Test my WebService

[Gerhard Rauter]

Hi,

I have a .NET Webservice that has a quite complex object as Requeast
Parameter.
Now I want to test my Webservice. I know i could write a small test
application and can create the request object in code and call the service.
But I would prefer to have the a xml file containing the data just like it
will be transmitted in the soap body and then use that file to call the
webservice.

How can I do that with .NET?
Or knows anybody a tool with such a functionality?

Thanks a lot

gerhard

[Wm. Scott Miller]

I've used XMLSpy from [url]www.altova.com[/url] to test web services. Only thing you
need is the WSDL. It can be confusing to get it to work. Mainly, open the
program, click on the "SOAP" menu and then click on "Create new SOAP
request". Choose your WSDL in the dialog and hit OK. It will generate a
template for you to change as you like to send to your web service. It
includes both your SOAP envelope and XML in the SOAP body (I know that is
more than you want but...). You can then click on the SOAP|Send request to
server to actually see the response of your web service. They offer a 30
day trial.

Not assosiated with them, just have used their product. They need to work
more on their interface, but once you figure out how to get around, it does
the job.

Scott

"Gerhard Rauter" <gerhard.rauter@swisscom.com> wrote in message
news:1123154997.74580@ftpgate...

> Hi,
>
> I have a .NET Webservice that has a quite complex object as Requeast
> Parameter.
> Now I want to test my Webservice. I know i could write a small test
> application and can create the request object in code and call the
> service.
> But I would prefer to have the a xml file containing the data just like it
> will be transmitted in the soap body and then use that file to call the
> webservice.
>
> How can I do that with .NET?
> Or knows anybody a tool with such a functionality?
>
> Thanks a lot
>
> gerhard
>
>