Using the Axeda WSDL's (Please note these are for Release 6.0+)
communicate with an Axeda Enterprise server are specific to your development environment.
Services. One method uses Apache Axis, which is available from http://ws.apache.org/axis.
Axis has tools for creating Java client stubs from a WSDL service description.
examples use Visual Basic, but C++ and C# have similar functionality.
Perl has support for Web Services through SOAP::Lite available from http://www.soaplite.com/.
Download WSDL's here
Please do not import the WSDL's directly from the platform URL. The files here include the header needed for authentication.
How to import WSDL's into Java
1. Make sure the axis.jar and related jars are in your classpath.
2. Run WSDL2Java to create java classes from wsdl.
prompt>java org.apache.axis.wsdl.WSDL2Java <wsdl file name>
The classes generated will have the paths:
How to Import WSDL's into .NET as a Web Reference
The .Net Clients on the Developer connection all use the "Add Web reference" to import the WSDL's
The following steps show how they were imported into Microsoft Visual .NET 2008.
1. Start the .NET IDE and create a new project.
2. In the Solution Explorer (right side of IDE), right click on References and select Add Service Reference...
3. Click on Advanced button and then the Add Web Reference button
4. In the URL area, type in the location of the WSDL (including the service e.g. c:\WSDLs\GeneralService.wsdl) and click Go
5. You will see the methods for the Web Service (if not, make sure path and case to WSDL is correct)
6. Change the WebReference name to the service name e.g GeneralService and click Add Reference
7. This will add the reference to your project
A list of .NET examples can be found here.
For more information see the Axeda Platform Web Services Developer's Reference Guide or the Web Services Overview.
