SOAP

2 Jun 2005 9:23 PM

kpg

I have an increasing number of third party web services that I connect to
using SOAP. Now the way I have been doing it is by hand, that is I build
the
SOAP request as a string, HTTP it, and then parse the response using
MSXML3.

Now when I have the occasion to use .NET (shudder), the whole process
is ridiculously simple. Auto-discovery, etc...

So my question is this: is there a SIMPLE way in vb6 to use the wsdl file to
generate
the appropriate SOAP?

I say SIMPLE, because what I do now is simple, but is not dynamic; if the
wsdl
ever changes.

Thanks,
kpg

3 Jun 2005 1:19 PM

Jeff Johnson [MVP: VB]

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"kpg" <ip***@thereforeiam.com> wrote in message
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>I have an increasing number of third party web services that I connect to
> using SOAP. Now the way I have been doing it is by hand, that is I build
> the SOAP request as a string, HTTP it, and then parse the response using
> MSXML3.
>
> Now when I have the occasion to use .NET (shudder), the whole process
> is ridiculously simple. Auto-discovery, etc...
>
> So my question is this: is there a SIMPLE way in vb6 to use the wsdl file
> to generate the appropriate SOAP?
>
> I say SIMPLE, because what I do now is simple, but is not dynamic; if the
> wsdl ever changes.

Do you have the MS SOAP Toolkit? (I'm not sure if it's still available for
download.)

3 Jun 2005 7:58 PM

kpg

>
> Do you have the MS SOAP Toolkit? (I'm not sure if it's still available for
> download.)

I do, somewhere. I guess it would be a good idea to re-look at it to see
what
it has to offer.

I'll be back...
kpg