W3C has just started an activity to standardize WSDL. (finally!!) The announcement came out last Saturday.
Anne > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary Feldman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 1:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: WSDL? > > > > From: Wallis, Simon (Toronto - 22 Front) > > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 4:10 PM > > > > > 1) Is WSDL a Microsoft-only thing? > > WSDL is a proposal that has been submitted to the W3C, but not > yet adopted. > While over two dozen companies signed the submission, Microsoft > and IBM seem > to > be the leading proponents. > > > 2) How does one generate these files? > > There are a variety of tools out there, from a variety of sources. The > IBM Web Service Toolkit is an obvious starting place, but there > are others. > And, in case it isn't obvious, Microsoft Visual Studio .Net > generates them. > > However, I have yet to have any luck with any of them parsing the > myservices.wsdl > file from Microsoft (including the wsdl utility from Microsoft). > > > 3) Are these files always needed when offering a web service via SOAP? > > In theory, no. > > However, any web service being developed using Microsoft tools is > likely to > use them. When things settle down, so that tools and wsdl files are all > mutually compatible, then it will help with web service development. > > Gary > ==================================================================== > Ready-to-Run Software, Inc. > The Industry's Leading Provider of > Cross-Platform and Porting Services > ***************************** > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gary Feldman > fax : 1-978-692-5401 Ready-to-Run Software, Inc. > voice: 1-978-251-5431 11 School Street > www : http://www.rtr.com North Chelmsford, MA 01863 > USA > >
