I tried opening a request to have it documented better and this is the
response I got:
{
Updates:
Status: Invalid
Comment #1 on issue 78 by api.arogal: use of Jave API
getValidationService(..) call is lacking
http://code.google.com/p/google-api-adwords-java/issues/detail?id=78
Hi Jason,
Hi,
The validateOnly API feature is explained here:
http://adwordsapi.blogspot.com/2009/12/discover-v2009-validateonly-header.html.
However, the
getValidationService is how Java client library implements it. Could you
open a request at
http://code.google.com/p/google-api-adwords-java/issues/l
Ok,
I've figured it out, not too sure that this will actually cost the
appropriate 1 unit as opposed to 400, but it works, the call to
reportDefinitionValidationService.mutate(..) returns null if it works
and throws an exception if it doesnt.
Probably could use some documentation about using this
I'm trying to decipher how exactly this is used without building my
own headers and checking the http response header myself. For
instance:
theReportDefinitionValidationService =
adWordsUser.getValidationService(AdWordsService.V201101.REPORT_DEFINITION_SERVICE);
ReportDefinition report =
theRepor