All, I have added a page of instructions for using the high level API from the Microsoft SOAP Toolkit to connect to the Apache SOAP stock quote service. The page is
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/scottnichol/vbclienthiapachesoap.htm Scott Nichol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Nichol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 9:09 AM Subject: Re: How to setUp a Visual Basic Client to talk to Apache Service > Doug, > > Thanks for the kind words. I basically aimed to get something working and had > some code snippets posted by Ed Keen. I then tried to generalize things using > the address book sample and came up with some classes that should be pretty easy > for an Apache SOAP programmer to learn. Some day, maybe I will even write some > documentation for them. > > By using the low level API, I could get a client to work without generating WSDL > or changing the deployment descriptor for the sample. Yes, this mainly involved > generating the xsi:type attribute. > > I am interested in seeing how far I can get with WSDL, but since I am doing this > outside of my regular employment, the time to work on this is hard to find. > However, I suspect that I can get a stock quote client running with WSDL pretty > easily, although the deployment descriptor on the server will need an entry that > maps the parameter to a serializer by the parameter name (rather than type). > The address book will be more interesting, although I may not get to it right > away since I may switch over to some .NET interop samples. > > Scott Nichol > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 7:52 AM > Subject: Re: How to setUp a Visual Basic Client to talk to Apache Service > > > > > > Scott, > > THANK YOU for doing this...that's all I need is a good example....I > > don't suppose you have a WSDL file that "describes" one of the example > > methods?....or do the MS clients have to use the low level api because of > > the xsi:type attribute?...I'll be looking over this one today...thanks > > again... > > > > Doug > > > > > > > > "Scott Nichol" > > <scottnicholnews@ To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > yahoo.com> cc: (bcc: Doug > Swanson/US-Corporate/3M/US) > > Subject: Re: How to setUp a > Visual Basic Client to talk to Apache > > 04/02/2002 10:27 Service > > PM > > Please respond to > > soap-dev > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nigel, > > > > I have quickly put together a pair of Web pages regarding Apache SOAP and > > Visual Basic clients. They are > > > > Using a VB Client: > > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/scottnichol/vbclientapachesoap.htm > > Installing Apache SOAP, Tomcat, etc.: > > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/scottnichol/apachesoapinstall.htm > > > > Scott Nichol > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cornyn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 9:48 AM > > Subject: How to setUp a Visual Basic Client to talk to Apache Service > > > > > > Can anyone please tell me how to set up a Visual Basic Client that will > > communicate with a java service. Do i have to create a dll and what are > > the proper libraries i should include. I am running on Windows 98. I have > > a java client and server communicating but i cannot get the vb client to do > > this. I would be greatful if some body could give me some sample code and > > steps to do this. > > > > Thanks in advance > > NigelMcPartland > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
