One possibility is that you are using an earlier version of axis with a doc/lit wsdl where your input parameter is empty.
Is HelloWorldRequest a complex type with no elements? Which version of axis are you using? This scenario does work with axis 1.2. Hope this helps, Raul -----Original Message----- From: Xia, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 4:14 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: makeTypeElement() fault Hi, I deployed a Helloworld service on Axis and when I try to check the wsdl description like this, http://localhost:8080/axis/services/HelloService?wsdl I get the error like this: Fault - makeTypeElement() was told to create a type "{urn:HelloService}>HelloWorldRequest", with no containing element AxisFault faultCode: {http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/}Server.generalException faultSubcode: faultString: makeTypeElement() was told to create a type "{urn:HelloService}>HelloWorldRequest", with no containing element faultActor: faultNode: faultDetail: Does anyone know where is the problem? Thanks. Alex
