Have you asked them if anyone else is using the service and
if so who? That
party might be of some help.
John Warner
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> [mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNET DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM] On
Behalf Of Eddie Lascu
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 4:16 PM
> To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates
"Unable
> to connect to the remote server" exception
>
>
> Yes John, I have done just that. Here is the SOAP
request I modified
> (edited) in soapUI right before the request was sent:
>
> <soapenv:Envelope
> xmlns:soapenv="http:
//schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
> xmlns:atie="http://www.ATIE-00
-00-01">
> <soapenv:Header/>
> <soapenv:Body>
> <atie:rMSResponseData>
> <rmsMessage>
> <rmsStatus>
> <device-id>A</device-id>
>
<meter-status>off</meter-status>
> <last-update>2008-07-15
12:00:00</last-update>
> </rmsStatus>
> <assocLDSid>A</assocLDSid>
> <organization-owning>
>
<organization-id>A</organization-id>
>
<organization-name>A</organization-name>
> </organization-owning>
> <rms-location>
>
<latitude>90000000</latitude>
>
<longitude>180000000</longitude>
> </rms-location>
>
<station-status>off</station-status>
> <meter-rate>0</meter-rate>
> </rmsMessage>
> </atie:rMSResponseData>
> </soapenv:Body>
> </soapenv:Envelope
>
> I looked at each element and filled in a value that
would
> match the type of the element. Now those are more
likely
> non-existing devices, in reality, but we were never
provided
> a list of the field devices we should request status
for. In
> fact the interface was designed to work the other way:
we ask
> blindly for data and they are giving us everything they
have
> (or at least that is my understanding). In any case, if
the
> web service would work, it should return a different
message
> saying "device not found" in case it expects
me to pass the
> id of a real device.
>
> Thanks,
> Eddie
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> [mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM]On
Behalf Of John Warner
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 3:28 PM
> To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates
"Unable
> to connect to the remote server" exception
> Importance: Low
>
>
> Have you tried sending your request in a properly
formatted
> fashion yet? What I mean is with correct values etc.
The
> reason to try this is the fact it would appear other
users
> are succeeding.
>
> John Warner
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > [mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM] On
Behalf Of
> Eddie Lascu
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 3:03 PM
> > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service
generates "Unable to
> > connect to the remote server" exception
> >
> >
> > Adam, John and Cristian,
> >
> > Thanks for putting up with my lack of experience
and giving me very
> > good advice on how to make progress in my efforts
to gain access to
> > that web service. At this time I can see that the
soapUI
> tool returns
> > a NoHttpResponseException which is described in
the apache
> > documentation as being thrown when the server
fails to
> respond with a
> > valid HTTP response.
> >
> > I think I need to get someone from the technical
side involved,
> > whoever that may be.
> >
> > Thanks again for your time.
> > Regards,
> > Eddie
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > [mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM]On
Behalf Of Adam Sills
> > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 7:02 PM
> > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service
generates "Unable to
> > connect to the remote server" exception
> >
> >
> > That means you should put in one of the values of
"off, green, red,
> > yellow, flashing" in the <meter-status>
element.
> >
> > Repeat with all other "?" values until
it works.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > [mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM] On
Behalf Of
> Eddie Lascu
> > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:00 PM
> > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service
generates "Unable to
> > connect to the remote server" exception
> >
> > The wsdl is 3kb and there are two XSD files
referred. One
> is 17kb and
> > one is 14kb. I can send them to you if you want.
> >
> > Incidentally, here is how that meter-status
element is defined:
> >
> > <xs:complexType
name="RampMeterStatus">
> > <xs:sequence>
> > <xs:element
name="device-id"
> > type="Device-identifier"/>
> > <xs:element
name="meter-status"
> type="Meter-status"/>
> > <xs:element
name="last-update"
type="DateTimeZone"/>
> > </xs:sequence>
> > </xs:complexType>
> >
> > // further down
> >
> > <xs:simpleType
name="Meter-status">
> > <xs:restriction
base="xs:string">
> > <xs:enumeration
value="off"/>
> > <xs:enumeration
value="green"/>
> > <xs:enumeration
value="red"/>
> > <xs:enumeration
value="yellow"/>
> > <xs:enumeration
value="flashing"/>
> > </xs:restriction>
> > </xs:simpleType>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > [mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM]On
Behalf Of John Warner
> > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:32 PM
> > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service
generates "Unable to
> > connect to the remote server" exception
> > Importance: Low
> >
> >
> > You have a schema? Oh mercy we are almost in
business here.
> How large
> > is it?
> >
> > John Warner
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
[mailto:ADVANCED-
> > > DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM] On Behalf Of Eddie
Lascu
> > > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:32 PM
> > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service
generates "Unable to
> > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > >
> > > Oh, I see now. Well, the request is built by
soapUI based
> > on the WSDL
> > file
> > > and the adjacent XSD files I was given. I do
not create
> > that request.
> > > Anyway, looking further for what this
"HTTP/1.1 500
> Internal Server
> > Error"
> > > means I found the following paragraph in a
document describing the
> > default
> > > binding of SOAP onto HTTP.
> > >
> > > 6.3.4 HTTP 5xx Server Error
> > > If an error occurs while processing a SOAP
HTTP message,
> > the SOAP HTTP
> > > server MUST issue an HTTP 500 "Internal
Server Error" response and
> > include
> > > a
> > > SOAP message in the response containing a
SOAP fault (see
> > section 4.4)
> > > indicating the SOAP processing error.
> > >
> > > Wouldn't that suggest the problem is on the
server side?
> Or maybe my
> > request
> > > is wrong in which case I would think that the
WSDL file and the
> > > referred
> > XSD
> > > files I work with may not be up-to date.
Could that be a
> > cause for the
> > > error?
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > > [mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM]On
Behalf Of
> Adam Sills
> > > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:19 PM
> > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service
generates "Unable to
> > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > >
> > >
> > > That would be on the client side. From the
log of the XML
> > you post to
> > the
> > > server:
> > >
> > >
<meter-status>?</meter-status>[r][n]"
> > >
> > > Perhaps "?" is not a valid value
for <meter-status>, which
> > is what the
> > error
> > > message seems to indicate.
> > >
> > > Adam..
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > > [mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM] On
Behalf Of
> > Eddie Lascu
> > > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 5:16 PM
> > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service
generates "Unable to
> > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > >
> > > Hi Adam,
> > >
> > > That would be on the server side, right?
Unfortunately I do
> > not have
> > > any control of the server side and I am told
that everything is
> > > "perfect"
> > there.
> > > Unless I can prove them otherwise, I have to
continue
> > trying to access
> > it.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Eddie
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > > [mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM]On
Behalf Of
> Adam Sills
> > > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:10 PM
> > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service
generates "Unable to
> > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > >
> > >
> > > Have you thought perhaps that your
meter-status element has
> > an invalid
> > value
> > > put in it?
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > > [mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM] On
Behalf Of
> > Eddie Lascu
> > > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 5:01 PM
> > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service
generates "Unable to
> > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > >
> > > Hi John,
> > >
> > > I am not sure I understand what you are
saying.
> Basically, at this
> > > time,
> > I
> > > am working on two fronts in parallel. One is
to try to use
> > the soapUI
> > and
> > > get a response back. That will prove that the
web service
> > is running
> > > and there is no error returned by it when I
invoke one of its web
> > > methods.
> > The
> > > second front I trying to make progress is to
do the same
> > thing from my
> > > Visual Studio project. In both cases I am
using a wireless
> > connection
> > > to
> > the
> > > Internet that bypasses the proxy server, so
this should not be an
> > > issue.
> > >
> > > With soapUI I am somehow more advanced in
that I have
> introduced the
> > user
> > > name and the password for the request. The
response that
> I get back
> > seems to
> > > be generated by the server. If you are
curios, here is the
> > output of
> > > the HTTP log window in soapUI:
> > >
> > >
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008 EBUG:>
;> "POST /
> HTTP/1.1[r][n]" Mon
> > > Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "Content-Type:
> > > text/xml;charset=UTF-8[r][n]" Mon Jul
14 17:52:52 EDT
> > 2008EBUG:>
;>
> > > "SOAPAction: ""[r][n]"
Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;>
> > > "User-Agent: Jakarta
Commons-HttpClient/3.0.1[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "Host:
> > > dap3.dot.ca.gov:18080[r][n]" Mon Jul
14 17:52:52 EDT
> 2008EBUG:>
;>
> > > "Content-Length: 934[r][n]" Mon
Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT
> 2008EBUG:>
;>
> > > "[r][n]" Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT
2008EBUG:>
;>
> "<soapenv:Envelope
> > > xmlns:soapenv="http:
//schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
> > > xmlns:atie="http://www.ATIE-00
-00-01">[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> <soapenv:Header/>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> " <soapenv:Body>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> > > <atie:rMSResponseData>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> > <rmsMessage>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> > <rmsStatus>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> > >
<device-id>?</device-id>[r][n]" Mon Jul
14 17:52:52 EDT
> > > 2008EBUG:>
;> "
<meter-status>?</meter-status>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> > >
<last-update>?</last-update>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> > </rmsStatus>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> > >
<assocLDSid>?</assocLDSid>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> > > <organization-owning>[r][n]" Mon
Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT
> 2008EBUG:>
;>
> > > "
<organization-id>?</organization-id>[r][n]&quo
t;
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> > >
<organization-name>?</organization-name>[r][n]
"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> > > </organization-owning>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> > <rms-location>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> > >
<latitude>?</latitude>[r][n]" Mon Jul 14
17:52:52 EDT
> > 2008EBUG:>
;>
> > > "
<longitude>?</longitude>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> > </rms-location>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> > >
<station-status>?</station-status>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> > >
<meter-rate>?</meter-rate>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> > </rmsMessage>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "
> > > </atie:rMSResponseData>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> " </soapenv:Body>[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:>
;> "</soapenv:Envelope>"
> > >
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:<
;< "HTTP/1.1 500
> Internal Server
> > > Error[r][n]" Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT
2008EBUG:<
;< "Server:
> > > gSOAP/2.7[r][n]" Mon Jul 14 17:52:52
EDT 2008EBUG:<
;<
> > > "Content-Type: text/xml;
charset=utf-8[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:<
;< "Content-Length:
> 762[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:<
;< "Connection: close[r][n]"
> > > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:<
;< "<?xml version="1.0"
> > > encoding="UTF-8"?>[n]" Mon
Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008EBUG:<
;<
> > > "<SOAP-ENV:Envelope
> > > xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http:
//schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
> > > xmlns:SOAP-ENC="http:
//schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"
> > > xmlns si=&q
uot;http:
//www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
> > > xmlnssd=&q
uot;http://www.w3.
org/2001/XMLSchema"
> > > xmlns:tmdd="http://www.TMD
D-Partial-02-00-01"
> > > xmlns:ATMS="http://center-services/atieSoapHttpServiceBinding"
> > > xmlns:ATIE="http://www.ATIE-00-00-
01"
> > > xmlns:ClientDummy="http://center-
> > >
services/clientSoapHttpServiceBinding"><SOA
> > >
P-ENV:Header></SOAP-ENV:Header><SOAP-ENV:Body>
;<SOAP-
> > > ENV:Fault><faultcode>SOA
> > >
P-ENV:Client</faultcode><faultstring>Validation
constraint
> > violation:
> > data
> > > type mismatch in element
> > >
<meter-status></faultstring></SOAP-EN
V:Fault></SOAP-
> > > ENV:Body></SOAP-EN
> > > V:Envelope>"
> > >
> > > The server generates an internal error and
closes the
> > connection. The
> > fault
> > > string that comes back is misleading, since
it says
> > something about a
> > > validation constraint violation. I think it's
a problem with the
> > > server closing the connection right after
receiving the request.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Eddie
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > > [mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM]On
Behalf Of
> John Warner
> > > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 3:46 PM
> > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service
generates "Unable to
> > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > > Importance: Low
> > >
> > >
> > > Have you actually just seen if the wsdl tool
will connect,
> > you can do
> > > everything but write the file and see what
return set you
> > get from the
> > > remote site. Your proxy may still not be
right.
> > >
> > > John Warner
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET
topics.
> > > > [mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM] On Behalf Of
> > > Eddie Lascu
> > > > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 1:49 PM
> > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web
Service generates "Unable to
> > > > connect to the remote server"
exception
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi John,
> > > >
> > > > I followed your suggestion and built the
SOAP client using the
> > > > wsdl.exe tool. I specified the user name
and the password
> > among the
> > > > parameters, but I don't see them in the
code of the class
> > that was
> > > > created, unlike say the access point.
Needless to say,
> > the result is
> > > > identical: "Connection was
unexpectedly closed by the
> > server". Do I
> > > > need to add something other resource to
the project? I
> > checked the
> > > > results of the wsdl command and there is
only one ".cs"
> file that
> > > > got created. Am I missing something?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Eddie
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET
topics.
> > > > [mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM]On Behalf Of
> > > John Warner
> > > > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 4:59 AM
> > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web
Service generates "Unable to
> > > > connect to the remote server"
exception
> > > > Importance: Low
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Open a command window and run wsdl from
there and you
> will see a
> > > > list of all the options. I'm thinking
with the user ID
> > you have and
> > > > password that this tool can do the job
you need. I'm blocked in
> > > > experimenting of course as I do not have
the
> credentials that you
> > > > have been supplied with.
> > > >
> > > > John Warner
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET
topics. [mailto:ADVANCED-
> > > > > DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM] On
Behalf Of Eddie Lascu
> > > > > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:14
AM
> > > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web
Service generates
> "Unable to
> > > > > connect to the remote server"
exception
> > > > >
> > > > > So you mean when adding the Web
Reference to the project?
> > > > That's when
> > > > the
> > > > > proxy client is created based on
the WSDL. I do not
> recollect a
> > > > > step
> > > > where I
> > > > > would have to enter the user name
and the password.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET
topics.
> > > > > [mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM]On Behalf Of
> > > John Warner
> > > > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 9:20
PM
> > > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web
Service generates
> "Unable to
> > > > > connect to the remote server"
exception
> > > > > Importance: Low
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > This will happen when wsdl creates
a proxy for you,
> some of the
> > > > > options include setting uids and
pwds.
> > > > >
> > > > > John Warner
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Discussion of advanced
.NET topics. [mailto:ADVANCED-
> > > > > > DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM] On
Behalf Of Eddie Lascu
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008
7:38 PM
> > > > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET]
Web Service generates
> > "Unable to
> > > > > > connect to the remote
server" exception
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Incidentally, do you know what
is the equivalent in .NET
> > > > of setting
> > > > the
> > > > > user
> > > > > > name and the password among
the properties of the
> request? My
> > > > > > web
> > > > > service
> > > > > > class is inherited from
SoapHttpClientProtocol and I
> > don't see
> > > > > > it
> > > > having
> > > > > a
> > > > > > request method or property
that would allow me to set
> > these two
> > > > > parameters.
> > > > > > The only thing that remotely
looks like that is the
> > Credentials
> > > > property
> > > > > of
> > > > > > the SoapHttpClientProtocol
class.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Discussion of advanced
.NET topics.
> > > > > > [mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM]On Behalf Of
> > > > Eddie Lascu
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008
7:33 PM
> > > > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET]
Web Service generates
> > "Unable to
> > > > > > connect to the remote
server" exception
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi John,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It's a long story. The guy who
developed the ws is no
> > > > longer under
> > > > > > the payroll of the client and
because of that I am
> > not allowed
> > > > > > to contact
> > > > > him
> > > > > > (they are afraid that the
developer will start
> > billing the time
> > > > > > spent
> > > > > with
> > > > > > me). On the other hand, the
client doesn't have any other
> > > > technical
> > > > > person
> > > > > > to look after the web service
and they claim that
> > > > everything is up
> > > > > > and running from their
perspective. Now it's my job to
> > > > piece things
> > > > together
> > > > > > without much assistance from
the other end.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Anyway, I made some progress.
Not being too familiar with
> > > > the soapUI
> > > > > tool (I
> > > > > > just installed it today) I
didn't notice that fact
> that I can
> > > > > > set the
> > > > > user
> > > > > > name and the password among
the request properties. Once
> > > > I have done
> > > > > that,
> > > > > > the response was no longer
missing. Now I get this response:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > <SOAP-ENV:Body>
> > > > > > <SOAP-ENV:Fault>
> > > > > >
<faultcode>SOAP-ENV:Client</faultcode>
> > > > > >
<faultstring>Validation constraint
> > violation: data type
> > > > > mismatch
> > > > > > in element
<dms-sign-type></faultstring>
> > > > > > </SOAP-ENV:Fault>
> > > > > > </SOAP-ENV:Body>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I wonder whether this is
generated by the server (for
> > > > Cristian - you
> > > > > were
> > > > > > right, the web service was
developed in Java and is
> > hosted by a
> > > > > gSOAP/2.7
> > > > > > server) or there is something
wrong with my request.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'll dig some more.
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Eddie
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Discussion of advanced
.NET topics.
> > > > > > [mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM]On Behalf Of
> > > > > John
> > > > > > Warner
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008
7:05 PM
> > > > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET]
Web Service generates
> > "Unable to
> > > > > > connect to the remote
server" exception
> > > > > > Importance: Low
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What do the people on the
other side of this have to say?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > John Warner
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original
Message-----
> > > > > > > From: Discussion of
advanced .NET topics.
> [mailto:ADVANCED-
> > > > > > > DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM] On Behalf Of Eddie Lascu
> > > > > > > Sent: Friday, July 11,
2008 7:05 PM
> > > > > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > > > Subject: Re:
[ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service
> generates "Unable
> > > to
> > > > > > > connect to the remote
server" exception
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi John,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I already installed the
soapUI 2.0.2 tool. When I use
> > > > it to invoke
> > > > the
> > > > > > web
> > > > > > > method I get no response.
I am not prompted to enter
> > > > the user name
> > > > and
> > > > > > > password.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks for your
suggestion,
> > > > > > > Eddie
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original
Message-----
> > > > > > > From: Discussion of
advanced .NET topics.
> > > > > > >
[mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM]On Behalf
> > > Of
> > > > > > John
> > > > > > > Warner
> > > > > > > Sent: Friday, July 11,
2008 6:39 PM
> > > > > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > > > Subject: Re:
[ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service
> generates "Unable
> > > to
> > > > > > > connect to the remote
server" exception
> > > > > > > Importance: Low
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Have a look at this:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en/asmxandxml/thr
ead/5c70e2a2
> > > > -9f1b-4338-
> > > > > > > b
> > > > > > > 96b-c32403744d2a/
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > John Warner
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -----Original
Message-----
> > > > > > > > From: Discussion of
advanced .NET topics.
> > [mailto:ADVANCED-
> > > > > > > > DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM] On Behalf Of Cristian Sturek
> > > > > > > > Sent: Friday, July
11, 2008 6:30 PM
> > > > > > > > To:
ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > > > > Subject: Re:
[ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates
> > > > "Unable to
> > > > > > > > connect to the
remote server" exception
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Eddie,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On (1), you are
absolutely correct. The reason
> > why you can
> > > > > > > > "see"
> > > > > > > anything
> > > > > > > > while browsing with
IE when hitting any of my Web
> > Services
> > > > > > > > is
> > > > > because
> > > > > > of
> > > > > > > how
> > > > > > > > IIS
"interprets" ASMX files out of the box. Apache
> > > > and the rest
> > > > are
> > > > > > not
> > > > > > > > that friendly. The
response you're getting back,
> > however,
> > > > > > > > is
> > > > > correct
> > > > > > -
> > > > > > > if
> > > > > > > > that address is an
Access Point (which, BTW, it can
> > > > definitely
> > > > > > > > be,
> > > > > all
> > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > need to do is setup
a Web Service under root
> and make the
> > > > > > > > default
> > > > > page
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > ASMX file), then
GETs are not supported, it's
> > > > expecting a POST.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Sorry, I can't help
out much on (2). It's been a
> > > > while since I
> > > > > wrote
> > > > > > > code.
> > > > > > > > Can you find out
more about the Web Service?
> > Just my $0.02,
> > > > > > > > it's
> > > > > > > probably
> > > > > > > > an Access Point
created automatically by an
> ESB. Perhaps
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > credentials
> > > > > > > > are expected as SOAP
Headers, but then the error
> > > > message would
> > > > > > > > be different. When
you browsed with IE, did it
> prompt you
> > > > > > > > for credentials?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Cristian Sturek
> > > > > > > > Principal SOA
Architect http://www.xwebservices.c
om
> > > > > > > > http://www.soahub.com
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -----Original
Message-----
> > > > > > > > From: Discussion of
advanced .NET topics.
> > > > > > > >
[mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM] On
> > > Behalf
> > > > > Of
> > > > > > > > Eddie Lascu
> > > > > > > > Sent: Friday, July
11, 2008 11:18 AM
> > > > > > > > To:
ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > > > > Subject: Re:
[ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates
> > > > "Unable to
> > > > > > > > connect to the
remote server" exception
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Cristian, Joel et
al,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I made some progress
in that I have tried a few things:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > - I switched on to
the wireless network that
> bypasses the
> > > > > > > > firewall
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > now I
> > > > > > > > don't get the
"Unable to connect to the remote server"
> > > > > > > > error.
> > > > > Instead
> > > > > > I
> > > > > > > get
> > > > > > > > a new one that says:
"The underlying connection was
> > > > closed: The
> > > > > > > connection
> > > > > > > > was closed
unexpectedly.";
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > - If I point my IE
browser to the
> > > > > > > > "http://dap3.dot.c
a.gov:18080/"
> > > > > URL
> > > > > > I
> > > > > > > get
> > > > > > > > some kind of SOAP
response that indicates a
> > SOAP-ENV:Client
> > > > > > > > fault
> > > > > with
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > error string being
"HTTP GET method not implemented"
> > > > (BTW, could
> > > > > this
> > > > > > be
> > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > valid access point
for a web service?);
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > This raises two
issues:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 1. The IE browser
may not be the best tool to
> look at the
> > > > > > > > web
> > > > > service;
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 2. My VS2005
connection is closed because I do
> > not provide
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > user
> > > > > > > > name/password I was
given. I tried to write something
> > > > like this:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > CredentialCache
myCache = new CredentialCache();
> > > > > > > > myCache.Add(new
Uri("http://dap3.dot.ca.gov/
"),
> > > > "Basic", new
> > > > > > > >
NetworkCredential("myusername",
"mypassword"));
> > > > > > > >
objMyWebService.Credentials = myCache;
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > That didn't make any
difference. Can you guys
> > comment on my
> > > > > approach?
> > > > > > > Do
> > > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > > suspect that this is
the problem?
> > > > > > > > Obviously, there are
some security features
> > > > implemented in this
> > > > web
> > > > > > > service
> > > > > > > > and I don't think I
get them right in my code.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Your help will be
highly appreciated.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > Eddie
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -----Original
Message-----
> > > > > > > > From: Discussion of
advanced .NET topics.
> > > > > > > >
[mailto:ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM]On
> > > Behalf Of
> > > > > > > Joel
> > > > > > > > Paula
> > > > > > > > Sent: Friday, July
11, 2008 9:25 AM
> > > > > > > > To:
ADVANCED-DOTNETDISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > > > > Subject: Re:
[ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates
> > > > "Unable to
> > > > > > > > connect to the
remote server" exception
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Eddie,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Sometimes the URL in
the WSDL for the webservice is
> > > > not the real
> > > > > one,
> > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > security (?!)
reasons. You can check it on your
> > app.config
> > > > > > > > or
> > > > > directly
> > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > code, accessing its
Url property. You can change it
> > > > using any of
> > > > the
> > > > > > two
> > > > > > > > methods.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > HTH
> > > > > > > > JP
> > > > > > > >
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