Calling an ASP.NET web service from ASP

[Burak]

Hello,

When I call an asp.net web service that returns a string from
an asp page, it works fine, but when I call an asp.net web service
that returns a class, it does not work.

How can I call an asp.net web service that returns a complex type
from an asp page?

Thank you,

Burak

I included my code below

Dim SoapClient
set SoapClient = Server.CreateObject("MSSOAP.SoapClient30")

SoapClient.ClientProperty("ServerHTTPRequest") = True
SoapClient.mssoapinit
"http://maps.servicelocator.org/AddressBrokerService/ABService.asmx?
wsdl", "ABService", "ABServiceSoap"

Dim xml
Set xml = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.DOMDocument")

Dim addr, city, state
addr = "1941 Roland Clarke Place"
city = "Reston"
state = "VA"
zipcode = "20191"

Dim xmlSTR
xmlSTR = SoapClient.GetGeocode(addr,city,state,zipcode)

xml.async = false
xml.loadXML(xmlSTR)

if xml.parseError.errorcode<>0 then
'error handling code
else
' proceed
xml.save(Server.mappath("data.xml"))
end if

 

[Dan Rogers]

Hi Burak,

To do this, you need to prepare the calling application for the response.
You didn't mention how you are making the calls. One option you have is to
obtain a copy of a SOAP based tool-kit from any number of sources, and
create application logic (perhaps in Visual Basic?) that consumes the
generated XML and returns COM classes. The SOAP Toolkit was such a tool.
Another option you have is to write code that captures the HTTP response
from a post (the DOM can do this) and then parse the response as XML.

Another option is to use Visual Studio .NET 2003 and build a class that
exposes a COM interface and that internally makes a web service call.

Best regards

Dan Rogers
Microsoft Corporation
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