Exercises

1.	What is a web service, and how do you use one?
2.	What is the difference between the acImportSharePointList and acLinkSharePointList parameters when using the TransferSharePointList method?
3.	Under what circumstances would you want to link to a SharePoint list by creating a TableDef object?

Answers

1.	A web service is an HTTP-based method for communicating with other applications. To consume a web service, you must create a reference to it, and then you can use it as you would any other object.
2.	The acImportSharePointList actually imports the table and severs the link, whereas acLinkSharePointList creates a linked table.
3.	You would use this method when you needed to connect only briefly and then needed to disconnect from the SharePoint instance.