[Openroad-users] David Tondreau will be giving a web cast...

[Kim Ginnerup]

Hi All

Long thread.

 

OpenROAD and XML is OK. There is stuff in there that could be better,
but I guess that counts for all products.

We parse XML documents using the OpenROAD server it is actually quite
fast to do this. I think the biggest XML-doc. is 11mb.

We have built one web-service that is driven by the OpenROAD server and
its XML capabilities.

We have built an OpenROAD SOAP eClient that used the currency converter
example from Microsoft as a proof of concept.

Fairly easy task and it can be generalized so the eClient doesn't know
if it is a web-service or OpenROAD Server it is hitting.

We have parsed xml documents from eClients not a hard job, actually the
same job as in the OpenROAD server.

It seems like people thinks that OpenROAD XML capabilities are an
OpenROAD server only thing; it is not.

We integrate to Java applications with automatically built Java proxies
the hides the low level OpenROAD integration.

We could do the same for c# but haven't had the need for it yet only
proof of concept.

We have an eClient that is used in combination with a JSP based system.

We have http-based eClients that is running in a B2B solution (around
300 external clients).

We have OpenROAD eClient running on a Citrix solution were we push
eClient updates.

 

Except where I write proof of concept, it is all in production today.

So saying that OpenROAD cannot do webs-services or SOAP or that it lack
XML is simply not true.

Could it be done easier yes I think so, but when you have done that
initial generalization coding then it is easy.

 

I agree with David when he says that there is a shift in how people see
downloading client sw.

Microsoft smart-client is a good example.

When I talk to people that is "web-schooled" they say they can do it
all.

I agree they can, but the cost and complexity is huge compared to an
OpenROAD ditto.

 

Do I not see any problems?

Yes I do and if my session at UKIUA has been accepted I will be about
OpenROAD REA and our experiences.

 

Kim

 

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