Direct RFC And webservice in Adobe Forms

Dear All,
Does adobe Lifecycle designer intregate RFC as a webservice ?
Or we need to write a Java/Adap Dynpro and call the adobe Form?
Regards,
Anirban.

Hello,
You can call a web service directly from an interactive form. To access RFCs, you need an application (typically webdynpro Java or ABAP).
Keep in mind that your form is interactive (meaning data storage and exchange capable) only if it has been generated by the ADS.
Regards,
Francois

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Hi
What is the difference between RFC and webServices... Like webServices these RFC also i can use in any language rite?? Then what is main difference
Can any one tell me which perfomance is good.. either webService or RFC...? and why??
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RaviShankar B
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RaviShankar B

Hi Ravi,
Jin has correctly explained.
Only two connectors are provided from SAP
JCO- for connecting java applications
>.Net connectors - for connecting >net applications
And SAP has provided these connectors bcoz these the two most popular technologies or framefork these days which are very common.
But In my previous examples , I try to explain the concepts only by giving .net as example.
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RFC is SAP specific.
Used For----->
SAP applications- SAP applications
SAP Appl - Java Applications(Using JCO)
SAP Applications->Net Applications( using >NEt connectorprovided by SAP)
Web Service is open standard
Any Platform/Any Language to Any Platform/Language( which can understand SOAp and XML).
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Refer to this link
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Shobhit Swarup Mathur

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