Andrew: Could you please share you C# and Apache java programs? I am new to Soap/C# and having lots of problems. Thanks, Sam --- Andrew Fawcett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have developed a small interop test application > that uses XML Schema > (defining complex types) and a WSDL file to define a > web service. The web > service is implemented in Java using Apache SOAP 2.0 > and a custom serialiser > (using Castor XML). The web service client is > implemented in C# using > Microsoft .Net Beta 2 and the WSDL.EXE tool (to > generate the soap client > proxy and schema type classes). The encoding > specified in the WSDL is > document literal. > > Using this combination I have successfull invoked my > method from the C# > client and successfully exchanged my complex data > described in my XML Schema > types. So what's the problem? Well, I am wondering, > despite the fact that > everything is working fine. I have a feeling I may > be doing something wrong! > > > My first concern, is that my Java method signature > is RPC style (e.g. > Invoice PurchaseProduct(Product product) ) as > apposed to the message style > signature I think I should be using? My second > concern is that in order to > get my custom serialiser invoked. I specify that I > am expecting SOAP > encoding for each of the <isd:map> entires in my > deployment descriptor? > Where as infact the .Net C# client doesn't send any > 'encodingStyle' > attribute at all! Despite this obvious mismatch why > is my serialiser still > being invoked? > > Apologies for such a long post, if anyone can > confirm my concerns and/or > offer an thoughts on alternative approaches, I would > very much appreciate > it. > > Thanks, > > Andy Fawcett. > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/