"elguapo" <elguapois@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I'm setting up a service that receives a XML document, validates the
> document using a schema and then returns a simple result.
>
> I wanted to ask what the best way is of doing this, that is sending
> the xml document. So far I've come across 2 way's:
>
> 1. Create a webservice that accepts a XMLNode.
> 2. Use HttpWebRequest to send the document as a stream.
>
> The service would be written in .NET but the clients can be written in
> any programing language.
>
> Thanks,
> EG

"elguapo" <elguapois@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I'm setting up a service that receives a XML document, validates the
> document using a schema and then returns a simple result.
>
> I wanted to ask what the best way is of doing this, that is sending
> the xml document. So far I've come across 2 way's:
>
> 1. Create a webservice that accepts a XMLNode.
> 2. Use HttpWebRequest to send the document as a stream.
>
> The service would be written in .NET but the clients can be written in
> any programing language.
>
> Thanks,
> EG

"Eric Cherng" <ericch1@remove_the_dot-hotmai.l.com> wrote in message news:<#Jz3TO7VEHA.1012@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>...
> elguapo,
>
> Since interoperability is important in your case (your #2 requirement), it
> is not suggested that you send any data types that are specific to .NET. If
> you plan on sending the XML Document as an XmlNode, make sure to have it
> properly serialized as an XML element.
>
> I have researched doing this and came up with 2 ways to pass an XML
> Document:
> 1. By a string type element
> 2. By using the xsd:any
>
> I have tested both solutions and they both work, however it's up to your
> requirements on which you would like to do. I find that #1 is the easiest
> solution to implement, but because the XML document is wrapped into a string
> type, you won't be able to directly manipulate the XML (without having to
> load it into another XmlDocument at least).
>
> $2 solution is a little more difficult to implement (in Java at least, .NET
> is pretty simple), but this does have the benefit of having your XML
> document as part of the overall XML structure being passed by the web
> service.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Eric
>
>
>
> "elguapo" <elguapois@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:b48674e8.0406180604.2e0ea824@posting.google.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm setting up a service that receives a XML document, validates the
> > document using a schema and then returns a simple result.
> >
> > I wanted to ask what the best way is of doing this, that is sending
> > the xml document. So far I've come across 2 way's:
> >
> > 1. Create a webservice that accepts a XMLNode.
> > 2. Use HttpWebRequest to send the document as a stream.
> >
> > The service would be written in .NET but the clients can be written in
> > any programing language.
> >
> > Thanks,