Data Transformation Engine Resource Adapter Reference Guide

Chapter 1 - Resource Adapters Encoding and Decoding Data
Resource Adapters Reference Guide
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Transporting
After specifying either an encode or decode command, data can be transported
using a specified adapter. The transport adapter is called:
Before the decoding adapter in an input card or
GET
After the encoding adapter in an output card or
PUT
Between the encoding and decoding adapters in a
GET where request data is
passed as the third parameter.
The
–TRANSPORT command is used in the command line of an encoding or
decoding adapter. If used from a
GET, the
transport_adapter
must support
request-reply and the adapter it is used with (the first parameter of the
GET) must
support both encode and decode functions.
For example:
-TRANSPORT '
transport_adapter
(
command_line
)'
Note When reversing the chained adapters and using the –ENCODE or -DECODE
commands rather than the –TRANSPORT command (or vice-versa) the behavior is
unaltered.
For example, the following
PUT function calls are functionally equivalent.
=PUT("
email
", "-TO
fred@mercator.com
–ENCODE '
SOAP
(-T)'",
Message
)
=PUT("
SOAP
", "-T –TRANSPORT '
email
(-TO
fred@mercator.com
)'",
Message
)
See Transport Encode/Decode Examples for more information.