Hi Jacques, I am new to axis.
I have to develop an web service I have followed the steps you mentioned and created a wsdl, skeleton and stubs. Could you pls tell me what changes i need to make it in skeleton and stub files Also pls tell me how to deploy this web service. Thanks, Pricilla. On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Jacques46 <jacques.pou...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Just putting in my 2 cents, because a week ago I knew nothing about Axis, > and > I had to overcome some of the hurdles that have been encountered by other > posters in the past... I hope I can avoid other people the same wasted > time > that I experienced... > > My environment is Eclipse 3.2.2, with the Codegen Wizard plugin. > > I have used the wizard in both directions (wsdl2java and java2wsdl) in > versions 1.3 and 1.4.1 of Axis2. > > About the wizard : when you go to the Axis website, you can download the > Codegen Wizard plugin for any version of Axis. What's misleading is that > when you unzip each version (1.3 and 1.4.1), they both are contained in the > "Axis2_Codegen_Wizard_1.3.0" directory. Having successfully created my > stubs with version 1.3 of the wizard and Axis libraries, I now wanted to > compile them with Axis2 1.4.1. My first reaction when I downloaded the > 1.4.1 wizard was to say "hmmm... seems the wizard hasn't changed since > version 1.3, because it's in the same directory name". WRONG ! Upon > further inspection, I clearly saw that the libraries in the /lib directory > of the plugin were indeed different. > > So, here are the steps I would recommend for a successful compile : > > - If you're in Eclipse, EXIT ! > - If you have not done so yet, download the Axis2 standard distribution > binary for the version you want, unzip it to some directory, and then > create > an environment variable "AXIS2_HOME" that points to that directory. > - Download the Codegen Wizard for the Axis version you're shooting for (the > same version as the standard distribution). Unzip it into your Eclipse's > plugins directory. Note that if you had a previous version of the plugin > there, you're gonna have to overwrite it with this new one if they both > have > the same name. > - Copy the geronimo-stax-api_1.0_spec-1.0.1.jar and > backport-util-concurrent-3.1.jar from the AXIS2_HOME/lib directory to the > Wizard's /lib directory. > - Edit the plugin.xml file of the Wizard. You'll see in there a bunch of > <library> nodes, add 2 nodes pointing to the jars you just copied. > - Start Eclipse > - Create a new project > - In that project, import the jars from the AXIS2_HOME/lib directory > (import > them in a new folder you'll call lib) > - Refresh the project > - Project properties : Add all the jars to the build path > - Create some java class that will have the methods you want your web > service to have. Save it. > - Right-click on the project, New->, Other... > - Select Axis2 Wizards -> Axis2 Code Generator, Next. > - Select Java2WSDL > - Type the fully qualified class name, and then add the path for the class > file. For example, if you class is com.xyz.TheClass, and your java source > is in <SomeDir>/src/com/xyz/TheClass.java, and the corresponding class file > is in <SomeDir>/bin/com/xyz/TheClass.class, then you'd enter > "<SomeDir>/bin. > - Click Test Class Loading... If it doesn't work, review previous step. > - Click Next, and you can change the options if you want, and then click > next again. > - Select to send the output to a project in the workspace, and browse to > that project. Then give your wsdl a name, and click Finish. > - Hopefully, all went well, and if you refresh your project, you'll see the > WSDL. > > Now, if you want to create client and server code for this new WSDL: > > - Go in the codegen wizard again, this time select WSDL2Java, click Next. > - Select the WSDL file you've just created. Next. > - In Codegen Option, select Custom. Check "Generate both..." (last > checkbox). Next. > - Browse to the project location, and Click Finish. > > You should have the client and server code generated, along with a nice ant > build file. > > The class you'll want to modify is <ClassName>Skeleton.java for the > server-side. For a client to use that service, you'd instantiate > <ClassName>Stub.java. > > I really hope this helps someone in the future. It's been a frustrating > week. > > Jacques. > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/WSDL2JAVA-created-uncompilable-Stub-tp17775033p22872262.html > Sent from the Axis - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >
