What is HTTP SOAP ?

[Andy Kendall]

Hi,

This article states the following in relation to ASP.NET default test
harness web pages.

"These test pages can be used to invoke your WebMethods, but the test
harness does this by making HTTP POST requests to the server rather than
HTTP SOAP requests. SoapExtensions only work with SOAP requests, and thus
any requests to your Web service made using the default test page will
result in your extensions not being used."

Is this a typo because I can't seem to find anything out about HTTP SOAP. If
I want my SOAP extensions to alwyas run, do I have to disable HTTP POST
request?
Thanks,
Andy

[Gaurav Vaish \(www.EduJini.IN\)]

HTTP-Post is when the Content-Type of the data-submitted to the server is:

"application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

Whereas HTTP-SOAP is the popular web-service thing where the Content-Type is
"text/xml" and the content given to the server is a SOAP Message.
Note that for both of these things, the "POST" method of the HTTP protocol
is used.
--
Happy Hacking,
Gaurav Vaish | http://www.mastergaurav.com
http://www.edujini.in | http://articles.edujini.in/webservices
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"Andy Kendall" <no*************@hotmail.comwrote in message
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Hi,

This article states the following in relation to ASP.NET default test
harness web pages.

"These test pages can be used to invoke your WebMethods, but the test
harness does this by making HTTP POST requests to the server rather than
HTTP SOAP requests. SoapExtensions only work with SOAP requests, and thus
any requests to your Web service made using the default test page will
result in your extensions not being used."

Is this a typo because I can't seem to find anything out about HTTP SOAP.
If
I want my SOAP extensions to alwyas run, do I have to disable HTTP POST
request?
Thanks,
Andy

[Andy Kendall]

Thanks for that. It kind of makes sense to me but I still don't understand
exactly what Content-Type means. Also, what is defining HTTP-SOAP? As I
understand it SOAP should know nothing of HTTP and HTTP nothing of SOAP. Is
there some kind of extensibility mechanism in HTTP at play here?Can you
recommend a link or book which describes these things because the
information I have found doesn't seem too great.

Regards,

Andy
"Gaurav Vaish (www.EduJini.IN)" <ga*****************@nospam.gmail.comwrote
in message news:Oy**************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

HTTP-Post is when the Content-Type of the data-submitted to the server is:

"application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

Whereas HTTP-SOAP is the popular web-service thing where the Content-Type

is

"text/xml" and the content given to the server is a SOAP Message.
Note that for both of these things, the "POST" method of the HTTP protocol
is used.
--
Happy Hacking,
Gaurav Vaish | http://www.mastergaurav.com
http://www.edujini.in | http://articles.edujini.in/webservices
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"Andy Kendall" <no*************@hotmail.comwrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

Hi,

This article states the following in relation to ASP.NET default test
harness web pages.

"These test pages can be used to invoke your WebMethods, but the test
harness does this by making HTTP POST requests to the server rather than
HTTP SOAP requests. SoapExtensions only work with SOAP requests, and

thus

any requests to your Web service made using the default test page will
result in your extensions not being used."

Is this a typo because I can't seem to find anything out about HTTP

SOAP.

If
I want my SOAP extensions to alwyas run, do I have to disable HTTP POST
request?
Thanks,
Andy

[Gaurav Vaish \(www.EduJini.IN\)]

Hi,

Thanks for that. It kind of makes sense to me but I still don't understand
exactly what Content-Type means. Also, what is defining HTTP-SOAP? As I

'd suggest to search on google for "application/x-www-url-encoded" and you
may get a lot more idea.
At the same time, I'll also ensure that I do find some time in next couple
of days to prepare a small introductory article on the same.
You may want to subscribe to the webservices blog given below ;-)

understand it SOAP should know nothing of HTTP and HTTP nothing of SOAP.
Is
there some kind of extensibility mechanism in HTTP at play here?Can you
recommend a link or book which describes these things because the
information I have found doesn't seem too great.

There's no need for any book.
Just a simple understanding of the HTTP protocol would suffice.

Or if you can, have patience till the weekend to the latest... you should
surely get something from me. :-)
--
Happy Hacking,
Gaurav Vaish | http://www.mastergaurav.com
http://articles.edujinionline.com/webservices
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[Gaurav Vaish \(www.EduJiniOnline.com\)]

Or if you can, have patience till the weekend to the latest... you should
surely get something from me. :-)

Here it goes...
http://articles.edujinionline.com/we...p-post-vs.html
Hope it helps... :-)
--
Happy Hacking,
Gaurav Vaish | http://www.mastergaurav.com
http://articles.edujinionline.com/webservices
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[Andy Kendall]

Thanks Gaurav that was a great help! If only all answers on forums could be
so useful.....

"Gaurav Vaish (www.EduJiniOnline.com)"
<ga*****************@nospam.gmail.comwrote in message
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>

Or if you can, have patience till the weekend to the latest... you

should

surely get something from me. :-)

Here it goes...

http://articles.edujinionline.com/we...p-post-vs.html

>

Hope it helps... :-)
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Happy Hacking,
Gaurav Vaish | http://www.mastergaurav.com
http://articles.edujinionline.com/webservices
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[Gaurav Vaish \(www.EduJiniOnline.com\)]

Thanks Gaurav that was a great help! If only all answers on forums could

be
so useful.....

At least 99.999% should be... and then there are MVP's here!
--
Happy Hacking,
Gaurav Vaish | http://www.mastergaurav.com
http://articles.edujinionline.com/webservices
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[sarbillgates]

Hi Andy,

You can disable HTTP Handler in the webservice. You can only alow "SOAP
Handler" which will disable the HTTP Post and HTTP Get. Please open the
webservice project file in a notepad and see the handlers.

For more information please go through the documentation of WSE 2.0 OR WSE
3.0.

Thanks.
Sarbillgates

"Gaurav Vaish (www.EduJiniOnline.com)" wrote:

Thanks Gaurav that was a great help! If only all answers on forums could
be
so useful.....

At least 99.999% should be... and then there are MVP's here!
--
Happy Hacking,
Gaurav Vaish | http://www.mastergaurav.com
http://articles.edujinionline.com/webservices
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