SOAPpy and ArrayOfString

[icius]

Hello all,

I am trying to use a web services API with Python and SOAPpy as a
client. Some of the method paramters in this web service's WSDL are
asking for an "ArrayOfStr ing" type. Here is my code so far:

#!/usr/bin/python

from SOAPpy import WSDL

wsdlFile =
'http://localhost:8080/axis/services/USD_R11_WebServ ice?WSDL'

server = WSDL.Proxy(wsdl File)

server.soapprox y.config.dumpSO APOut = 1
server.soapprox y.config.dumpSO APIn = 1

SID = server.login('s rvcdesk', 'xxxxxxxx')

contacts = server.doSelect (SID, 'cnt', "userid = 'abeju01'", 1,
['last_name', 'first_name', 'userid'])


I tried using a simple Python list for the argument that wants
"ArrayOfString" . Python generates the following XML for the last
argument of the "doSelect" command above:

<v5 SOAP-ENC:arrayType=" xsd:string[3]" xsi:type="SOAP-ENC:Array">
<item>last_name </item>
<item>first_nam e</item>
<item>userid</item>
</v5>


The web service does not like this at all and returns the following
error:

SOAPpy.Types.fa ultType: <Fault soapenv:Server. userException:
org.xml.sax.SAX Exception: Bad types (class [Ljava.lang.Obje ct; -class
usdjws65.ArrayO fString): >


I know in Perl I had to do some special gyrations to pass the right
structue for ArrayOfString to this same web service. Is there any way
to force a type in Python or any other ideas on how to do this?

[icius]

Re: SOAPpy and ArrayOfString

Figured it out. This works:


#!/usr/bin/python

import SOAPpy

wsdlFile =
'http://localhost:8080/axis/services/USD_R11_WebServ ice?WSDL'

server = SOAPpy.WSDL.Pro xy(wsdlFile)

server.soapprox y.config.dumpSO APOut = 1
server.soapprox y.config.dumpSO APIn = 1

SID = server.login('s rvcdesk', 'xxxxxxxxx')

attr = SOAPpy.structTy pe()
attr._addItem(' string', 'userid')
attr._addItem(' string', 'last_name')
attr._addItem(' string', 'first_name')

contacts = server.doSelect (SID, 'cnt', "userid = 'srvcdesk'", 1, attr)

print contacts

server.logout(S ID)


The XML generated is very similar, but my web service seems to like
this for some reason...weird.



icius wrote:

Hello all,
>
I am trying to use a web services API with Python and SOAPpy as a
client. Some of the method paramters in this web service's WSDL are
asking for an "ArrayOfStr ing" type. Here is my code so far:
>
#!/usr/bin/python
>
from SOAPpy import WSDL
>
wsdlFile =
'http://localhost:8080/axis/services/USD_R11_WebServ ice?WSDL'
>
server = WSDL.Proxy(wsdl File)
>
server.soapprox y.config.dumpSO APOut = 1
server.soapprox y.config.dumpSO APIn = 1
>
SID = server.login('s rvcdesk', 'xxxxxxxx')
>
contacts = server.doSelect (SID, 'cnt', "userid = 'abeju01'", 1,
['last_name', 'first_name', 'userid'])
>
>
I tried using a simple Python list for the argument that wants
"ArrayOfString" . Python generates the following XML for the last
argument of the "doSelect" command above:
>
<v5 SOAP-ENC:arrayType=" xsd:string[3]" xsi:type="SOAP-ENC:Array">
<item>last_name </item>
<item>first_nam e</item>
<item>userid</item>
</v5>
>
>
The web service does not like this at all and returns the following
error:
>
SOAPpy.Types.fa ultType: <Fault soapenv:Server. userException:
org.xml.sax.SAX Exception: Bad types (class [Ljava.lang.Obje ct; -class
usdjws65.ArrayO fString): >
>
>
I know in Perl I had to do some special gyrations to pass the right
structue for ArrayOfString to this same web service. Is there any way
to force a type in Python or any other ideas on how to do this?