That makes sense now and helps quite a bit! Thanks sebb-2! Steve
sebb-2 wrote: > > On 19/10/2007, b4d93r <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I've been reading about the two SOAP services (WebService(SOAP) Request >> and >> SOAP/XML-RPC Request) but I'm still not sure I understand them >> both.:confused: In my previous posts, I was under a crunch to get some >> tests >> going using this but now that I have the time, I would like to discuss >> these >> two options more in depth to further understand them. >> >> From the documentation (user's guide) with Jmeter, for the SOAP/XML-RPC >> Request it says, >> >> "The primary difference between the soap sampler and webservice sampler, >> is >> the soap sampler uses raw post and does not require conformance to XML." >> >> I just started learning SOAP and XML so my knowledge level is very low on >> both of these subjects. Could some one further explain that statement >> please? What is meant by "raw post"? I'm guessing that "conformance to >> XML" >> means the standard formatting that XML requires, correct? > > It just means that the data on the screen is POSTed without any > validation of its content. You can send any text you want. So you can > test how the server reacts to "bad" input. But for a meaningful SOAP > test, you need to provide good content, which means well-formed XML, > and the XML must be what the SOAP server is expecting. > > The Webservice sampler reads the data using XML routines, so it must > be well-formed XML. > > >> Thanks! >> Steve >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/LEARNING---Differences-between-WebService%28SOAP%29---SOAP-XML-RPC-tf4654840.html#a13299742 >> Sent from the JMeter - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/LEARNING---Differences-between-WebService%28SOAP%29---SOAP-XML-RPC-tf4654840.html#a13341795 Sent from the JMeter - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
