Web Service Control Beta - Testers Wanted!

[Chad Schoettger <ch...@gmail.com>]

The Beehive web service control (WSC) is approaching code complete
and needs testing!

For those of you who don't know the WSC is a Beehive system control which
is generated from a WSDL file.  The generated control contains public
methods
for each operation defined by the WSDL.  Just invoke a control method to
invoke the web service operation.  Its just that easy.

The easiest way to get started is to download the wscBeta workspace from
http://cvs.apache.org/dist/beehive/wsc-beta1/wscBeta_blank.zip
The beta workspace includes a README file which provides more detailed
information about
generating and using the control.

Drop a WSDL file into the wsdls directory and write a few lines of
code and you are ready to go. Or if you prefer, add a WSC to your
pageflow or webapp.


Supported web services
-------------------------------------

Currently nearly all of the testing has been done with Apache AXIS 1.x, but
just
about any web service should work with the control.  Some minimal testing
has
been done with:

*) .NET
*) NuSOAP
*) Visual Dataflex
*) Cold Fusion
*) Deplhi
*) SOAPLite


Bug Reporting / Feedback
---------------------------------------

When bugs are found file them in JIRA, try to include enough information so
they can be reproduced, this would typically include the WSDL file used to
generate the control.

If you don't have a JIRA account or just don't want to create a JIRA bug,
send an email to the Apache Beehive developer's mailing list,
dev@beehive.apache.org

Even if you don't have a bug to report it would be greate to hear any
comments
or ideas for enhancements to the WSC you might have.

  - Thanks,
        Chad