The exact method a given programmer uses will depend on the programming language API (s)he uses. The most important issue is how you document the service. By far the most popular method is WSDL. You can write the WSDL yourself, probably starting with a WSDL file from someone's existing service, then editing for your specific needs.
Manual creation quickly becomes boring. Apache Axis includes a tool to generate WSDL from a Java class. I have used this in the past to generate WSDL for my Apache SOAP services, as well as the older Web Services Toolkit from IBM, as described at http://www.scottnichol.com/vbclienthiapachesoap.htm#webservicestoolkit. However, if you are new to Apache SOAP, I have another suggestion. Don't use Axis just to generate your WSDL. Use it to implement your services *and* generate your WSDL, which it will do automatically. Axis is, in a sense, the next generation of Apache SOAP. Axis implements more standards and continues to evolve to incorporate new ones. Scott Nichol Do not send e-mail directly to this e-mail address, because it is filtered to accept only mail from specific mail lists. ----- Original Message ----- From: "JEFF EMMINGER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 11:17 AM Subject: [newbie] how to consume my webservice? hi all, newbie here...suppose I've deployed my webservice SimpleService...how do clients consume it? the examples in soap-2_3_1 all use a java class to consume, but it doesn't seem practical to have to create a java class and distribute to all my clients? shouldn't they be able to send a soap request via http post? thanks, Jeff CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email including any attachments, contains confidential information belonging to the sender. It may also be privileged or otherwise protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this emailed information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify us by reply email of the error and then delete this email immediately.
