web-services

What languages and libraries should I use to work with Gmail?

I want to develop my own web-based tool for searching for messages in the inbox of my Gmail account and deleting some of them. The projects that I've been working on in my programming life are very different from that one, so my question is: What languages, tools, and libraries should be used for this task? ...

Where can I find Folder Syncing to a Web Server a la Dropbox?

I saw this somewhere, but I can't remember where. Where can I find, for Mac OS X, a system that automatically syncs a folder to your web server, sort of like Dropbox does? The idea being that I can edit code on my computer, and it automatically updates it on the server. It seems so simple, but I can't for the life of me find the servi...

Differences between App.Config and Web.Config?

when building a desktop app in wpf can you read documentation of problems and safely subsititute 'app.config' when people's answer's refer to 'web.config'? if so are there any glaring GOTCHAS you have to look out for? tnx ...

What suggested guidelines would you list for "when to use a web service?"

I'm working with an older set of developers who "enjoy" interop at the database level and I'm trying to put together a solid list of "guidelines" for my team so they know "when to use a web service" Other than "when you want 2+ systems to inter operate" - what would you list here? ...

Using Connection Based State with Apache2

I am writing an HTTPS based application using Apache2 as the web server, and python as the language (not sure which framework or Apache2 mod yet). After clients (which are not web browsers) first establish an HTTPS connection to the server, they are expected to send an authentication message. If authentication is successful, they are abl...

Problem with jQuery.ajax call to web service

I am Developing a Registration Form in ASP.Net in Which i am using client side scripting.So I used jQuery.ajax method to POST all field's data to server through a ASP.Net Web-Service.But when i execute the Jquery.ajax method it calls error function.I tried to debug it using Firebug in Firefox.It showed error 500 Internal Server Error.Now...

NSMutableURLRequest and a Password with special Characters won't work

I'm writing a small program (using Cocoa Touch), which communicates with a webservice. The code for calling the webservice, is the following: - (IBAction)send:(id)sender { if ([number.text length] > 0) { [[UIApplication sharedApplication] beginIgnoringInteractionEvents]; [activityIndicator startAnimating]; NSStr...

Questions on proper REST design

I'm designing a REST web-service and have questions on best/proper design. A search method should be POST, since identical requests don't have to return the same data, right? Also, is it better to do /search/term or /search and have term as post-var? Also, what if a resource can be updated at any time, would the method to return it be...

How are Massively Multiplayer Online RPGs built?

How are Massively Multiplayer Online RPG games built? What server infrastructure are they built on? especially with so many clients connected and communicating in real time. Do they manage with scripts that execute on page requests? or installed services that run in the background and manage communication with connected clients? Do the...

Deploying a CXF web service in Spring Framework

After running through the CXF samples I had a simple web service up and running fine. However I would like to integrate it with a Spring web application inside a servlet container. After updating the servlet.xml config file: <jaxws:endpoint id="HelloWorldService" implementor="path.to.webservice.HelloWorldImpl" endpointName="e:HelloEndp...

jQuery .NET webservice call, parameter based on value in table cell...

I have a web service that wish to call, and I want to pass a parameter to it based on a value in a table cell. The table is rendered by a Repeater Control. The idea is to show a div with data returned from the database call, performed by the webservice, when I hover over the table rows. The javascript call looks like this: $(document)...

How do I change the address used by a CXF Web Service to one different than the one specified in the wsdl file?

I've got it working when I get the wsdl based on configuration, but I'd like to just tell it to use a specific address for the service call and use a local copy of the wsdl. MyWebService serviceDefinition = new MyWebService(new URL(wsdlLocation)); service = serviceDefinition.getMyWebServicePort(); Does anyone know the best practice fo...

Web Method is returning XML, how should I read data from xml?

I have added web service reference in visual studio. I am able to see xml return value from web method. How should I read data from returned XML of service? ...

Can I run a Python script as a service?

Is it possible to run a Python script as a background service on a webserver? I want to do this for socket communication. ...

SOAP over non-HTTP protocol

I just wondered if there are any libraries in Java or any other language implementing SOAP over protocol that is not HTTP? I've heard that some project had implemented SOAP over SMTP. Are there any other experiences? ...

Does anyone know of a webservice for looking up definitions of words that would be able to return results in JSON?

I found http://words.bighugelabs.com/api.php but nothing like this for definitions/dictionary. Ideally I'd grab a dictionary file and build my own API for this, but this is for a demo and we need something short-term that can be called from within a javascript function. ...

java 6 web services share domain specific classes between server and client

Hi all, Context: Considering below defined Engine class being parameter of some webservice method. As we have both server and client in java we may have some benefits (???) in sharing Engine class between server and client ( i.e we may put in a common jar file to be added to both client and server classpath ) Some benefits would b...

Webservice Reflection Exception

Good morning, I have a bit of a dilemma. I have a webservice reference in a C# project. That webservice calls upon a method called "PlaceOrder". That object has an property Item that is of type object. When i create an instance of the webservice client i get a exception with "There was an error reflecting 'Item'.". This is a normal g...

Passing Windows User Credentials to Web Service

I have a ASP 3.5 web forms app using windows authentication that needs to call a soap based web service (the SSRS 2005 report service) which uses integrated windows authentication. However the call to the web service from the asp backend keeps throwing a 401 error. If I turn on anonymous authenticatoin on the web service it works ok usi...

jboss + metro + ejb3= java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Ljavax/servlet/http/HttpServletRequest

Hello, I am using jboss 4.2.3 with metro. I deploy an EJB 3.0 web service without error but when I try to call its wsdl it throws me: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Ljavax/servlet/http/HttpServletRequest What is happening? I have servlet-api in the lib. ...