I suggest you give Axis (http://ws.apache.org/axis/) a spin. It is a more complete SOAP implementation than Apache SOAP (supports more standards) and almost certainly handles WSDL with imports. Sun's JAX-RPC reference implementation probably would handle this WSDL as well.
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: "Frank Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 10:42 AM Subject: Document-literal complex type question > It suprises me how little knowledge is out there for a Java developer > to learn how to write Web Service consumers (clients) that can handle > document-literal encoding of complex data types. I found a very good > article on this topic at: > http://www.sys-con.com/webservices/article.cfm?id=674 > > I manage an open source utility and framework for testing Web Services > for scalability and performance. (Details on TestMaker are at > http://www.pushtotest.com) I'm working on a more advanced Wizard to > create test agent scripts for SOAP-based Web Services. The current > Wizard uses WSDL4J to write a Jython script that uses Apache SOAP to > call a service. The new Wizard will write a Jython script that makes a > doc-lit/complex-type call to a service. > > One of the things I've noticed about WSDL from a .NET Web Service is > the use of schema include statements. In a <types><schemas> element > I'll find something like this: > > <s:import > namespace="http://schemas.webservices.payroll-service.biz/payroll/"; > schemaLocation="payroll.xsd"/> > > WSDL4J, JDOM and other WSDL handling libraries do not appear to handle > an import. I found an open-source library that tries to do an XML > include: http://xincluder.sourceforge.net/ > > I'm wondering if anyone knows how to best handle an import? > > -Frank Cohen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > Frank Cohen, PushToTest, http://www.PushToTest.com, phone: 408 374 7426 > Author of "Java Testing and Design: From Unit Tests to Automated Web > Tests" > from Prentice Hall, details at http://thebook.pushtotest.com > >
