Hi Monika, XML-RPC is something different to SOAP.
There is the possibility to do an RPC using SOAP, for info about this see either the spec or an introduction to SOAP (at www-106.ibm.com/webservices or www.webservicesarchitect.com or www.webservices.org) XML-RPC ist a protocol defined by Dave Winer. For the evolution of XML-RPC this see [Winer 1999] Winer, Dave: Dave’s History of SOAP. 1999. – URL http://www.xmlrpc.com/stories/storyReader$555 If you have mopre questions, feel free to ask. Ciao Oli 13.03.2002 00:06:15, "Monika Solanki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > HI all, > > I have a trivial question for the community (I am fairly new to the area > of web services). > > > I have read in one of the FAQs about web services, that the two protocols > currently used for XML messaging are > > 1. XML- RPC. > 2. SOAP > > > I am confused here. Are they two entirely separate things or is XML-RPC, > embedding RPC calls in a soap envelope. My understanding of the subject is > messages are primarily packaged in a soap envelope either in a document > style or procedural style. > > > Pls help me understand the concepts better. > > Thanks.... > > Monika
