> IMO, if ASP.NET cannot consume a Web Service built in > CFMX, it greatly reduces the benefit of writing it in > CFMX. > > I think the touted benefit of Web Services is that they > can be consumed by the most common platforms, no? > > Can anyone confirm that they are incompatible?
They aren't necessarily incompatible. However, between almost any two platforms that provide web services interfaces, you may very well encounter compatibility issues. The likelihood of these issues arising tends to increase with the complexity of the specific web services, but there are some general problems that you might encounter. For example, within the SOAP specification, there's no defined datatype or description for a recordset, so each platform tends to implement returned recordsets differently. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
