# BrainStorming: Best way to create a Finalbuilder tool that passes files through a XML API

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**Created:** [January 13, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/brainstorming-best-way-to-create-a-finalbuilder-tool-that-passes-files-through-a-xml-api/1075 "2009-01-13T02:34:02Z")
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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/brainstorming-best-way-to-create-a-finalbuilder-tool-that-passes-files-through-a-xml-api/1075/1 "2009-01-13T02:34:02Z")

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So sometime last year Verisign bought a company ( Geotrust) to handle &nbsp;their Mobile device file signing.&nbsp; Geotrust provides a web interface for doing this file signing of CAB's manually.&nbsp; But they have also provided a XML API&nbsp;for developers to&nbsp;communicate with their Signing Portal(SP).

So my question is what is the best why to approach this problem?&nbsp; Should I make an external program (C# or Java) that takes commandline parameters and just funnel throse through finalbuilder.&nbsp; Or should I&nbsp;use&nbsp;the finalbuilder tool creator&nbsp;to make some&nbsp;kind of AJAX styled&nbsp;tool that will push out the file to be signed and then receive it?

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### Author: ![Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/vincent/32/938_2.png) [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2009, 9:56am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/brainstorming-best-way-to-create-a-finalbuilder-tool-that-passes-files-through-a-xml-api/1075/2 "2009-01-18T09:56:52Z")

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Hi David   
  
 I would look at creating a small console application to do what you need, and then create a simple FB action usijng ActionStudio to call that console app.