Another option is to bypass flex and use the url directly in the browser or a simple script to post to the url with the xml data to find out details on whats being returned to flex and if its valid XML
--- In [email protected], "Tracy Spratt" <tspr...@...> wrote: > > Also, a declaratively created request object is very difficult to debug. > I suggest you build that XML in an as function, then trace it out and > verify it is valid as a whole. I suspect that you have invalid xml the > second time. > > > > Using a utility will also let you do this, but simply tracing the XML > might be simpler. > > > > Tracy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jason B > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 10:56 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: error in HTTPService > > > > show us your result="handleSimUpdateResult(event)" function > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > , "weezee49" <rainyglade@> wrote: > > > > I have the following HTTPService: > > > > <mx:HTTPService id="svcSimulationUpdate" > > contentType="application/xml" > > url="http://localhost:3000/simulations/ > <http://localhost:3000/simulations/> > > {userModelsCB.selectedItem.id}?_method=put" > > resultFormat="e4x" > > method="POST" > > result="handleSimUpdateResult(event)"> > > <mx:request xmlns=""> > > <data> > > <simulation> > > <name>{runControlBox.simNameTI.text}</name> > > <desc>{runControlBox.descTI.text}</desc> > > <run_length>{runControlBox.runLengthTI.text}</run_length> > > <time_units>{getTimeUnits > > (runControlBox.timeUnitsCB.selectedIndex)}</time_units> > > </simulation> > > <load> > > <simulation_id>{_selectedSim.id}</simulation_id> > > <name>Arrival1</name> > > <dist_type>{getDistName > > (loadBox.loadDistCB.selectedIndex)}</dist_type> > > <param1>{loadBox.loadParam1TI.text}</param1> > > <param2>{loadBox.loadParam2TI.text}</param2> > > <param3>{loadBox.loadParam3TI.text}</param3> > > <time_units>{getTimeUnits > > (loadBox.timeUnitsCB.selectedIndex)}</time_units> > > </load> > > <resource> > > <name>Server1</name> > > <simulation_id>{_selectedSim.id}</simulation_id> > > <capacity>{rscBox.capacityTI.text}</capacity> > > <dist_type>{getDistName > > (rscBox.distributionCB.selectedIndex)}</dist_type> > > <param1>{rscBox.distParam1TI.text}</param1> > > <param2>{rscBox.distParam2TI.text}</param2> > > <param3>{rscBox.distParam3TI.text}</param3> > > <time_units>{getTimeUnits > > (rscBox.timeUnitsCB.selectedIndex)}</time_units> > > </resource> > > <buffer> > > <name>Queue1</name> > > <simulation_id>{_selectedSim.id}</simulation_id> > > <capacity>{queueBox.capacityTI.text}</capacity> > > </buffer> > > </data> > > </mx:request> > > </mx:HTTPService> > > > > This service works perfectly the first time - my data base is > > updated correctly and everything is fine. However, if I try to run > > the service again, I get a "Thread suspended" with an error that > > starts out like this: > > > > undefined > > at flash.xml::XMLNode() > > at flash.xml::XMLDocument/createElement() > > at mx.rpc.xml::SimpleXMLEncoder/encodeValue() > > [E:\dev\3.0.x\frameworks\projects\rpc\src\mx\rpc\xml\SimpleXMLEncoder > > .as:133] > > at mx.rpc.xml::SimpleXMLEncoder/encodeValue() > > [E:\dev\3.0.x\frameworks\projects\rpc\src\mx\rpc\xml\SimpleXMLEncoder > > .as:146] > > at mx.rpc.xml::SimpleXMLEncoder/encodeValue() > > [E:\dev\3.0.x\frameworks\projects\rpc\src\mx\rpc\xml\SimpleXMLEncoder > > .as:146] > > at mx.rpc.xml::SimpleXMLEncoder/encodeValue() > > [E:\dev\3.0.x\frameworks\projects\rpc\src\mx\rpc\xml\SimpleXMLEncoder > > .as:146] > > ... > > > > I have verified that the fields used in the <mx:request> have the > > correct data in them just before the send() call. > > > > Why does the service work okay the first time but then die the 2nd > > time? > > > > Thanks, > > LG Rains > > >
