HAWOK XML Faq

Working with MSSOAP

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When working with MSSOAP, you have the option of using an RPC client or a Serialization client.

The RPC client works essentially the same way that SOAPy does; however, there are some subtle differences. For example, to initialize a connection with remote service description, use the mssoapinit method as opposed to SOAPy's get_proxy, but the net effect is the same as shown here:

import win32com.client sc = win32com.client.Dispatch("MSSOAP.SoapClient") sc.mssoapinit("http://WebServiceDomain/service.wsdl")

response = sc.methodName(param, param)

print(response)

Again, the net effect of web service RPC implementations is to allow you to work with a remote object as if it were local. The Serialization method works slightly differently, but gives you finer control over how an actual SOAP request is structured, and allows you to work with a service without necessarily relying upon a service description WSDL file.