SOAP interface query

**David Haynes** · Jun 30 '06, 10:45 AM

Re: SOAP interface query

Stephen wrote:[color=blue]
> I've got a problem with a PHP program that i've written using the
> standard SOAP client with a WSDL file.
> When calling one of the functions on the SOAP server i'm occasionally
> receiving a response containing a pound sign encoded as £. This
> causes my program to report 'Looks like we got no XML document' and not
> process the response.
> The SOAP server is provided by a third party and appears to be Perl
> SOAPLite. They insist that the pound is being encoded correctly.
>
> I'm using PHP 5.1.4 from the command line running on Windows 2000.
>
>
> Is there any way around this problem?
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Stephen
>[/color]
Stephen,
Try using nuSOAP instead. I know it's a bit of a pain to switch, but I
found nuSOAP works a little bit better with the perl SOAP implementation.

-david-

**Stephen** · Jun 30 '06, 10:55 AM

Re: SOAP interface query

David Haynes wote:[color=blue]
> Stephen wrote:[color=green]
> > I've got a problem with a PHP program that i've written using the
> > standard SOAP client with a WSDL file.
> > When calling one of the functions on the SOAP server i'm occasionally
> > receiving a response containing a pound sign encoded as £. This
> > causes my program to report 'Looks like we got no XML document' and not
> > process the response.
> > The SOAP server is provided by a third party and appears to be Perl
> > SOAPLite. They insist that the pound is being encoded correctly.
> >
> > I'm using PHP 5.1.4 from the command line running on Windows 2000.
> >
> >
> > Is there any way around this problem?
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Stephen
> >[/color]
> Stephen,
> Try using nuSOAP instead. I know it's a bit of a pain to switch, but I
> found nuSOAP works a little bit better with the perl SOAP implementation.
>
> -david-[/color]

Thanks. I'll give nuSOAP a try.

regards,
Stephen

**Stephen** · Jul 3 '06, 10:15 AM

Re: SOAP interface query

Stephen wote:

David Haynes wote:

Stephen wrote:

I've got a problem with a PHP program that i've written using the
standard SOAP client with a WSDL file.
When calling one of the functions on the SOAP server i'm occasionally
receiving a response containing a pound sign encoded as £. This
causes my program to report 'Looks like we got no XML document' and not
process the response.
The SOAP server is provided by a third party and appears to be Perl
SOAPLite. They insist that the pound is being encoded correctly.
>
I'm using PHP 5.1.4 from the command line running on Windows 2000.
>
>
Is there any way around this problem?
>
>
Thanks in advance,
Stephen
>

Stephen,
Try using nuSOAP instead. I know it's a bit of a pain to switch, but I
found nuSOAP works a little bit better with the perl SOAP implementation.

-david-

>
>
Thanks. I'll give nuSOAP a try.
>
regards,
Stephen

I've had a go with nuSOAP and i'm still having no joy. The function
call returns false when I try to bring back the request containing the
pound sign.

The offending line looks like this:

<commentText xsi:type="xsd:s tring">this is a £ pound
sign</commentText>

The xml headers on the response file are:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><SOAP-ENV:Envelope
xmlns:xsi="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:SOAP-ENC="http://schemas.xmlsoap .org/soap/encoding/"
xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap .org/soap/envelope/"
xmlns:xsd="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
SOAP-ENV:encodingSty le="http://schemas.xmlsoap .org/soap/encoding/">

regards,
Stephen

**David Haynes** · Jul 3 '06, 10:45 AM

Re: SOAP interface query

Stephen wrote:

Stephen wote:

>David Haynes wote:

>>Stephen wrote:
>>>I've got a problem with a PHP program that i've written using the
>>>standard SOAP client with a WSDL file.
>>>When calling one of the functions on the SOAP server i'm occasionally
>>>receiving a response containing a pound sign encoded as £. This
>>>causes my program to report 'Looks like we got no XML document' and not
>>>process the response.
>>>The SOAP server is provided by a third party and appears to be Perl
>>>SOAPLite. They insist that the pound is being encoded correctly.
>>>>
>>>I'm using PHP 5.1.4 from the command line running on Windows 2000.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Is there any way around this problem?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Thanks in advance,
>>>Stephen
>>>>
>>Stephen,
>>Try using nuSOAP instead. I know it's a bit of a pain to switch, but I
>>found nuSOAP works a little bit better with the perl SOAP implementation.
>>>
>>-david-

>>
>Thanks. I'll give nuSOAP a try.
>>
>regards,
>Stephen

>
I've had a go with nuSOAP and i'm still having no joy. The function
call returns false when I try to bring back the request containing the
pound sign.
>
The offending line looks like this:
>
<commentText xsi:type="xsd:s tring">this is a £ pound
sign</commentText>
>
The xml headers on the response file are:
>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><SOAP-ENV:Envelope
xmlns:xsi="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:SOAP-ENC="http://schemas.xmlsoap .org/soap/encoding/"
xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap .org/soap/envelope/"
xmlns:xsd="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
SOAP-ENV:encodingSty le="http://schemas.xmlsoap .org/soap/encoding/">
>
regards,
Stephen
>

A couple of things to try then:
1. set encoding="iso-8859-1" instead of "UTF-8"
2. encode your pound sign as &#A3; or £

-david-

**Stephen** · Jul 3 '06, 11:15 AM

Re: SOAP interface query

David Haynes wote:

Stephen wrote:

Stephen wote:

David Haynes wote:
>Stephen wrote:
>>I've got a problem with a PHP program that i've written using the
>>standard SOAP client with a WSDL file.
>>When calling one of the functions on the SOAP server i'm occasionally
>>receiving a response containing a pound sign encoded as £. This
>>causes my program to report 'Looks like we got no XML document' and not
>>process the response.
>>The SOAP server is provided by a third party and appears to be Perl
>>SOAPLite. They insist that the pound is being encoded correctly.
>>>
>>I'm using PHP 5.1.4 from the command line running on Windows 2000.
>>>
>>>
>>Is there any way around this problem?
>>>
>>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>Stephen
>>>
>Stephen,
>Try using nuSOAP instead. I know it's a bit of a pain to switch, but I
>found nuSOAP works a little bit better with the perl SOAP implementation.
>>
>-david-
>
Thanks. I'll give nuSOAP a try.
>
regards,
Stephen

I've had a go with nuSOAP and i'm still having no joy. The function
call returns false when I try to bring back the request containing the
pound sign.

The offending line looks like this:

<commentText xsi:type="xsd:s tring">this is a £ pound
sign</commentText>

The xml headers on the response file are:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><SOAP-ENV:Envelope
xmlns:xsi="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:SOAP-ENC="http://schemas.xmlsoap .org/soap/encoding/"
xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap .org/soap/envelope/"
xmlns:xsd="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
SOAP-ENV:encodingSty le="http://schemas.xmlsoap .org/soap/encoding/">

regards,
Stephen

A couple of things to try then:
1. set encoding="iso-8859-1" instead of "UTF-8"
2. encode your pound sign as &#A3; or £
>
-david-

The second option would work if I could persuade the provider of the
SOAP server to change their code which is a no-goer unfortunately.
Is there a way of encoding the pound sign within the WSDL file on the
client side?

regards,
Stephen

**David Haynes** · Jul 3 '06, 01:45 PM

Re: SOAP interface query

Stephen wrote:

David Haynes wote:

>Stephen wrote:

>>Stephen wote:
>>>David Haynes wote:
>>>>Stephen wrote:
>>>>>I've got a problem with a PHP program that i've written using the
>>>>>standard SOAP client with a WSDL file.
>>>>>When calling one of the functions on the SOAP server i'm occasionally
>>>>>receivin g a response containing a pound sign encoded as £. This
>>>>>causes my program to report 'Looks like we got no XML document' and not
>>>>>process the response.
>>>>>The SOAP server is provided by a third party and appears to be Perl
>>>>>SOAPLite . They insist that the pound is being encoded correctly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>I'm using PHP 5.1.4 from the command line running on Windows 2000.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>Is there any way around this problem?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks in advance,
>>>>>Stephen
>>>>>>
>>>>Stephen,
>>>>Try using nuSOAP instead. I know it's a bit of a pain to switch, but I
>>>>found nuSOAP works a little bit better with the perl SOAP implementation.
>>>>>
>>>>-david-
>>>Thanks. I'll give nuSOAP a try.
>>>>
>>>regards,
>>>Stephen
>>I've had a go with nuSOAP and i'm still having no joy. The function
>>call returns false when I try to bring back the request containing the
>>pound sign.
>>>
>>The offending line looks like this:
>>>
>><commentTex t xsi:type="xsd:s tring">this is a £ pound
>>sign</commentText>
>>>
>>The xml headers on the response file are:
>>>
>><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><SOAP-ENV:Envelope
>>xmlns:xsi="ht tp://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
>>xmlns:SOAP-ENC="http://schemas.xmlsoap .org/soap/encoding/"
>>xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap .org/soap/envelope/"
>>xmlns:xsd="ht tp://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
>>SOAP-ENV:encodingSty le="http://schemas.xmlsoap .org/soap/encoding/">
>>>
>>regards,
>>Stephen
>>>

>A couple of things to try then:
>1. set encoding="iso-8859-1" instead of "UTF-8"
>2. encode your pound sign as &#A3; or £
>>
>-david-

>
The second option would work if I could persuade the provider of the
SOAP server to change their code which is a no-goer unfortunately.
Is there a way of encoding the pound sign within the WSDL file on the
client side?
>
regards,
Stephen
>

Not that I know of but I am not a SOAP/WSDL expert.

Just so you know, this issue is not unique to PHP. There are a whack of
posts in the various Java and SOAP forums about this problem.

The consensus seems to be that £ is only supported under certain
character encoding schemes and that specifying the encoding to
iso-8859-1 seems to help providing that the SOAP parser honours the
encoding attribute.

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