Beginner needing help with return data from a webservice.

[hl]

Hi,
I'm a beginner and need a little help with getting data back from a web
service.

I am using VB.Net and have added a web reference to a Wsdl that was
provided to me.

My reference.vb file that was generated has the following code at the end.

<System.Xml.Serialization.SoapTypeAttribute("Map ",
"http://xml.apache.org/xml-soap")> _
Public Class Map

'<remarks/>
Public item() As mapItem
End Class

'<remarks/>
<System.Xml.Serialization.SoapTypeAttribute("mapIt em",
"http://xml.apache.org/xml-soap")> _
Public Class mapItem

'<remarks/>
Public key As String

'<remarks/>
Public value As String
End Class

The code I have to call the webservice is:-

Dim ws As s192.searchService = New s192.searchService
Dim MapResult As s192.Map

MapResult = ws.execute("username", "password", "somervail", "",
"london", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "er", 10, 1)
It does not return any information.
Can anyone help me. I can provide more of the code if required.
Thanks in advance.

[Marvin Smit]

Hi,

to know why the method call is not returning anything we'll need a
little bit more info, i think.

One thing that did catch my eye is the huge ammount of parameters used
in the method call. But, since we're talking about the client side, i
guess we should leave that alone.

Another thing, but security related, is the sending of the username
and password in the parameters is an interresting choise for passing
credentials. I hope this is running over a secure line (like SSL) and
not on a public net.

The generated files you included shows a 'generated array of objects'
sourcecode. This is read from the type information in the WSDL and
generated.

If you can, providing the WSDL here would already help, but the WSDL
with your sourcecode would be best(but is not always possible ;) )

Hope this helps,

Marvin Smit
On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 12:58:56 +0100, hl <[e-mail]> wrote:

Hi,
I'm a beginner and need a little help with getting data back from a web
service.

I am using VB.Net and have added a web reference to a Wsdl that was
provided to me.

My reference.vb file that was generated has the following code at the end.

<System.Xml.Serialization.SoapTypeAttribute("Map" ,
"http://xml.apache.org/xml-soap")> _
Public Class Map

'<remarks/>
Public item() As mapItem
End Class

'<remarks/>
<System.Xml.Serialization.SoapTypeAttribute("mapIt em",
"http://xml.apache.org/xml-soap")> _
Public Class mapItem

'<remarks/>
Public key As String

'<remarks/>
Public value As String
End Class

The code I have to call the webservice is:-

Dim ws As s192.searchService = New s192.searchService
Dim MapResult As s192.Map

MapResult = ws.execute("username", "password", "somervail", "",
"london", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "er", 10, 1)
It does not return any information.
Can anyone help me. I can provide more of the code if required.
Thanks in advance.