Creating Domino7 Web Services

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Creating Domino7 Web Services

• Gary Devendorf
• Microsoft Technical Evangelist

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Agenda

• What exactly is the R7 Web Service
• Using Domino Designer and LotusScript to create a
  Web Service
• WSDL for your Web Service
• Calling a Web Service from Visual Studio.NET

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R7 Web Services

• Best new developer feature
• New design element for hosting Domino web
  services
• Works like a Web Agent
• No new way of calling web services

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R7 Web ServiceDemo (.Net client)
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Creating a R7 Web Service

• Use Domino Designer
• Create Web Service
• Like creating an Agent
• Set properties in properties box
• Create LotusScript or Java class
• Generate WSDL
• Run Server
• Write WS client

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New Design Element
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Domino Designer 7
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Web Service Property Box
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LotusScript Class
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WSDL Buttons
Note ImportWSDL will create a skeleton web
service
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WSDL Generated by Domino Designer
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Deploying R7 Web Services

• Deploy your Database containing your web service
  to a server
• Access the web service via URLs

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R7 Web Services URLs

• Address to invoke Web Service
• http//MyServer/MyDatabase.nsf/MyWebService?OpenWe
  bService
• Address of WSDL file
• http//MyServer/MyDatabase.nsf/MyWebService?WSDL

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Consuming a WS with .Net Products
Web Service Client VB.Net, C, VS.Net, Smart
Phone, MS Office, SharePoint, CMS, IM,

HTTP
SOAP
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Calling Your New Web Service from Visual
Studio.NET

• You will need the URL for the WSDL file
• http//MyServer/MyDatabase.nsf/MyWebService?WSDL
• Add a Web Reference
• WSDL wizard generates tons of code
• Create an Object based on the web reference
• Call the methods and properties
• Sooooo easy

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Web Service Reference Wizard
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Use the Reference in Your Code
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Calling a Web Service from .Net
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As
System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Handles Button1.Click Dim ws As New
localhost.WebSericeOneService Dim
mystring As String ws.OPERATION1(TextBox1.Text,
TextBox2.Text) TextBox3.Text mystring
End Sub
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Demo Client
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Why Use Domino Web Services?

• Expose existing Notes/Domino applications to
  other programs (clients)
• Reuse exiting Applications
• Easier to create client (Infopath)
• SOA
• Looks good on your resume

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VS.Net is Great at working with Web Services

• Wizards and examples make it easy
• 2 lines of code
• Creates WSDL automatically

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Security

• Same as Web Agents

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Questions
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Resources

• Updated Demos are found at
• http//www.msdomino.net
• More about .NET
• http//www.microsoft.com/net/basics
• Building Web services with Domino 6
• https//www6.software.ibm.com/reg/devworks/dw-lsdo
  m6ws-i?S_TACT1234S_CMPabcd
• IBM Red Paper Lotus Domino and .NET Coexistence
• http//publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/Redpa
  perAbstracts/redp3868.html
• Turn your Lotus applications into Web services
• https//www6.software.ibm.com/reg/devworks/dw-lsap
  pws-i?S_TACT1234S_CMPabcd
• Address to invoke Domino 7 Web Service
• http//MyServer/MyDatabase.nsf/MyWebService?OpenWe
  bService
• Address of Domino 7 WSDL file
• http//MyServer/MyDatabase.nsf/MyWebService?WSDL
• Lotus Domino and .NET Coexistence
  http//publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/Redbo
  okAbstracts/redp3868.html?Open
• COM Together - with Domino http//www.redbooks.ibm
  .com/redbooks.nsf/0/18cb3513e9d8b9a885256847005001
  8b?OpenDocument
• IBM Redbook XML Powered by Domino How to use XML
  with Lotus Domino
• http//www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks.nsf/0/7fccf93
  55f830c15852569510043ef2a?OpenDocument
• Garys Blog