In SOAP 1.1, the SOAPAction header is required, although the contents can be empty. In SOAP 1.2, the SOAPAction header is optional.
Anne > -----Original Message----- > From: Xander van der Merwe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 5:46 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: SOAPAction HTTP header required (again) > > > Ok, according to SOAP1.1 it looks like it is required. It would > not be a bad > idea to put this into the Axis FAQ since it is one of the biggest gotchas > for any Axis newby. It took me a while anyway, to figure out how > to get the > MS Soap Client to work with Axis due to this requirement. > > Xander > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Pelletier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 11:14 AM > Subject: SOAPAction HTTP header required. > > > > I have a service which I've moved from Apache SOAP to Axis and am now > > testing. > > > > Apart from a couple of things, it's working quite well. > > > > I have one instance where a particular client application can no longer > > make calls to the service now that it's been placed under Axis, but > > could when it was under Apache SOAP. > > > > The client app, which is not under my control, does not send a > > SOAPAction HTTP header, so Axis always returns a 'no SOAPAction > > header!' fault to the client. > > > > How can I get my service to consumer messages w/o SOAPAction HTTP > > headers under Axis? > > > > - Ken > > > > > >
