FYI, I've used Axis to generate client java stubs by parsing the service's WSDL file. It will generate the stub classes to call the WS and the POJOs to communicate with the WS.
You don't actually need to "install" the Axis package and there's no daemon to run to do this, you'll just need to extract the distribution and then run wsdl2java, which is well-documented on the Axis homepage. It's a good idea to generate the "unit test" class too as it's a good example of how to call the stubs. I'm pretty sure that this will be a lot quicker than rolling your own XML serialization and HTTP code. -ed On 7/15/05, Frank W. Zammetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Richard, > > Axis is the server-side of the WS equation (although maybe it can > perform some client duties, I'm not certain), so more than likely it > wouldn't come into play anyway. > > The simple answer is yes, a simple Java app can access a web service. > > There are classes that will specifically help you do so, but you can > also "fake it", at least if it is a SOAP-based service (I'm not as > familiar with RCP-type services). For SOAP-based services, all you > really need to do is construct an XML message and use the usual HTTP > methods in the standard JDK to send it. > > You might be interested to look at my StrutsWS project because there is > exactly what your asking for included: a simple Java app that accesses > the services the example project provides (in short, StrutsWS is an > extension to Struts that allows Actions to be exposed as services). You > can find it at http://sourceforge.net/projects/strutsws/ > > Frank > > Richard Reyes wrote: > > Hi Guys, > > > > Can a simple java app access a web service? Or do I need to install axis? > > > > Thanks > > Richard > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > -- > Frank W. Zammetti > Founder and Chief Software Architect > Omnytex Technologies > http://www.omnytex.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
