I am trying to understand the XMLRPC client library and how to use it
properly. I have looked at some of the examples and they area always
add these two numbers together. I need help in writing a client with a
complex structure of data, lots of individual values and arrays of
values, even some structures.
Is there an example of how to create the passed structure a nd pass
it. Or do I pass a hash of thelements?
Don French
Arrays, Hashes, Numeric types, and simple Strings are all handled the same in XML-RPC. Just replace the simple data you've seen in the examples with more complex collections and it should work fine.
James Edward Gray II
On Feb 28, 2009, at 7:59 AM, dhf0820.lists@gmail.com wrote:
I am trying to understand the XMLRPC client library and how to use it
properly. I have looked at some of the examples and they area always
add these two numbers together. I need help in writing a client with a
complex structure of data, lots of individual values and arrays of
values, even some structures.Is there an example of how to create the passed structure a nd pass
it. Or do I pass a hash of thelements?
Ok I have tried that with the following:
server = XMLRPC::Client.new2("http://websearch.ramaui.com/ramxml.php"\)
results = server.call("lists",{ "dbid" =>"dbid1113086003", "getlist"
=> "district"})
and I get XMLRPC::FaultException: XMLRPC::FaultException
Also tried this:
results = server.call("lists",{ :dbid =>"dbid1113086003", :getlist =>
"district"})
and same results
finally tried this:
results = server.call("lists", :dbid =>"dbid1113086003", :getlist =>
"district")
with the same results
I can run this as the base example I took it from:
require 'xmlrpc/client'
require 'pp'
server = XMLRPC::Client.new2("http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping"\)
result = server.call("weblogUpdates.ping", "Copenhagen.rb", "http://
www.copenhagenrb.dk/")
pp result
And it woks fine.
What is the correct initialization and call?
the actual xml structure that should be passed is this:
<methodCall>
<methodName>lists</methodName>
On Feb 28, 9:42 am, James Gray <ja...@grayproductions.net> wrote:
Arrays, Hashes, Numeric types, and simple Strings are all handled the
same in XML-RPC. Just replace the simple data you've seen in the
examples with more complex collections and it should work fine.James Edward Gray II
-
<params>
-
<param>
-
<value>
-
<struct>
-
<member>
<name>dbid</name>
-
<value>
<string>dbid1113086003</string>
</value>
</member>
-
<member>
<name>getlist</name>
-
<value>
<string>district</string>
</value>
</member>
</struct>
</value>
</param>
</params>
</methodCall>
When called from an unapproved ip it should come back with a message
stating so.
Don French
Any ideas?
Ok I have tried that with the following:
server = XMLRPC::Client.new2("http://websearch.ramaui.com/ramxml.php"\)
results = server.call("lists",{ "dbid" =>"dbid1113086003", "getlist"
=> "district"})
This looks right to me.
the actual xml structure that should be passed is this:
When called from an unapproved ip it should come back with a message
stating so.
They both seem to be what we are seeing:
$ ruby xtest.rb
xtest.rb:7: warning: method redefined; discarding old call2
<?xml version="1.0" ?><methodCall><methodName>lists</
<params><param><value><struct><member><name>getlist</<value><string>district</string></value></<member><name>dbid</name><value><string>dbid1113086003</</value></member></struct></value></param></params></methodCall>
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/xmlrpc/client.rb:414:in `call': You do not have access to XML-RPC WebSearch. (XMLRPC::FaultException)
Contact websearch@ramaui.com if you have any questions.
from xtest.rb:16
$ cat xtest.rb
#!/usr/bin/env ruby -wKU
require "xmlrpc/client"
# Patch XML-RPC to show us what is sent.
class XMLRPC::Client
def call2(method, *args)
request = create().methodCall(method, *args)
puts request
data = do_rpc(request, false)
parser().parseMethodResponse(data)
end
end
server = XMLRPC::Client.new2("http://websearch.ramaui.com/ramxml.php"\)
results = server.call( "lists", "dbid" => "dbid1113086003",
"getlist" => "district" )
__END__
What make you think this isn't working?
James Edward Gray II
On Feb 28, 2009, at 10:23 AM, dhf0820.lists@gmail.com wrote: