consuming web service with c#

[sangweb]

Ho do I consume the web service that has the following requirement? I add the web reference and create an instance but I am not sure how I can assign the value to each of the tag?

testws.webserv ws = new testws();

ws.batch.report[0].header="test 1";

am I doing this correctly? when I try to call the testws.soapmeth od(), it expect the batch object and this is where I am stuck. TIA.

sample data

<batch>
<report>
<header>test 1</header>
<detail>
<line>1</line>
<line>2</line>
</detail>
</report>
<report>
<header>test 1=2</header>
<detail>
<line>1</line>
<line>2</line>
</detail>
</report>
</batch>

[Shashi Sadasivan]

Is it throwing any exception or returning any error codes?

Its been a while since i touched web services, but have you created soapmethod in the webservice?

[sangweb]

ok, so I think the problem is setting the class with values, basically, I need to create a class, withing it, it has an array class but when ever I try to set it, I get
"Object reference not set to an instance of an object"

Here is my code:

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {       
            global::eClaims.slb.com.eGatews.wsdConcurEclaim_New_Service egws = new global::eClaims.slb.com.eGatews.wsdConcurEclaim_New_Service();
            global::eClaims.slb.com.eGatews.ERA_BATCH era_bch = new global::eClaims.slb.com.eGatews.ERA_BATCH();
            global::eClaims.slb.com.eGatews.HEADER era_hdr = new global::eClaims.slb.com.eGatews.HEADER();

            global::eClaims.slb.com.eGatews.eGateResponse era_resp = new global::eClaims.slb.com.eGatews.eGateResponse();
            
            global::eClaims.slb.com.eGatews.LINE_ITEM[] era_line = new global::eClaims.slb.com.eGatews.LINE_ITEM[3];
            global::eClaims.slb.com.eGatews.ERA_REPORT[] era_rpt = new global::eClaims.slb.com.eGatews.ERA_REPORT[1];

            //batch
            
            era_bch.APP_NAME = "eClaims";
            era_bch.BATCH_ID = "1";
            era_bch.SYSTEM = "SAP";

            //header
            era_hdr.EMP_ID = "01140417";
            era_hdr.FIRST_NAME = "Sang";
            era_hdr.LAST_NAME = "Le";
            era_hdr.BUS_AREA = "Bus Area";
            era_hdr.RPT_SUB_DATE = "02-FEB-2008";
            era_hdr.RPT_NAME = "Expense Report";
            era_hdr.COMPANY = "SLB";
            era_hdr.CC = "8035";
            era_hdr.PROJECT = "eClaims";
            era_hdr.RPT_DESC = "exp description";
            era_hdr.APPRV_DATE = "20-FEB-2008";
            era_hdr.CURR_ALPHA = "USD";
            era_hdr.CURR_NUM = "1";
            era_hdr.RPT_POLICY = "T&ampE NAM";
            era_hdr.LEDGER = "LEDGER";
            era_hdr.ASSIGNMENT = "assignment";
            era_hdr.INTERFACE_DATE = "25-FEB-2008";

            //detail data
            /*
            for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
            {
                era_line[i].RPE_KEY = "100" + i;
                era_line[i].EXP_TYPE = "Hotel";
                era_line[i].TRANS_DATE = "01-JAN-2008";
                era_line[i].ENTRY_DESC = "Entry Descriptions";
                era_line[i].ENTRY_CC = "8035";
                era_line[i].ENTRY_PROJ = "Project NUmber";
                era_line[i].ENTRY_INTORD = "Internal Order";
                era_line[i].TAX_AMT = "";
                era_line[i].TAX_CODE = "";
                era_line[i].ACCNT_CODE = "12345";
                era_line[i].SUB_ACCNT = "67890";
                era_line[i].DEB_CREDIT = "DR";
                era_line[i].AMOUNT = "500";
                era_line[i].NET_TAX_AMT = "";
                era_line[i].CC_NUM = "123456789123";
                era_line[i].PAYER = "SLB";
                era_line[i].PAYEE = "Sang Le";
            }
            */
            era_rpt[0].HEADER = era_hdr; <-- error here
            //era_rpt[0].DETAIL = era_line; <--error here also when uncomment

            era_bch.ERA_REPORT[0] = era_rpt;
         
            //testRepor[0].field1 = "";
         //era_bch.ERA_REPORT = testRepor;

          //  egws.ConcurEclaimRequestSOAP();