Dan,
You need to do a little more reading on web services. Principally they are
based on a get request process over http, but if you want a two way process
you could resort to .NET remoting.
ideally - stick with your clients making requests to a central web service
and keep things easy for yourself - and buy a book on web services, it'll be
a worthwhile investment if your gonna be working with them.
--
Regards
John Timney
Microsoft Regional Director
Microsoft MVP
"Dan V." <danv@yah.com> wrote in message
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> I have never used web services before so please bear with me.
>
> I believe it is more secure if the client initiates contact with my web
> server versus the web server initiating contact with the clients. Can I
> have it both ways; using one web service only at the one central web[/color]
server[color=blue]
> and not at the clients, and then I have a choice. I really do need to get
> the data automatically everyday and I think SSL over HTTP with them
> initiating is the way to go as there will be no firewall problems and[/color]
better[color=blue]
> security. How can I do this? I have Visual Studio 2003 and Win 2000 and
> IIS 5. The platforms are Windows, Linux, Mac and almost certainly .NET is
> not installed on the Windows clients.
>
> Thanks I appreciate your comment as I thought I needed web services at[/color]
both[color=blue]
> ends.
>
> "John Timney (Microsoft MVP)" <timneyj@despammed.com> wrote in message
> news:O5%231CqcbEHA.636@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...[color=green]
> > You would only have on webservice, on a single web server. Your clients
> > would all point to that - so if you have to change it you change it[/color][/color]
once.[color=blue][color=green]
> > You dont put the actual service on the client, only the application that
> > consumes the service.
> >
> > The design principal is that you dont change the method stubs in the
> > webservice, only the method contents - that way you dont invalidate the
> > methods your client is aware of.
> > --
> > Regards
> >
> > John Timney
> > Microsoft Regional Director
> > Microsoft MVP
> >
> >
> > "Dan V." <danv@yah.com> wrote in message
> > news:O0d1pGoaEHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
> > > Because I heard that setting up web services on 60 remote clients[/color]
> > (Windows,[color=darkred]
> > > Linux, Mac) is a lot of work/maintenance. If I change something, I[/color][/color][/color]
have[color=blue][color=green]
> > to[color=darkred]
> > > change it everywhere...
> > >
> > > I would like a simple solution where I securely via encryption either:[/color][/color]
> ftp[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > the xml file here every so often automatically, or I use SQL and just[/color][/color]
> copy[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > over the newest records from the xml file to an xml file or access[/color]
> > database[color=darkred]
> > > here to save bandwidth.
> > >
> > > Ideally I install simple client software from a package to every[/color][/color][/color]
client,[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > point to the xml file and schedule it to come here, or from our[/color][/color]
> webserver,[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > schedule and get the data from our web server.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Punjab Peety" <ppeety@outsourcers.r.us> wrote in message
> > > news:X2mJc.2973$mL5.829@newsread1.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> > > > Dan V. wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Is there a way to query a remote xml file periodically by not[/color][/color][/color]
using[color=blue][color=green]
> > web[color=darkred]
> > > > > services? For Windows and Unix platforms. Is there a cheap[/color][/color][/color]
software[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > > product that I can install on each client and my Windows 2000[/color][/color][/color]
server[color=blue][color=green]
> > and[color=darkred]
> > > > > have
> > > > > 'secure' network access? I would love to use VS.NET to access[/color][/color][/color]
both[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > > windows and Unix/Linux xml files.
> > > >
> > > > 1) why would you /not/ want to use web services?
> > > >
> > > > 2) when you say 'query' do you mean query the file as data ( say,[/color][/color]
> using[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > XPath ) or query to see if the file has been updated or changed?
> > >
> > >[/color]
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]
