This rather generic exception is masking an underlying exception. Undeploy, change CallCounterService.dd , re-deploy and try again to see a better exception. The change to CallCounterService.dd is to remove whitespace from faultListener, i.e. change
<isd:faultListener> org.apache.soap.server.DOMFaultListener </isd:faultListener> to <isd:faultListener>org.apache.soap.server.DOMFaultListener</isd:faultListener> 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: "Francesco Dipalo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 3:57 AM Subject: Re: problem with ServiceManagerClient and another problem > Thank for the solution Scott but now I have another problem: > > I want to deploy a service. I executed the following operations: > > - deploying with Apache SOAP using a deployment descriptor file named > CallCounterService.dd > > <isd:service > xmlns:isd="http://xml.apache.org/xml-soap/deployment" > id="urn:CallCounterService"> > > <isd:provider type="java" > scope="Application" > methods="doSomething getCount"> > <isd:java class="javasoap.book.ch4.MethodCounter" > static="false"/> > </isd:provider> > <isd:faultListener> > org.apache.soap.server.DOMFaultListener > </isd:faultListener> > <isd:mappings> > </isd:mappings> > </isd:service> > > - invoking the getCount method using this java file named CallCounterApp > > package javasoap.book.ch4; > import java.net.*; > import org.apache.soap.*; > import org.apache.soap.rpc.*; > public class GetCountApp { > public static void main(String[] args) > throws Exception { > > URL url = > new URL( > "http://localhost:8080/soap/servlet/rpcrouter"); > > Call call = new Call(); > call.setTargetObjectURI("urn:CallCounterService"); > call.setMethodName("getCount"); > try { > Response resp = call.invoke(url, ""); > Parameter ret = resp.getReturnValue(); > Object value = ret.getValue(); > System.out.println("Result is " + value); > } > catch (SOAPException e) { > System.err.println("Caught SOAPException (" + > e.getFaultCode() + "): " + > e.getMessage()); > } > } > } > > but I received this exception: > > Caught SOAPException (SOAP-ENV:Protocol): Unsupported response content type > &quo > t;text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1", must be: "text/xml". > Response w > as: > <html><head><title>Apache Tomcat/4.1.30 - Error > report</tit > le><STYLE><!--H1{font-family : sans-serif,Arial,Tahoma;color : > white > ;background-color : #0086b2;} H3{font-family : sans-serif,Arial,Tahoma;color > : w > hite;background-color : #0086b2;} BODY{font-family : > sans-serif,Arial,Tahoma;col > or : black;background-color : white;} B{color : white;background-color : > #0086b2 > ;} HR{color : #0086b2;} --></STYLE> > </head><body><h1> > HTTP Status 500 - </h1><HR size="1" > noshade><p><b > >type</b> Exception > report</p><p><b>message</b> > <u></u></p><p><b>description</b> > <u>T > he server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling > thi > s request.</u></p><p><b>exception</b> > <pre>j > avax.servlet.ServletException: Error building response envelope: > java.lang.NullP > ointerException > at > org.apache.soap.server.http.RPCRouterServlet.doPost(RPCRouterServlet. > java:418) > at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:760) > at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Appl > icationFilterChain.java:247) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationF > ilterChain.java:193) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperV > alve.java:256) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContex > t.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.jav > a:480) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) > > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextV > alve.java:191) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContex > t.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.jav > a:480) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) > > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java: > 2422) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.j > ava:180) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContex > t.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) > at > org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatche > rValve.java:171) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContex > t.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641) > at > org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.j > ava:163) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContex > t.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.jav > a:480) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) > > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineVal > ve.java:174) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContex > t.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.jav > a:480) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) > > at > org.apache.coyote.tomcat4.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:19 > 9) > at > org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java > :828) > at > org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.proce > ssConnection(Http11Protocol.java:700) > at > org.apache.tomcat.util.net.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java > :584) > at > org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadP > ool.java:683) > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534) > </pre></p><HR size="1" noshade><h3>Apache > Tomc > at/4.1.30</h3></body></html> > > In the Tomcat window a message appears: > SOAP Service Manager: Unable to read 'DeployedServices.ds': assuming fresh > start > > HOW CAN I RESOLVE THE PROBLEM???? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Nichol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 7:34 PM > Subject: Re: problem with ServiceManagerClient > > > You do not have an XML parser in the classpath for your client. > > 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: "Francesco Dipalo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 4:13 AM > Subject: problem with ServiceManagerClient > > > > My web server is Apache Tomcat 4.1.30 and I have Apache Soap 2.3.1 as web > app. When I try: > java org.apache.soap.server.ServiceManagerClient > http://localhost:8080/soap/servlet/rpcrouter list > I receive this exception: > > Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/w3c/dom/Node > at > org.apache.soap.server.ServiceManagerClient.<init>(ServiceManagerClient.java > :81) > at > org.apache.soap.server.ServiceManagerClient.main(ServiceManagerClient.java:2 > 16) > > Why? > > > > > -- > Email.it, the professional e-mail, gratis per te: http://www.email.it/f > > Sponsor: > Vuoi acquistare con sconti esclusivi? 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