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Problem AXL +C# .net visual studio 2008
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10/24/08 2:01 PM
I'm making a tool in visual studio 2008 using C# for call manger 6.1.2.1000-13 using the axl webservice

i have downloaded the 2 files from the callmanger and created the class using wsdl.exe

after that i followed the instructions readme.txt
then i created an object from that class.
and ask a simpel thing like

ListUserByNameRes res = axl.listUserByName(req);
here is when i get an error and the object res is null
the error that VS gives me is
Object reference not set to an instance of an object

wen i tracert the axl service in real time monitor i see this.
{coloremoticon000000}2008-10-25 04:34:24,629 INFO [http-8443-Processor16] axl.AXLRouter - Received request 1224730975334 from admin at IP 10.0.0.2
2008-10-25 04:34:24,630 INFO [http-8443-Processor16] axl.AXLRouter - <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"><soap:Body><listUserByName xmlns="http://www.cisco.com/AXL/1.0"><firstname xmlns="">*</firstname><lastname xmlns="">renier</lastname><searchLimit xmlns="">0</searchLimit></listUserByName></soap:Body></soap:Envelope>
2008-10-25 04:34:24,661 INFO [http-8443-Processor16] axl6_0.Handler - Handler initializing
2008-10-25 04:34:24,666 INFO [http-8443-Processor16] axl.AXLRouter - <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" SOAP-ENV:encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"><SOAP-ENV:Header/><SOAP-ENV:Body><axl:listUserByNameResponse xmlns:axl="http://www.cisco.com/AXL/API/1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.cisco.com/AXL/API/1.0"><return><user userid="renier"><firstname>renier</firstname><lastname>renier</lastname></user></return></axl:listUserByNameResponse></SOAP-ENV:Body></SOAP-ENV:Envelope>
2008-10-25 04:34:24,667 INFO [http-8443-Processor16] axl.AXLRouter - Request 1224730975334 was process in 82ms{color}

has someone any idee why i don't recieve that in visual studio?
and my object is null?

thanks
renier
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Re: Problem AXL +C# .net visual studio 2008
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10/24/08 5:59 PM as a reply to de witte renier.
Some older versions (4.x and earlier) of AXL returned the incorrect namespace in their SOAP response messages. As of CM5.x, a service parameter was added to the DBL Layer Monitor service (under Advanced) that controls whether AXL continues to return the incorrect namespace (for backward compatibility) or returns the correct namespace.

I can see in your AXL log snippet that AXL is providing

xmlns:axl="http://www.cisco.com/AXL/1.0"

instead of

xmlns="http://www.cisco.com/AXL/API/1.0"

This likely causes .NET to consider the SOAP message non-relevant and ignore it, returning a null.

You would need to change the service parameter so that AXL returns the matching namespace. Note, this could cause a conflict with other AXL applications which have been hard-coded to work with the old/incorrect namespace.
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Re: Problem AXL +C# .net visual studio 2008
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10/24/08 6:46 PM as a reply to de witte renier.
thanks, now it is working i based myself on this post. because i am just learning about it an it is kinda new for me

http://developer.cisco.com/web/axl/forums?src=/forums/thread.jspa%3FthreadID%3D29593%26tstart%3D15

thank you make my weekend is good
renier

Edited by: de witte renier on 24-okt-2008 9:48
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