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[Bryan]

All,
I have a challenge for you.

I have been struggling with web services for the better part of two weeks and I need some assistance.

Here is the challenge: I have a web service that I know works and returns data (I just picked a unrelated free web service that I know works). I would like to see if any of the Aware IM buffs out there can get a BO attribute populated with the reply from the web service.
Note: You don't have to use this web service as it just serves and an example - any freely available service will do.

Information:
Link to site: http://www.webservicex.net/WS/WSDetails.aspx?WSID=19&CATID=7
WSDL File: http://www.webservicex.net/periodictable.asmx?WSDL

The above web service only takes one parameter the element name (Example: ‘Argon’) and then returns the element symbol (Example: ‘Ar’).

I have a BSV of this if you would like it please PM me your email address.

Thanks in advance for your help on this one.
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-Bryan
Version 5.6 (Build 1650)

[Bryan]

No takers yet : - (
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-Bryan
Version 5.6 (Build 1650)

[tford]

There was a fix to web services in build 1206.

Below are the steps to create a BSV consuming this web service from http://www.webservicex.net/WS/WSDetails.aspx?WSID=19&CATID=7:


1) Create BO: PeriodicService
a) create an attribute: Dummy (this name can be anything)
b) click Intelligent.

For SOAP communication channel, click Active and Default Channel.

Click Edit button & provide WSDL Url:
http://www.webservicex.net/periodictable.asmx?wsdl

Click the Discover button and 4 services will appear in the Provides Services box. One will be "GetElementSymbol". This is the one we will use below.

Click "Save" and AwareIM will create 3 new BOs including "PeriodicServiceGetElementSymbolParam"


2) Create Process "GetSymbol":

REQUEST SERVICE GetElementSymbol OF PeriodicService USING PeriodicServiceGetElementSymbolParam

DISPLAY MESSAGE 'Symbol:'+PeriodicServiceGetElementSymbolReply.GetElementSymbolResult

This process will have PeriodicServiceGetElementSymbolParam
as a Process Input.


3) Create a Query: Elements. This will display all instances of PeriodicServiceGetElementSymbolParam

Add an operation "Get Symbol" that calls the process from #2 above.


Running the Demo BSV:

4) Run the BSV in test mode.

5) Create an instance of PeriodicService. The value of Dummy can be anything. This is just required before running the web service.

6) Create a couple of instances of PeriodicServiceGetElementSymbolParam . I used Gold, Magnesium & Iron.

7) Run the query from #3 above

Click on "Get Symbol" beside any of the elements and AwareIM will display a message with the Elements symbol.

You could also configure this BSV to store the Element & it's resulting symbol.
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Tom (running V5.6 - build 1654 - on Windows)
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/itomford

[tford]

If you would like this sample BSV, send me a PM with your email address & I will send it to you. Ask for the BSV: Atom
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Tom (running V5.6 - build 1654 - on Windows)
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/itomford

[Bryan]

Thank Tom for so much help getting this up and running.
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-Bryan
Version 5.6 (Build 1650)

[bartthefish]

I need to connect to a web service that returns binary data in the format of a Bitmap. I need to then import this bitmap into an AwareIM BO for later use. has anyone had success with this type of action?
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Justin
(v5.0 Build 1407) Windows. MSSQL Server

[Bryan]

If you give me an example of something similar to what you are trying I may be able to help.

Check through the above website and their list of web services to see if there is something that returns data similar to what you are trying to do. Let me know which one and I will give it a shot. Any web service will do as long as I can get to it.
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-Bryan
Version 5.6 (Build 1650)

[bartthefish]

As an example the website above, exposes a webservice "Barcode Generator"

This also provides an image as the reply.

This is similar to what I need to do. I need to take the image returned and save it / embed it in another BO, for later use
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Justin
(v5.0 Build 1407) Windows. MSSQL Server

[Bryan]

Unfortunately when I try to launch the Discover process on this WSDL file I get the following error. I am looking for another web service that returns an image file.

"Aware IM server encountered the following error .No suitable services exposed at http://www.webservicex.net/genericbarcode.asmx?wsdl"
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-Bryan
Version 5.6 (Build 1650)

[Bryan]

I checked one other site http://www.strikeiron.com/marketplace/liteservices.asp with no luck. They do have one service advertised as returning a graphic but it is not returning that data.

Let me know if you find one and I will give it a shot.
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-Bryan
Version 5.6 (Build 1650)

[bartthefish]

Here is another one.

http://www.barcodesoft.com/bcdgen.asmx?WSDL

Discover Services does work on this one. It returns base64binary

Hope this helps, If not I will search for another example
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Justin
(v5.0 Build 1407) Windows. MSSQL Server

[himanshu]

please help me out,

i tried so many wsdl services but not able to dicover any reply back in the awareim..

"i am getting error of unable to discover the service provider...."

Thanks
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Thanks&Regards
[version 5.3 (1533)]
Himanshu Jain

[himanshu]

Thanks Bryan,

at last i able to configure, and implement a service.

it's great!!
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Thanks&Regards
[version 5.3 (1533)]
Himanshu Jain

[Sergej]

As it is documented:

[aware_support]

This is not supported by Aware IM out-of-the-box. You need to write a plug-in to do this
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Aware IM Support Team