dear tony: thanks for your reply. however, the Service object requires not only the wsdl file, but also a QName object which from the sample codes of axis-java, requires a name from the wsdl file itself.
i will look into your other suggestions, thanks again, ye --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've used the org.apache.axis.client.Service > constructors, that take a > WSDL file name or URL, but haven't done the kind of > dynamic invocation > that you're talking about. I still needed to know > the port name and > operation that I wanted to call. However, the > Service class does have a > getPorts() method that looks like it would return > the port types known > about in the WSDL. And then there is the > getCalls(portName), which returns > the call objects for a particular port. So look at > using these methods of > the Service class. It's a good starting point. > > Alternatively, use the features of tools like XMLSpy > (Enterprise edition) > and Mindreef's SOAPscope, to do exactly what you > want. > > Tony > > > dear all: > > just started playing with axis (java) for some demo > project, and have one fundamental question: > > if a wsdl file of a very basic service (e.g. invoke > the service to get a string) is available to the > client, is there some existing/easy way for the > client > to extract the required parameters to the objects > required to invoke the service (e.g. Call, Service > and > Qname)? > > or posed in another way, how do you implement a > generic client where it can analyse a wsdl file and > present the available methods to the user (say, in a > GUI)? > > this is assuming that i don't have any client stubs > available, just the wsdl file. > > thanks in advance, > > ye > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail