The following table lists the interface methods, sequence of calls, description of a method, and its syntax. For more details on the syntax of each method and its parameters, see Details of the Interface Methods.
Sequence of Calls | Interface Methods | Description |
|---|---|---|
1. Initialization | INITHTTPLIBRARY | This function initializes the interface to the WebAppSupport library. |
2. Create HTTP Session | CREATEHTTPSESSION | This method creates a new connection to the host and returns the host and the client handle depending upon the parameters SERVER, PORT-NUMBER, and BASE-PATH. |
3.Send HTTP Request OR Send HTTPS Request | SENDHTTPREQUEST OR SENDHTTPSREQUEST | The SENDHTTPREQUEST method is used to send the COBOL payload data to the ePortal service proxy running on the Web Cluster as an HTTP request. The SENDHTTPSREQUEST method is used to send the COBOL payload data to the ePortal service proxy running on the Web Cluster in a secure way. |
4. Receive HTTP Response | RECEIVEHTTPRESPONSE | This method reads the HTTP response. If the library is initialized to send and receive the message in an asynchronous mode of communication, call this message in a loop until the message returns a result other than -83. |
5. Destroy HTTP Session | DESTROYHTTPSESSION | This method releases the socket and request objects in the WEBAPPSUPPORT library. |
6. Close HTTP Library | CLOSEHTTPLIBRARY | This method closes all the host and client objects created as a part of initialization. |