I have a Java application that uses the Axis client libraries to consume the services provided by a Microsoft OLAP/XMLA web service. The web service returns SOAP faults that are invalid. This has been confirmed from MS. They also go on to say that most clients they have tested with accept this irregularity. I would like comments from Axis devs on this one. Is there a workaround in Axis which will help me read the fault code and string without parse errors? I am reproducing the conversation I had on the XMLA newsgroup ..... thanks, - Vikram ************ Start Repro ************* Hi Vikram,
It looks like you are correct -- its surprising that so far none of the SOAP clients we tested with caught this. However, I'm still not certain that your SOAP client is choking on these two issues since most SOAP clients appear to ignore them... Its possible that something else is being rejected -- perhaps it is the faultstring inside the detail element? Perhaps the place where the error is being raised can give you a hint as to what Axis is choking on? Thanks, Akshai -- This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights Please do not send email directly to this alias. This alias is for newsgroup purposes only. "Vikram Rajan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote in message <news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > Akshai, > > The following is a reproduction of a SOAP fault from the XMLA web service. > My Java SOAP client (Axis) is not able to parse it. I think something is > invalid here. I am no SOAP schema expert ... maybe you could point out if > anything is wrong here. IMHO, the faultcode should have a qualified text > value, and the faultactor should be a URI. > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > <SOAP-ENV:Envelope > xmlns:SOAP-ENV="<http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/>" > SOAP-ENV:encodingStyle="<http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/>"> > <SOAP-ENV:Body> > <SOAP-ENV:Fault> > <faultcode>XMLAnalysisError.80040E14</faultcode> > <faultstring>Syntax error in axis definition, near: > ''</faultstring> > <faultactor>XML for Analysis Provider</faultactor> > <detail> > <faultstring> > <Error ErrorCode="2147749396" Description="Syntax error > in axis definition, near: ''" Source="XML for Analysis Provider"/> > </faultstring> > </detail> > </SOAP-ENV:Fault> > </SOAP-ENV:Body> > </SOAP-ENV:Envelope> > > thanks > Vikram > >
