specified.

FMWEBXML