web-services

How to check what xml is sent during web service request?

Is there a way to get raw XML which is generated by SOAP request in .net. I don't know how to ask this precisely, but here goes I add web reference and call some method. Is there a way to know what XML is being sent. For debugging purposes only, so quick and dirty way is enough P.S. SSL is used, so snipping doesn't help here ...

Recommendations of Python REST (web services) framework?

Is there a list somewhere of recommendations of different Python-based REST frameworks for use on the serverside to write your own RESTful APIs? Preferably with pros and cons. Please feel free to add recommendations here. :) ...

Java Web Services

Where can I find good Java web services practicals and tutorials (I'm a newbe to JWS so I prefer from the scratch). Thanks. ...

Is it possible to run an executable from a web service?

I have a web service and I would like to call an .exe file from within it. Is this possible? If so, how is it done? ...

In the webservices model are there still basically 3 tiers as the client-server model had?

The basic client-server model (even when implemented using questionable interfaces) had a presentation layer, a business layer, and a data layer. Are the directory and discovery methods using webservices models considered a entirely new layer? I would argue that the discovery layer is actually just expanding the role of the data layer ...

What tools do you use to create prototypes or mockups of webservices?

Ideally, and you will think I am crazy, I can code some basic logic into a bash or korn script and open that functionality up to clients hitting them. There is a lot of plumbing involved in web services and I was wondering what tools and techniques more experienced developers have been using to prototype systems where a backend webservi...

Visual Studio - 'Browse UDDI Servers' -> 404 ?

Hi - I have a ASP.Net application which implements a web service. Within the ASP.Net application there's a test script which consumes the web service and it all works etc. I have built a .NET console application and want to 'Add a Web Reference' so that the console app can consume the web service provided by the ASP.NET application. Whe...

Which one is better Remoting or WebServices in .NET?

It may be a beginner question but I want to know, What is the basic difference between Remoting or WebServices? Which one is better? ...

web service call returns html

I am calling web services from within Microsoft Access and getting html that looks like " <link rel="alternate" type="text/xml" href="pfp.asmx?disco"/> <style type="text/css"> BODY { color: #000000; background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; } c Previously this has happened when callin...

Notifying web service consumer that some data has changed?

What would be a more standard way of notifying a web service consumer of a data change? Having the consumer periodically calling the web service to pull change notification. Consumer setting up a call back web service that can be invoked to forward notification about the change. Other? ...

Are there any databases or indexes of Web Services?

I'm looking for something that categorizes the various services and then either (1) documents how to use them or (2) links to the documentation so I can learn more. ...

.net WebService, bypass ssl validation!

Well im working agains a webservice that has a certificate that is not 100% correctly setup the certificate is setup for the domain *.domain1.com and the api is located at soap.shop.domain1.com/SOAP now i cant connect to this webservice as i then get a WebException "Could Not establish trush relationship for the SSL/TLS secure channel. -...

HTTP Monitor Software (Monitor Web Services)

I'd like to monitor HTTP traffic to/from my PC so I can watch web services interaction. (SOAP and RESTful services) There seems to be a lot of different software out there for this. What do you all recommend? ...

Determining which properties to serialize in a class that's passed over a webservice

I'm using NHibernate to administer my entities, and to have lazy loading enabled I need to make my properties return an IList<>. Problem is that .NET throws an exception as it can't serialize an interface when I'm trying to pass the entity. This makes perfect sense. What I need to know is how I can control which fields to serialize, and...

Is it possible to update a Google calendar from App Engine without logging in as the owner?

I'd like to be able to use the Google Data API from an AppEngine application to update a calendar while not logged in as the calendar's owner or the a user that the calendar is shared with. This is in contrast to the examples here: http://code.google.com/appengine/articles/more_google_data.html The login and password for the calendar'...

How to resolve WSDL2Java creating a static block larger than 64K?

We're currently working with a vendor-provided WSDL schema that is very large. The binding style is RPC. As far as I know, Axis 1.x is the only Java tool supporting RPC WSDL definitions. Please do correct me if I'm wrong about that. WSDL2Java generates a service-nameSkeleton.java file that has a static intialisation block 1.3Mb in size ...

What to create using .NET 3.5? A Web Service or a Windows Service

I have to create a Web Service that can service around 100,000 clients. I have been creating Windows Services for quite some time and use WCF binding in them. The Windows Services use HTTP binding and provide a http end point that can be used by any client that can talk using SOAP. I am a little confused whether I should create a ASP.NET...

how to use web service on flex ?

i am going to use https://adwords.google.com/api/adwords/v13/AdService?wsdl . google adwords apI to my project . so how do i use that ? do u know any example plz refer me ...

Description for Webservice parameters

Hi, Is it possible to create a description for parameters used in an (asmx)-webservice? I know I can set the description of the webmethod with the Description-property. However is it also possible to add an attribute to the parameter to create description in the webservice for a given parameter [WebMethod(Description = @"Get all approv...

asp.net mvc webservice, how to call from widowsforms application?

Hi, I have a task to automate sending zipped file with serialized data from window application to web application, and there is my problem i don't know how exactly do this, can I from window app send zipped file to controller action which would accept that file and unzip it? Probably this files will be large and i know if do this by ft...