I'm dealing with an incredibly bad API that requires me to send this XML:
<?xml_version string(335) ""1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<GetTicketAction xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<CompanyName>*name*</CompanyName>
<IntegrationLoginId>*id*</IntegrationLoginId>
<IntegrationPassword>*password*</IntegrationPassword>
<SrServiceRecid>*recordId*</SrServiceRecid>
</GetTicketAction>
via POST (as actionString) to a server that is not under my control. I've tried it with JavaScript (couldn't, cross scripting) and with CURL (got "this needs to be encrypted error"). Encryption is not mentioned anywhere in the docs, which say that it can be done with JS in IE using "full trust."
Content type is application/x-www-form-urlencoded if that helps.
Is there any way to send this with either JS and/or PHP?
After many painful years of this API slowly driving me insane, I discovered that it did NOT want me to send the XML through the standard CURL pattern of
$data = array(
"actionString" => $xml
);
Rather, I was to do:
$data = 'actionString=<?xml_version string(335) ""1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<GetTicketAction xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<CompanyName>*name*</CompanyName>
<IntegrationLoginId>*id*</IntegrationLoginId>
<IntegrationPassword>*password*</IntegrationPassword>
<SrServiceRecid>*recordId*</SrServiceRecid>
</GetTicketAction>'
Future API writers: Let this be a warning. I'm really hoping a crazed psychopath knows where this guy sleeps.
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For example I have found this free web service:
http://www.webservicex.net/ConvertTemperature.asmx
and I want to test my client, but I don't know what input parameters I should specify for my request.
This happens with a number of APIs that I want to test with. Is there any way to find out what possible values could be, since there is no documentation?
You've got several options here.
If you've installed Visual Studio you can use WCF Test Client to test the API.
More information on WCF Test Client HERE
Alternatively you can use SoapUI by SmartBear.
Most of the time you just specify the URL of the service and it will give you a list of all the available methods and what inputs they expect.
Actually, by the link you've submitted, there is a document with the parameters explained: http://www.webservicex.net/ConvertTemperature.asmx?op=ConvertTemp
Request:
POST /ConvertTemperature.asmx HTTP/1.1
Host: www.webservicex.net
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length
SOAPAction: "http://www.webserviceX.NET/ConvertTemp"
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soap:Body>
<ConvertTemp xmlns="http://www.webserviceX.NET/">
<Temperature>double</Temperature>
<FromUnit>degreeCelsius or degreeFahrenheit or degreeRankine or degreeReaumur or kelvin</FromUnit>
<ToUnit>degreeCelsius or degreeFahrenheit or degreeRankine or degreeReaumur or kelvin</ToUnit>
</ConvertTemp>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
Temperature, FromUnit and ToUnit are the request/input parameters.
Considering the server is asmx-based, this URL should give you the full schema: http://www.webservicex.net/ConvertTemperature.asmx?wsdl
Hope I understood your question correctly.
P.S. It's not usually a good idea to test your code (e.g. auto-test) against a live (or production) system.
I am using php SOAP to post lead data to my client's SAGE CRM, the record get created (with crmid returned) but contains empty values. For some unknown reason my xml packet is being ignored.
The SAGE documentation does not give an xml example for adding record (addrecord) to the CRM. Can someone please help?
What is the right xml format for addrecord function?
I know this was a question back in 2013 but better have it answered in case someone else comes looking for a solution.
The following is a sample for the upload of a new opportunity into Sage CRM. I have not seen the xml you are generating but I would start by using add instead of addrecord. I have not used addrecord before so I can't help you understanding this format for uploading data.
Please note the *Specified fields as they are important. Any field to be populated which has a related *Specified field must have it set to true. Otherwise the field might not be populated.
Most of the values on the sample bellow must be replaced by actual values. The SID being the most important one.
You may enter multiple <records> within the <add> tags.
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' ?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap='http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xsd='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema'>
<soap:Header>
<SessionHeader xmlns='http://tempuri.org/type'>
<sessionId>SID</sessionId>
</SessionHeader>
</soap:Header>
<soap:Body>
<add xmlns='http://tempuri.org/type'>
<entityname>opportunity</entityname>
<records xsi:type='opportunity'>
<description>description</description>
<forecast>forecast_value</forecast>
<forecastSpecified>true</forecastSpecified>
<certainty>certainty</certainty>
<certaintySpecified>true</certaintySpecified>
<targetclose>targetclose</targetclose>
<targetcloseSpecified>true</targetcloseSpecified>
<forecast_cid>forecast_cid</forecast_cid>
<forecast_cidSpecified>true</forecast_cidSpecified>
<total_cid>total_cid</total_cid>
<total_cidSpecified>true</total_cidSpecified>
<totalorders_cid>total_orders_cid</totalorders_cid>
<totalorders_cidSpecified>true</totalorders_cidSpecified>
<totalquotes_cid>totalquotes_cid</totalquotes_cid>
<totalquotes_cidSpecified>true</totalquotes_cidSpecified>
<source>source</source>
<type>type</type>
<stage>stage</stage>
<status>status</status>
<assigneduserid>assigneduserid</assigneduserid>
<assigneduseridSpecified>true</assigneduseridSpecified>
<channelid>channelid</channelid>
<channelidSpecified>true</channelidSpecified>
<priority>priority</priority>
<currency>cid</currency>
<currencySpecified>true</currencySpecified>
<primarycompanyid>primarycompanyid</primarycompanyid>
<primarycompanyidSpecified>true</primarycompanyidSpecified>
<primarypersonid>primarypersonid</primarypersonid>
<primarypersonidSpecified>true</primarypersonidSpecified>
</records>
</add>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
You can find the web services documentation at https://community.sagecrm.com/user_community/m/cloud_documentation/27076.aspx
Download the wsdl file to get more details about each field and entity available.
I need to send a file to a web service (ebridge) using their SendFile method. This may be too specific to their service for anyone to answer, but I thought I'd give it a try. This is the only documentation I can find regarding the SendFile method:
Purpose
This method is used to submit data for processing by ePortal.
Input parameters
Login (string) The ePortal userID.
Password (string) The ePortal password for that user.
Content (string) This is the document to be uploaded.
Filename (string) This is the name of the file with no path information.
Return Value
SendFileResult (boolean) The boolean return value represents success or failure of the submission of a document.
Here is their sample xml code for posting:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soap:Body>
<SendFile xmlns="eBridge.WebServices">
<login>mylogin</login>
<password>mypassword</password>
<content>string</content>
<filename>string</filename>
</SendFile>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
I am also given a sample of the file (ASN.xml) that I am supposed to send. I've tried putting the xml from this file in between the content tags and just putting "test.xml" in the filename tags. That doesn't work. I know I am making a connection because if I leave it just like it is above I will get a response back, it just returns false since I didn't send anything. Perhaps I am misunderstanding what they want in content and filename? Does anyone have any ideas what I am supposed to do with this?
clarification: What I am wondering is if the xml file goes into 'content' as a string, then what is 'filename' for? Is it actually looking for a file or is this just a name that gets assigned to something later?
Ummm, are you creating a SOAPClient? That xml file is actually the body of a SOAP request and that is encapsulated by the SOAPClient class in PHP.
For the WSDL file: https://www.ebridgeservices.com/ePortalService.asmx?WSDL
Use the SOAPClient Class to build your request to their services. Use $soapReq->SendFile({args and blah here})
and if you don't like the PHP Manual: Here's an example/tutorial.
Their web page has a "live chat". Why don't you ask them?
http://www.ebridgeconnections.com/support/development-kit/API-services.html
But I believe <content> means exactly that: you're supposed to include the entire XML file - as a string - in the SOAP message.
IMHO...
I'm using Zend_Soap_Client object for sending a soap request to another application here is the format of the XML that it's sending to the server:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<env:Envelope xmlns:env="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope" xmlns:ns1="urllocation" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:enc="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding"><env:Body><ns1:isAccountActive env:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding"><param0 xsi:type="xsd:string">thisisatest</param0></ns1:isAccountActive></env:Body></env:Envelope>
I'm using it on the other SOAP servers that I have and seems to work fine but one of the server returned a response "Invalid XML" that is why I'm really wondering why it won't work on that server alone. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Additional Details:
I've tried to commentout the code that calls the method from the Server here is the code:
$client = new Zend_Soap_Client(null,
array(
'uri'=>'http://'.$user->customconfigs['alumniuri'],
'encoding'=>'UTF-8',
'location'=>'http://'.$user->customconfigs['alumnilocation']
)
);
echo "Location: {$user->customconfigs['alumnilocation']} - uri: {$user->customconfigs['alumniuri']}";
$alumniactive = $client->isAccountActive($token);
upon commenting out:
$alumniactive = $client->isAccountActive($token);
the error disappeared.This is the same codes from my other applications and it's working fine from there.
After a long search for the answer to this question I finally found the problem... this code is actually located on a joomla component which I was using the uri same as what I have from the location that would include a character "&" which is illegal on xml standards removing these character from my xml will then cause the SOAP server to accept the request as valid. :)
I'm in with PHP SoapServer working in non-wsdl mode. I have the server set up to handle the data and return a response using setClass(). I tried returning an associative array, but that translates into SOAP maps with items, keys and values. I'd like to respond with the following:
<soap:Body>
<AsyncResponseOperationResponse xmlns="http://www.sample.com/">
<AsyncResponseOperationResult>
<Succeeded>true</Succeeded>
<Comments>
The operation was a success
</Comments>
</AsyncResponseOperationResult>
</AsyncResponseOperationResponse>
</soap:Body>
The variables would be whether success is true or false, and the comments.
I've been trying to read about the 'typemap' option, but it is not very well documented, and what I've found so far has only confused me further. The resources I've found so far are the php unit tests, like this one and this one, as well as this stackoverflow question
Can anyone provide me an example that does what I'm trying to do? I think I would be alright switching to wsdl mode with autodiscover (using Zend's Soap Server), if that comes up as a solution.
Edit:Until I figure out how to do it the right way, I'm just writing out all the XML manually.
header("Content-type: text/xml");
echo "<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><soap:Envelope ...