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DataFlex provides us with the tools to both consume and create [[RESTful_Service_Theory|RESTful services]].
DataFlex provides us with the tools to both consume and create [[RESTful_Service_Theory|RESTful services]].


For simplicity, we are only going to deal here with how to do things in DataFlex version 19.1, or higher. Such things ''are'' possible in somewhat earlier versions, but require significantly more work to achieve. If you ''really'' need to do such things in earlier versions, post your questions regarding how in the [https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/forumdisplay.php?59-OAuth-RESTFul-amp-Web-API-Integration appropriate] Data Access support forum. In addition, since JSON is by far the most common (almost to the point of exclusivity) [[RESTful Service Theory#Resources|resource]] [[RESTful Service Theory#Representations|representation]] in use in RESTful web services, we will only discuss that.
For simplicity, we are only going to deal here with how to do things in DataFlex version 19.1, or higher. Such things ''are'' possible in somewhat earlier versions, but require significantly more work to achieve. If you ''really'' need to do such things in earlier versions, post your questions regarding how in the [https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/forumdisplay.php?59-OAuth-RESTFul-amp-Web-API-Integration appropriate] Data Access support forum. In addition, since [[JSON]] is by far the most common (almost to the point of exclusivity) [[RESTful Service Theory#Resources|resource]] [[RESTful Service Theory#Representations|representation]] in use in RESTful web services, we will only discuss that.


The tools in question are the following classes:
The tools in question are the following classes:
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[REST]]
*[[RESTful Service Theory]]
*[[RESTful Service Theory]]
*[https://www.unicorninterglobal.com/news/2019/new-rest-and-dataflex-blog-series-by-mike-peat Mike Peat's REST and DataFlex blog series]


[[Category: REST]]
[[Category: REST]][[Category:Web Services]]

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