hi everyone,
i am a complete newbie with regards to linux. actually saw it the first time a week or two ago.

i am a .net developer and i'm working on a project where we will need to integrate two systems. the one system runs on windows server, while the second system runs on linux red hat.

the second system has the ability to easily add shell scripts on events (button click, field change, etc).

now, i need to create an event-driven integration from the system on linux to an external web service.

my question is this, what is the best approach for calling this web service from the linux box? keep in mind that i can easily make use of a shell script, to either call the web service directly, or to perhaps execute a php file.

hope i'm asking in the right spot. if not, please let me know.

This is impossible for anyone here to answer.

The "best approach" could vary wildly, and you've not provided any details that would help us make a determination. We don't know if the pages are .net/MONO, PHP, Java, or straight HTML, what it interfaces with behind the scenes, what "web service" it calls and what that call needs to pass/return, etc., etc., etc. Far to many variables to guess at. Also, pretty much ANY web server can serve up PHP pages, which would give you the ability to call external programs (shell scripts/batch files or whatever), and Perl can always be used, too, via cgi-bin.

The correct method to call any web service is HTTP/HTTPS, because that's what web services means.

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Programming and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

Sparnar -

Strictly speaking, this is the correct answer:
Soooooooo .....

What are your constraints?
Q: Does this web service already exist?
Q: Do you have a WSDL for it?
Q: Does the service execute on Windows, on Redhat, or will it run on both?
Q: Will the client reside on Windows, on Redhat, or on both?