Send SOAP request via a defined socket

[oziris]

Hi,

Is there a way to send a SOAP request (invoke) (via HTTP) in a TCP
socket?
The reason is complex so excuse me do not give more details.

Don't hesitate to slap me if I talk nonsense, may be notably because
HTTP and TCP are not 2 protocols of the same TCP/IP layer.

I work with Axis.

Please redirect me if this message is off-board.

Thanks.
-o--

 

[Roedy Green]

Is there a way to send a SOAP request (invoke) (via HTTP) in a TCP
socket?

I don't think there is any other possibility. SOAP by definition uses
HTTP protocol, and HTTP always runs over TCP/IP every time I have seen
it.

At least in any ordinary situation.

 

[Mike Schilling]

I don't think there is any other possibility. SOAP by definition uses
HTTP protocol,

Not quite. The most common implementation of SOAP is SOAP-over-HTTP, but
SOAP can also be run over JMS, SMTP, MSMQ, etc.

 

[Ste]

Remember SOAP is just a simple xml based messaging protocol.. it has nothing
to do with HTTP or other network protocol.

As long as you send a valid soap XML message and the socket endpoint sends
you back a valid soap XML message. You are doing SOAP messaging.

Thus you can open any socket connection and pump raw soap xml down it. Of
course the socket endpoint must be listening and expecting the data
otherwise its not going to work.