Classic ASP - Server was unable to process request. Unable to parse the request. Please validate your SOAP XML.

[raymo...@hextronik.com]

Hi guys

Our company are using Classic ASP for everything hence I will need to use it for implementing the API.

I was trying to call RequestAccess, which is the first step of the whole game :(, and not managed to make a successful call. Code as followed:

        dim localID

localID = XXXXXXXX

set ca = new channeladvisor

xml = ca.RequestAccess(localID)

set xmlRequest = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP")

xmlRequest.open "POST", "https://api.channeladvisor.com/ChannelAdvisorAPI/v6/AdminService.asmx"

xmlRequest.setRequestHeader "Content-Type", "text/xml"

xmlRequest.setRequestHeader "Charset", "UTF-8"

xmlRequest.setRequestHeader "Content-Length", len(xml)

xmlRequest.setRequestHeader "SOAPAction", """http://api.channeladvisor.com/webservices/RequestAccess"""

xmlRequest.send xmlDoc

response.write xmlRequest.status & " "

set result = xmlRequest.responseXML

Set xmlDOM = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.DOMDocument")

xmlDOM.async = False

xmlDOM.Load result

xpath = "//soap:Envelope"

set xml_response = xmlDOM.selectSingleNode(xpath)

if xml_response is nothing then

response.write "xml_response has no value"

else

response.write xml_response.text

end if

XML created by ca.RequestAccess:

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:web="http://api.channeladvisor.com/webservices/">

<soapenv:Header>

<web:APICredentials>

<web:DeveloperKey>?</web:DeveloperKey>

<web:Password>?</web:Password>

</web:APICredentials>

</soapenv:Header>

<soapenv:Body>

<web:RequestAccess>

<web:localID>XXXXXXXX</web:localID>

</web:RequestAccess>

</soapenv:Body>

</soapenv:Envelope>

Thanks in advanced.

Ray

[[CA] Marshall McClure]

I can't offer any help with classic ASP, but your XML certainly looks
fine to me. For reference, here is a full example as submitted from
soapUI:

POST https://api.channeladvisor.com/channeladvisorapi/v6/adminservice.asmx
HTTP/1.1
Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate
Content-Type: text/xml;charset=UTF-8
SOAPAction: "http://api.channeladvisor.com/webservices/RequestAccess"
Content-Length: 513
Host: api.channeladvisor.com
Connection: Keep-Alive
User-Agent: Apache-HttpClient/4.1.1 (java 1.5)

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/
envelope/" xmlns:web="http://api.channeladvisor.com/webservices/">
<soapenv:Header>
<web:APICredentials>

<web:DeveloperKey>...</web:DeveloperKey>
<web:Password>...</web:Password>

</web:APICredentials>
</soapenv:Header>
<soapenv:Body>
<web:RequestAccess>
<web:localID>XXXXXXXX</web:localID>
</web:RequestAccess>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

[raymo...@hextronik.com]

Thanks Marshall

I am still finding my way to use soapUI, 

Have no idea how it helps in regards to XML docs.

Somehow when I am not using "string" XML instead of using physical xml file, the error has gone.

Can't find out what the reason is... anyway, need to move on

Ray