"Cesar" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've developed a .NET C# web service; which has one method named, let's say,
> upload_your_data. This method has one parameter ( string your_data). The
> value that this parameter will actually have is the content of a XML
> document. This data will be processed and check for a well-formed xml
> document and will be validated against a XSD. Before putting my code, let me
> go on and explain the whole situation.
>
> This web method is invoked by some guys outside my organization and they are
> using java applications (jsp's … it seems to be).
> I've tested my web method locally (intranet) from the test page (the one
> with the "invoke" button) and works fine. Also, I have tested my web service
> using a .NET Windows App which loads a XML file and invokes the web method to
> upload the content of the file and works perfectly. Moreover I tested the web
> service with this windows app from my home connected to the internet via my
> ISP and invoking the web method directly from my company's web server. This
> test was also completed successfully.
> And, if this is not enough testing, I enabled the httpget and httppost
> methods to enable the web method to be tested remotely using the test page.
> I've done this with some of my friends.
>
> However these guys from this other company, have a java application which
> invokes my web method and it fails exactly when the XSD is performed. It
> throws this error: The data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.
>
> If, for example the content of the XML is simply:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><my_root_tag>this is my
> name</my_root_tag>
>
> I receive exactly that string (I check the value of the web method's
> parameter: your_data, which is a string variable) when testing the web method
> with my testing apps. But when these guys invoke the method, the value that I
> get from them is:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><my_root_tag>this is my
> name;</my_root_tag>
>
> Instead of the first one (the one that you can read "normally"). And not to
> mention the characters for all the "special" Spanish letters that will appear
> when more tags are present.
> What can be wrong? Is it me or they ? The one responsible for receiving or
> sending the context is such way. I don't know how they generate the xml
> document, whether it's stored on a database or loaded from a physical file.
> These guys say that I'm not applying the "right encoding" to the data that
> they're sending; but fail to answer me which one they're using.
>
> Please help.
>
> This is my web methods code:
>
> [WebMethod]
> public string upload_your_data(string your_data)
> {
> StringReader srReaderXML;
>
> try
> {
> //
> // reading the xml doc
> //
> srReaderXML = new StringReader(your_data);
> //
> // loading the XML (check for a well-formed doc) and XSD
> //
> XmlTextReader xtrDocXML = new XmlTextReader(srReaderXML);
> XmlTextReader xtrDocXSD = new XmlTextReader
> (ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["XSDPath"].ToString() +
> ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["XSDFileName"].ToString());
> //
> // loading the schema (XSD)
> //
> XmlSchema xsDocXSD = new XmlSchema();
> xsDocXSD = XmlSchema.Read(xtrDocXSD,null);
> XmlSchemaCollection xscSchemaColeccion = new XmlSchemaCollection();
> xscSchemaColeccion.Add(xsDocXSD);
> //
> // validating the XML doc against the XSD
> //
> XmlValidatingReader xvrValidatorDocXML = new XmlValidatingReader
> (xtrDocXML);
> xvrValidatorDocXML.Schemas.Add(xscSchemaColeccion);
> xvrValidatorDocXML.ValidationType = ValidationType.Schema;
> while(xvrValidatorDocXML.Read()); // the exception is thrown here
> xvrValidadorDocXML.Close();
>
> return "this is right"
> }
> catch(Exception ex)
> {
> return "this is wrong + ex.Message;
> }
> }
>
> Thank you !!