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Why there are 2 options; Get Data (REST) and Get Data (REST_POST) for single request on DatastreamWebService_Rest.xlsm?

Datastream Web Service Excel template (DatastreamWebService_Rest.xlsm" have 2 buttons; "Get Data (REST) and Get Data (REST_POST) to execute single request. I understand there is a difference in the way to pass the request parameter, but it is not visible, not editable by the user. Also, both returns the same result to "Response" tab. It looks there is no difference between them from the end-user point. Why there are 2 options; Get Data (REST) and Get Data (REST_POST) for single request on the template? Please advise.

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@Midori.Miyata1

DatastreamWebService_Rest.xlsm is just an Excel VBA sample using the Datastream web service to get data. It tries to demonstrate all request methods available in the Datastream Webservice.

The client can choose either Get Data (REST) or Get Data (REST_POST) to retrieve data.


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