Well, the stock quote sample is pretty easy, since it only uses primitive types (a string parameter and a float result). Getting address book, which is a little more real world, running will be a little tougher.
Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 8:16 AM Subject: Re: How to setUp a Visual Basic Client to talk to Apache Service > > VERY COOL!!! The first email I read this morning and I'm off to a good > start already....thanks Scott!!... > > > > "Scott Nichol" > <scottnicholnews@ To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > yahoo.com> cc: (bcc: Doug Swanson/US-Corporate/3M/US) > Subject: Re: How to setUp a Visual Basic Client to talk to Apache > 04/03/2002 10:00 Service > PM > Please respond to > soap-dev > > > > > > > > All, > > I have added a page of instructions for using the high level API from the > Microsoft SOAP Toolkit to connect to the Apache SOAP stock quote service. > The > page is > > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/scottnichol/vbclienthiapachesoap.htm > > Scott Nichol > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Nichol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 9:09 AM > Subject: Re: How to setUp a Visual Basic Client to talk to Apache Service > > > > Doug, > > > > Thanks for the kind words. I basically aimed to get something working > and had > > some code snippets posted by Ed Keen. I then tried to generalize things > using > > the address book sample and came up with some classes that should be > pretty > easy > > for an Apache SOAP programmer to learn. Some day, maybe I will even > write > some > > documentation for them. > > > > By using the low level API, I could get a client to work without > generating > WSDL > > or changing the deployment descriptor for the sample. Yes, this mainly > involved > > generating the xsi:type attribute. > > > > I am interested in seeing how far I can get with WSDL, but since I am > doing > this > > outside of my regular employment, the time to work on this is hard to > find. > > However, I suspect that I can get a stock quote client running with WSDL > pretty > > easily, although the deployment descriptor on the server will need an > entry > that > > maps the parameter to a serializer by the parameter name (rather than > type). > > The address book will be more interesting, although I may not get to it > right > > away since I may switch over to some .NET interop samples. > > > > Scott Nichol > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 7:52 AM > > Subject: Re: How to setUp a Visual Basic Client to talk to Apache Service > > > > > > > > > > Scott, > > > THANK YOU for doing this...that's all I need is a good > example....I > > > don't suppose you have a WSDL file that "describes" one of the example > > > methods?....or do the MS clients have to use the low level api because > of > > > the xsi:type attribute?...I'll be looking over this one today...thanks > > > again... > > > > > > Doug > > > > > > > > > > > > "Scott Nichol" > > > <scottnicholnews@ To: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > yahoo.com> cc: (bcc: Doug > > Swanson/US-Corporate/3M/US) > > > Subject: Re: How to > setUp a > > Visual Basic Client to talk to Apache > > > 04/02/2002 10:27 Service > > > PM > > > Please respond to > > > soap-dev > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nigel, > > > > > > I have quickly put together a pair of Web pages regarding Apache SOAP > and > > > Visual Basic clients. They are > > > > > > Using a VB Client: > > > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/scottnichol/vbclientapachesoap.htm > > > Installing Apache SOAP, Tomcat, etc.: > > > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/scottnichol/apachesoapinstall.htm > > > > > > Scott Nichol > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Cornyn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 9:48 AM > > > Subject: How to setUp a Visual Basic Client to talk to Apache Service > > > > > > > > > Can anyone please tell me how to set up a Visual Basic Client that will > > > communicate with a java service. Do i have to create a dll and what > are > > > the proper libraries i should include. I am running on Windows 98. I > have > > > a java client and server communicating but i cannot get the vb client > to do > > > this. I would be greatful if some body could give me some sample code > and > > > steps to do this. > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > NigelMcPartland > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
