Soap call from vb.net to java application

[ok_lilya]

Hi,

I'm trying to create a vb.net soap call to java application on Websphere server. So far, I was able to send request to the java application and process it. I'm having problem with mapping the response back to the client.

I am tracing my application on the server and I can see the HttpServletRequest comming in. I am able to process it and do my logic. Now I want to assign the response to HttpServletResponse. I do so in the following way:

"response.setContentType("text/xml");
ServletOutputStream sos = response.getOutputStream();
sos.print(1);
sos.flush();
sos.close();"

However the client apparently can't read the output stream for some reason. Here is what I have on my client:

"Reader = New MSSOAPLib.SoapReader
Reader.Load(Connector.OutputStream)
...
response = Reader.RPCResult.text"

The "response" is being assigned to an empty string. And I get an error "Object reference not set to an instance of an object."

Does anybody know why this is happening and a possible solution to it?

Thank you,

Lily

[mnuttall]

Setting the response to text/xml only says your are planning to return xml. Not that you are. You are returning "1" which:

1. Is not valid XML
2. Is not in a SOAP envelope.

Check out Axis on http://xml.apache.org/

[ok_lilya]

Well, this is what I do now and still get the same error:

String s = "<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"standalone="no"?><SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"><SOAP-ENV:encodingStyle="SOAP-ENV"><SOAP-ENV:Body> <enFilterUndeliverableEmail><result>Lily</result></enFilterUndeliverableEmail></SOAP-ENV:Body><SOAP-ENV:Envelope>";

resp.setContentType("text/xml");
ServletOutputStream sos = resp.getOutputStream();
sos.print(s);
sos.flush();
sos.close();

Any ideas?

Thanks, Lily

[mnuttall]

If the java side requires no input then point your browser at the url and see what you get.

[ok_lilya]

I get this:
"A name contained an invalid character. Error processing resource 'http://localhost:9080/3m00MailWEB_emailparser/CollectEmailDetails?recipient=a&sender=a&comment=a&subject=a&header=a&body=a'. Line 1, Position 156"

which is pointing to
"<SOAP-ENV:encodingStyle="SOAP-ENV">"
--------------------------^

What does that mean?

Thanks,

Lily

[ok_lilya]

Oh and I forgot to mention that it also said at the top:

"The XML page cannot be displayed
Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later."

Thanks,

Lily

[ok_lilya]

Oh my God!

I fixed it! Thanks to you!

I changed encodingStyle to="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/">

and now it works.

Thanks SOOOO MUCH!!!

[mnuttall]

good troubleshooting. Glad you got it fixed. Too bad the MS side has such poor errors. Par for the course though. I share your pain. I had the same sort of problem a few months ago.