SOAPClient.com

If you would like to try out a web-based interface similar to GLUE, but don’t want to bother downloading the GLUE package, consider the Generic SOAP Client available at SOAPClient.com.

Figure 6-9 shows the opening screen to the Generic SOAP Client. Much like the GLUE console, you can specify the address for a WSDL file in this screen.

The Generic SOAP Client, available from SOAPClient.com
Figure 6-9. The Generic SOAP Client, available from SOAPClient.com

Specify the same eBay Price Watcher Service WSDL file, and the SOAP Client will display a text box for entering the auction ID. (See Figure 6-10.)

The Generic SOAP Client: Displaying information on the XMethods eBay Price Watcher Service
Figure 6-10. The Generic SOAP Client: Displaying information on the XMethods eBay Price Watcher Service

Figure 6-11 displays the result of the eBay service invocation. The Handspring Visor is up another $4!

The Generic SOAP Client: Response from the XMethods eBay Price Watcher Service
Figure 6-11. The Generic SOAP Client: Response from the XMethods eBay Price Watcher Service

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