VB.NET

HTTP SOAP 1.1 Request and Response using POST

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Demonstrates a working SOAP 1.1 request and response using POST with a live server. You may try running this example with the URLs and data provided. See http://secure.smartbearsoftware.com/samples/testcomplete10/webservices/Service.asmx?WSDL for details VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Also see Chilkat's Online WSDL Code Generator
' to generate code and SOAP Request and Response XML for each operation in a WSDL.
' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

' Generate the following XML:

' <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:smar="http://smartbear.com">
'    <soapenv:Header/>
'    <soapenv:Body>
'       <smar:HelloWorld/>
'    </soapenv:Body>
' </soapenv:Envelope>

Dim soapXml As New Chilkat.Xml
soapXml.Tag = "soapenv:Envelope"
soapXml.AddAttribute("xmlns:soapenv","http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/")
soapXml.AddAttribute("xmlns:smar","http://smartbear.com")
soapXml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Header","")
soapXml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Body|smar:HelloWorld","")

Debug.WriteLine(soapXml.GetXml())

Dim req As New Chilkat.HttpRequest
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.SendCharset = False
req.AddHeader("Content-Type","text/xml; charset=utf-8")
req.AddHeader("SOAPAction","http://smartbear.com/HelloWorld")
req.Path = "/samples/testcomplete10/webservices/Service.asmx"
success = req.LoadBodyFromString(soapXml.GetXml(),"utf-8")

http.FollowRedirects = True

Dim resp As New Chilkat.HttpResponse
success = http.HttpSReq("secure.smartbearsoftware.com",443,True,req,resp)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim xmlResponse As New Chilkat.Xml
success = xmlResponse.LoadXml(resp.BodyStr)
Debug.WriteLine(xmlResponse.GetXml())

' A successful XML response:

' <?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:Body>
'         <HelloWorldResponse xmlns="http://smartbear.com">
'             <HelloWorldResult>Hello World</HelloWorldResult>
'         </HelloWorldResponse>
'     </soap:Body>
' </soap:Envelope>