Hi,

I'm pretty new to the whole AXL-SOAP developpement and I would like some pointers on how to accomplish something.

1- I'm trying to create a Phone Directory on my business Intranet. Since I moved to CCM 6.1 it's seems like there is no more LDAP. So what I'm asking from you guys is a simple example on how to recreate that Phone Directory. I've looked at the one in the CM User Option and it looks really nice. So something like that!

PS: Is there a webdialer available for CCM 6.1 or do I have to use the one from 3.1?

2- I need to modify one of my PilotPoint every half hour, I'll spare you why, and right now I have a script on one of my server that opens up the web page and click on the different options to get to the pilot point and modify the stuff for me, but I would like to create a simple soft that load up only the pilot point users and shuffle them around like I do and reimport it back to the DB. Is that possible??

Thank you for your help it greatly appreciated.

Edited by: Jean-Francois Handfield on Jul 3, 2008 9:55 AM

Ok so now I figured out how to access and send a request to my AXL web service. Here is the code I made in C#

using (AXLAPIService axl = new AXLAPIService("IP", "user", "pwd"))
{
ListUserByNameReq req = new ListUserByNameReq();
req.lastname = "handfield";
req.firstname = "*";

ListUserByNameRes res = axl.listUserByName(req);
foreach (ListUserByNameResUser user in res.@return)
{

listBox1.Items.Add(string.Format("{0}: {1} {2}", user.userid, user.firstname, user.lastname));


This working perfectly except for 2 things

1- I can't seem to find the User Phone Extention

2- The first time I make the request it takes a long time to load... Is there a way to speed up thing???

Thanks

Why is it we get no help from here?? Is it because my question isn't clear enough of it's because no one ever did anything like that??

Regarding the initial request delay: I have seen this reported with .NET consuming the AXL WSDL. However in those instances, looking at the HTTP messages back/forth from the AXL web service, it appears the service responds quickly; implying client-side processing/init may be the culprit. My suspicion is that the AXL WSDL stub code is huge and takes a long time to load/init.

You can confirm that AXL is responding quickly via a packet capture (Wireshark), in which case you'll need to investigate the .NET/WSDL issue.

On CUCM5 and higher, the directory is going to be a servlet or .jsp - not .asp. As well, since it's an appliance without root access I can't get a copy of it. Further, I'd bet that the page doesn't use AXL, but rather uses JDBC direct access or similar (which you won't have access to.)

Sorry I can't be more help with a good sample here.

Hi Jean-Francois,

I am trying to create exactly the same application (Phone Directory) using ASP.NET (C#2.0) . I am using the following code to check if the specified phone exist in the Call Manager Database(6.0)

the following code instantiates an object of the AXLAPISERVICE class

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public void axlTest() {

sUserID = txtUserID.Text.Trim().ToString();
sPassword = txtPassword.Text.Trim().ToString();

AXLAPIService oAXL = new AXLAPIService(ccmServer, sUserID, sPassword);

ListDeviceByNameAndClassReq phoneByName = new ListDeviceByNameAndClassReq();

phoneByName.searchString = "SEP%";
ListDeviceResDevice[] phones = oAXL.listDeviceByNameAndClass(phoneByName).@return;

foreach (ListDeviceResDevice phone in phones) {

lstResult.Items.Add(phone.uuid);
lstResult.Items.Add(phone.name);
}
}

Unfortunately, when I debug, I get the message : "connecting to the server machine 172.0.1.1 failed. This may be because the machine doesn't exist or a firewall is preventing communication to the remote computer".

However I can able to access the web admin interface from the same machine. And also able to telnet the remote machine on port number 8443.(The client and Call Manager Host are on the same hub)

Could you//any one please help me identify where exactly the problem is or what is it that I'm doing wrong?

Thanks a lot!

Hi Jean-Francois,

Thanks for your quick response.

I have already installed WSDL for .NET and also made the following changes based on the documentation (CUCM 6.0)

1. created a public class derived from System.Net.ICertificatePolicy (CheckValidationResult is a method of BruteForcePolicy class )
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public bool CheckValidationResult(System.Net.ServicePoint sp, System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate cert,
System.Net.WebRequest request, int problem)
{
return true;
}
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2. Modified the AXLAPIService constructor
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public AXLAPIService(string ccmIp, string user, string password) {
System.Net.ServicePointManager.CertificatePolicy = new BruteForcePolicy();
this.Url = "https://" + ccmIp + ":8443/axl/";

}
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3. Overriden the GetWebRequest method in AXLAPIService Class

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protected override System.Net.WebRequest GetWebRequest(Uri uri){

System.Net.HttpWebRequest request = (System.Net.HttpWebRequest)base.GetWebRequest(uri);
if (this.PreAuthenticate){

System.Net.NetworkCredential nc = this.Credentials.GetCredential(uri, "Basic");
if (nc != null) {

byte[] credBuf = new System.Text.UTF8Encoding().GetBytes(nc.UserName + ":" + nc.Password);
request.Headers = "Basic" + Convert.ToBase64String(credBuf);
}
}

return request;

}
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Also made changes according to the documentation, in the below mentioned method signature

public XUserUserGroupUserRolesUserRole[] userRoles;

Hope, I have made these modification correctly.

Note: Cisco Call Manager is installed on a VMWare machine which actually runs on Windows XP. I 'have tried the telnet on port number 8443 and it is working fine. Just to check if the remote machine is connected with the client machine. Also if you can share what sort of environment you set up, especially CUCM.

Thanks once again for your efforts and cooperation.