I could certainly install perl, but I'd rather use python, which I already have. Is there a package similar to Frontier::Client available for python? Thanks, Pietro
> -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Viner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 9:41 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Delphi > > > should keep it on the list for future folks who run into the same problem. > > if you have perl available, try using the Frontier::Client > package with this > script: > > use Frontier::Client; > $contents = "<foo>bar</foo>"; > $xmlRpcClient = Frontier::Client->new('url' => "$server:$port/Xindice", > 'debug' => '1'); > $xmlRpcClient->call('db.insertDocument', '/db', 'tmpfile', $contents); > > > this will try to insert a document named "tmpfile" with the > $contents in the > collection at /db/foobar. Make sure that /db exists. > > it should print out (on stderr) a bunch of stuff about the message its > sending. > > dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pietro Michelucci [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 6:29 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Delphi > > > Dave: > > Thanks for your quick reply. It seems that regardless of how I compose my > message, I receive the same response as the one given below. However, I > haven't tried too many permutations in my request. > > I'm using Xindice 1.0 (and it prints birthday parenthetically next to the > version number in the console window). > > Shall I continue replying to the group or to you directly? > > Pietro > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dave Viner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 9:19 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Delphi > > > > > > are you able to receive any xmlrpc responses that are valid? > > are you using 1.0 or the cvs version? > > > > dave > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Pietro Michelucci [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 6:09 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Delphi > > > > > > Hello. I am interested in creating an open source Delphi > (object pascal) > > API for Xindice using the XML-RPC protocol. I have already > begun work on > > this, but I need some guidance. > > > > Right now I am simply trying to use Delphi to communicate with > > Xindice using > > an existing Delphi API for XML-RPC. I have had some success in > that I am > > able to connect to port 4080. The message I am sending is intended to > > return the document count for a collection. > > > > Here is the message I send: > > > > <methodCall><params><param><value><array><data><value><string>/db/ > > root</stri > > ng></value> > > </data> > > </array></value> > > </param> > > </params> > > <RPCmethodName>db.getDocumentCount</RPCmethodName> > > </methodCall> > > > > And this is the reply that I receive: > > > > <methodResponse><fault></fault> > > <params><param></param> > > </params> > > </methodResponse> > > > > Somehow, I don't think my message was properly constructed. I'm not sure > > how to interpret the response, but it is not what I was > expecting. I would > > be grateful for any suggestions on this. > > > > Thanks, > > Pietro Michelucci > > > > > > > > >
