JAX-RPC is the standard Java API for SOAP. (JAX-RPC is to SOAP as JDBC is to DBMS and as JMS is to MOM.) Most SOAP implementations for Java implement the JAX-RPC API -- including Axis.
I assume your request for comparison is with Sun's reference implementation of JAX-RPC, which is distributed as part of Sun's Java Web Services Developer Pack (JWSDP). I, too, think that Axis is much easier to use than Sun's JWSDP. I suggest you start with the Axis documentation and the wiki. You can also find lots of tutorials for Axis using Google. Anne On 5/10/05, Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm still fairly new to Web Services and XML. Still trying to > understand how to create a Web service using Java. It seems you have a > number of options. I was first looking at doing it in JAX-RPC, java code > simple for the most part but the buld.xlm was real fun to get to work > fro even the hello world. Just found this Apache Axis, seems to be > easier. Any one provide any advice etc on this, points to > reviews/comparisons? > > Thanks, > > Frank > >
