Re: Unable to Specify an Operation in a WS

> Hi -
>
> I'm working with a web service I'd like to call from Java code and from a
> BPEL.  The WS is implemented as an SA and an SE deployed on the same
> Glassfish instance I want to call it from.  A found that Netbeans generated
> tests, from an SA project, could not call the server because they seemed to
> fail to specify the operation (SOAPAction) in the HTTP header.
>
> I went to some stand alone Java code, and it works fine, when I include like
> this:
>
>             MimeHeaders header = mySoapRequest.getMimeHeaders();
>             header.addHeader("SOAPAction", mySoapOperation);
>             Object res = dispatch.invoke(mySoapRequest);
>
> The operation is added to the HTTP header, and everything is fine.  (Java
> 1.6 on Windows)
> Then I moved over to a Ubunti 8.10 box with Java 1.6.0.10.  On this box, not
> only am I unable to use the service from a BPEL, but no matter what I do, I
> can't seem to get the right service into the HTTP header from Java code
> either.  No matter what I do, the HTTP request header includes this:
>
> SOAPAction = ""
>
> Literally, two double quotes.  I can add new, bogus, header elements just
> fine, like so:
>
>             MimeHeaders header = mySoapRequest.getMimeHeaders();
>             header.addHeader("SomeEntry", "NothingSpecial");
>
> But I can not override SOAPAction on the linux setup.  I've tried removing
> the headers, putting nonsense in (that should cause an error but doesn't),
> and all sorts of long-hand construction of the message, but the SOAPAction
> remains "" no matter what, on linux.  Even attempts to remove the SOAPAction
> item result in the same HTTP mesage.
>
> I can call the operation fine using the SoapUI tool on either Ubuntu or
> Windows, and I checked the HTTP post on these calls, and they are correct.
>
> Something in the dispatch object must be setting the SOAPAction.  I ran
> across this:
>
> http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=637
>
> It's not directly related, but it sure seems similar.  Even if there is a
> work around in Java, I'll need to call these operations from a BPEL also.
> Any ideas?
>
> Thank you
>
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