Explore Genero demo web services (server side)
You can explore the web services that the GAS can deliver by launching demo applications that invoke them.
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Start the standalone dispatcher from the command line by typing the command:
httpdispatch
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To show for example that the web service called Calculator is working,
you can retrieve its Web Service Description Location (WSDL)
Enter the address
http://localhost:6394/ws/r/demo/Calculator?WSDL
in a browserNote:The WSDL provides you with details such as the address of the service. For more information on WSDL, please see the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> -<wsdl:definitions targetNamespace="http://tempuri.org/" name="Calculator" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap12="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap12/" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap/" xmlns:fjs="http://tempuri.org/" xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/"> ... <wsdl:service name="Calculator"> <wsdl:port name="CalculatorPortType" binding="fjs:CalculatorBinding"> <soap:address location="http://localhost:6394/ws/r/demo/Calculator"/> </wsdl:port> <wsdl:port name="CalculatorPortTypeSoap12" binding="fjs:CalculatorBindingSoap12"> <soap12:address location="http://localhost:6394/ws/r/demo/Calculator"/> </wsdl:port> </wsdl:service> </wsdl:definitions>
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To interact with the Calculator web service, start an application that
uses it by performing the following steps:
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In a browser tab enter the address of the demo applications,
http://localhost:6394/ua/r/demo
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In the Topic tree, navigate to WebServices > Calculator > Client. Double-click on the demo Calculator Soap 1.2.
The Web Services URL dialog appears. From the URL field select the URL stating
http://localhost:6394/ws/r/demo/Calculator
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Click OK.
You should see a calculator screen and be able to interact with it.
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In a browser tab enter the address of the demo applications,