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C# Error: RestClient read value from SoapENV XML

I am try to get session ID from soapenv using RestClient but i get value as 0 or -1.
This is my code
var client = new RestClient(url);
client.Authenticator = new HttpBasicAuthenticator(name, pwd);
var request = new RestRequest("/{sessionID}",Method.GET);
var response = client.Get(request);
var content = response.Content; // Raw content as string
Console.WriteLine(response.ContentLength);
My Soapenv looks like this
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:v7="urn://oracle.bi.webservices/v7">
<soapenv:Header/>
<soapenv:Body>
<v7:logon>
<v7:name>pxxxx</v7:name>
<v7:password>Pxxxx</v7:password>
</v7:logon>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
I am trying to get Session ID (9insv92nke9lig83bqd5pu5tqt7kp8u0toe9l) that looks likes this
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soapenc="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/" xmlns:sawsoap="urn://oracle.bi.webservices/v7">
<soap:Body>
<sawsoap:logonResult>
<sawsoap:sessionID xsi:type="xsd:string">9insv92nke9lig83bqd5pu5tqt7kp8u0toe9l</sawsoap:sessionID>
</sawsoap:logonResult>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
Not able to figure out the how to get the session ID. Can anyone help?

Try following :
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
using System.IO;
namespace ConsoleApp1
{
class Program
{
const string FILENAME = #"c:\Temp\Test.xml";
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string content = File.ReadAllText(FILENAME);
XDocument doc = XDocument.Parse(content);
XElement xSessionID = doc.Descendants().Where(x => x.Name.LocalName == "sessionID").FirstOrDefault();
string sessionID = (string)xSessionID;
}
}
}

SOAP Client using C#

I have Soap web service https://test-submit.health263.systems:8081/apacewebservices/AMF1_0?wsdl. This has a method called process. My question is how do I create soap client to send a request, that submits/Retrieves information from the server. The example XML for the request is shown below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Member xmlns="urn:apace:member:format:1.0">
<Request>
<Transaction>
<VersionNumber>1.0</VersionNumber>
<Number>434252-342234-6765</Number>
<SystemIdentifier>SYSTEM999</SystemIdentifier>
<DestinationCode>APACE</DestinationCode>
<ClientCountryCode>ZA</ClientCountryCode>
<Timestamp TimeZone="Africa/Johannesburg">20160601123456</Timestamp>
<TestIndicator>Y</TestIndicator>
<User>ProviderX/Jane Doe</User>
</Transaction>
<MembershipLookup>
<Funder>AFunder</Funder>
<WithMembershipNumber>
<MembershipNumber>123456789</MembershipNumber>
</WithMembershipNumber>
</MembershipLookup>
</Request>
</Member>
The response message is structured as follows :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Member xmlns="urn:apace:member:format:1.0">
<Response>
<Transaction>
<VersionNumber>1.0</VersionNumber>
<Number>434252-342234-6765</Number>
<Status>S</Status>
<Timestamp TimeZone="Africa/Johannesburg">20160601123500</Timestamp>
</Transaction>
<Membership NumberOfBeneficiaryRecords="2">
<Funder>AFunder</Funder>
<MembershipNumber>123456789</MembershipNumber>
<Beneficiary SequenceNumber="1">
<DependentCode>00</DependentCode>
<Type>P</Type>
<Status>A</Status>
<BiometricEnrolmentStatus>Y</BiometricEnrolmentStatus>
</Beneficiary>
<Beneficiary SequenceNumber="2">
<DependentCode>01</DependentCode>
<Type>D</Type>
<Status>A</Status>
<BiometricEnrolmentStatus>Y</BiometricEnrolmentStatus>
</Beneficiary>
</Membership>
</Response>
</Member>
Please help I am really stuck, Haven't used SOAP services with C#, I have tried examples online but the structure does not follow my message structures are more complicated
The actual message structure is structured as follows:
<soap:Envelope
xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope"
xmlns:apac="http://apace.systems/apacewebservices/"
xmlns:urn="urn:apace:member:format:1.1">
<soap:Header>
<apac:secureToken>Token66657752</apac:secureToken>
</soap:Header>
<soap:Body>
<apac:process>
<apac:request>
<Member
xmlns="urn:apace:member:format:1.1">
<Request>
<Transaction>
<VersionNumber>1.1</VersionNumber>
<Number>30074</Number>
<SystemIdentifier>LIFEHEALTH</SystemIdentifier>
<DestinationCode>HEALTH263</DestinationCode>
<ClientCountryCode>ZA</ClientCountryCode>
<Timestamp TimeZone="Africa/Johannesburg">20200705123456</Timestamp>
<TestIndicator>Y</TestIndicator>
<User>CIMSZW/Jane Doe</User>
</Transaction>
<MembershipLookup>
<IncludeDetail>Y</IncludeDetail>
<Funder>CIMSZWA</Funder>
<WithMembershipNumber>
<MembershipNumber>11117374</MembershipNumber>
<DependentCode>00</DependentCode>
</WithMembershipNumber>
</MembershipLookup>
</Request>
</Member>
</apac:request>
</apac:process>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
Hw do I create the SOAP envelope and the Header part with the Security Key Token

You have two options
Add as service reference , it will genrate the
use Visual studio developer prompt and consume the service using a proxy class
svcutil.exe https://test-submit.health263.systems:8081/apacewebservices/AMF1_0?wsdl /t:code /n:*,SampleNamespace /o:C:\Service\sampleServiceProxy.cs /config:C:\Service\sampleService.config /ct:System.Collections.Generic.List`1

You can use a couple different system libraries to create an HttpWebRequest, create custom xml, and insert that xml into your request before you send it. (system.net, system.xml.linq, system.io)
I was able to hit your web service but got a 500 error. (Hopefully you see a log or that wasn't yours!)
Here's a simple class that can call a SOAP web service. It's almost the xml that you need but might need some tweaking. If you're having issues making custom xml this may be a possible solution.
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Net;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml.Linq;
namespace ConsoleApp1
{
/// <summary>
/// Random class
/// </summary>
class Class1
{
/// <summary>
/// Function that calls a SOAP web service
/// </summary>
public void CallSOAP()
{
try
{
// Construct http post request
HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(new Uri("https://test-submit.health263.systems:8081/apacewebservices/AMF1_0"));
request.Method = "POST";
request.ContentType = "application/xml";
request.Accept = "application/xml";
// Setting a namespace for your xml
// I'm not sure the timezone one is set up properly
XNamespace soap = "urn:apace:member:format:1.0";
XNamespace timezone = "TimeZone=\"Africa/Johannesburg\"";
// This constructs your xml using the LINQ library. I modeled after your demo, but needs tweaking as I get 500 error from server.
XElement requestXML =
new XElement(soap + "Member",
new XElement("Request",
new XElement("Transaction",
new XElement("VersionNumber", "1.0"),
new XElement("Number", "434252 - 342234 - 6765"),
new XElement("SystemIdentifier", "SYSTEM999"),
new XElement("DestinationCode", "APACE"),
new XElement("ClientCountryCode", "ZA"),
new XElement(timezone + "Timestamp", "20160601123456"),
new XElement("TestIndicator", "Y"),
new XElement("User", "ProviderX/Jane Doe")
),
new XElement("MembershipLookup",
new XElement("Funder", "AFunder"),
new XElement("WithMembershipNumber",
new XElement("MembershipNumber", 123456789)
)
)
)
);
// Convert the xml into a stream that we write to our request
byte[] bytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(requestXML.ToString());
request.ContentLength = bytes.Length;
using (Stream putStream = request.GetRequestStream())
{
putStream.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
}
// Execute the request and get an xml response "reader". You can read all xml at once or line by line
using (HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse())
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
{
var streamData = reader.ReadToEnd();
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Write exception to console & wait for key press
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message + ex.StackTrace);
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}
}

How can I add a SOAP authentication header with HTTPRequestMessage?

Here is what the header is supposed to look like
<soap:Header>
<AuthenticationHeader>
<UserName>string</UserName>
<Password>string</Password>
</AuthenticationHeader>
</soap:Header>
Here is what I've tried:
string username = "TheUserName";
string password = "ThePassword";
HttpRequestMessage requestMessage = new HttpRequestMessage(method, uri);
requestMessage.Headers.Add("UserName", username);
requestMessage.Headers.Add("Password", password);
Maybe I have to somehow set the authorization header?
requestMessage.Headers.Authorization = ??
I feel like somehow I have to "build" that AuthenticationHeader element but I'm not sure how to do that. Any suggestions?
Edit: Full SOAP Envelope
?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soap:Header>
<AuthenticationHeader xmlns="http://www.test.com/testing/Security">
<UserName>string</UserName>
<Password>string</Password>
</AuthenticationHeader>
</soap:Header>
<soap:Body>
<GetMeSomething xmlns="http://www.test.com/testing/WorkFileCatalog">
<Param1>string</Param1>
<Param2>string</Param2>
<XMLRetMess>string</XMLRetMess>
</GetMeSomething>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Given the provided OP, the following Unit Test was done as a proof of concept of how you can populate the header message header and create a request.
[TestClass]
public class SOAP_UnitTests {
private HttpMethod method;
private string uri;
private string action;
[TestMethod]
public void _Add_SOAP_Auth_Header_Details_With_HttpRequestMessage() {
string username = "TheUserName";
string password = "ThePassword";
var xml = ConstructSoapEnvelope();
var doc = XDocument.Parse(xml);
var authHeader = doc.Descendants("{http://www.test.com/testing/Security}AuthenticationHeader").FirstOrDefault();
if (authHeader != null) {
authHeader.Element(authHeader.GetDefaultNamespace() + "UserName").Value = username;
authHeader.Element(authHeader.GetDefaultNamespace() + "Password").Value = password;
}
string envelope = doc.ToString();
var request = CreateRequest(method, uri, action, doc);
request.Content = new StringContent(envelope, Encoding.UTF8, "text/xml");
//request is now ready to be sent via HttpClient
//client.SendAsync(request);
}
private static HttpRequestMessage CreateRequest(HttpMethod method, string url, string action, XDocument soapEnvelopeXml) {
var request = new HttpRequestMessage(method: method, requestUri: url);
request.Headers.Add("SOAPAction", action);
request.Headers.Add("ContentType", "text/xml;charset=\"utf-8\"");
request.Headers.Add("Accept", "text/xml");
request.Content = new StringContent(soapEnvelopeXml.ToString(), Encoding.UTF8, "text/xml"); ;
return request;
}
private string ConstructSoapEnvelope() {
var message = #"<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xsd='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:soap='http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/'>
<soap:Header>
<AuthenticationHeader xmlns='http://www.test.com/testing/Security'>
<UserName>string</UserName>
<Password>string</Password>
</AuthenticationHeader>
</soap:Header>
<soap:Body>
<GetMeSomething xmlns='http://www.test.com/testing/WorkFileCatalog'>
<Param1>string</Param1>
<Param2>string</Param2>
<XMLRetMess>string</XMLRetMess>
</GetMeSomething>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
";
return message;
}
}

If you are using HttpClient to POST a request, then you should build the full XML request.
In other words, you would build the exact Soap XML including all the elements
string requestXml = your actual full soap xml
string result = HttpClient.Post ( your actual xml )

.NET Soap request to Web service - Action not happening

I've searched and found lots on this topic, but I'm just not getting this to work. My request returns the HTML from asmx page that displays the web method (action), but does not perform the action, which basically returns a true/false.
I'm using the same SOAP 1.1 that my method provides. And, when I test the functionality by using the "Invoke" button provided it works just fine. But I really need to call this function behind-the-scenes so I can't use the HTTP Post like this button. Any ideas?
.cs code in App_Code directory of website:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Services;
using System.Collections;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Data;
using System.Text;
using System.Web.Caching;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
[WebService(Namespace = "http://www.xxx.org/")]
public class VacationSickPayoutLogger : System.Web.Services.WebService
{
[WebMethod]
public string RunVacationSickPayoutWS()
{
return "True";
}
}
Code from asmx file:
<%# WebService Language="C#" CodeBehind="~/App_Code/VacationSickPayoutLogger.cs" Class="VacationSickPayoutLogger" %>
Code to call web method:
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string soap =
#"<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8""?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi=""http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"" xmlns:xsd=""http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"" xmlns:soap=""http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"">
<soap:Body>
<RunVacationSickPayoutWS xmlns=""http://www.xxx.org/"" />
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>";
var _url = "http://localhost/HR/VacationSickPayoutLogger.asmx";
var _action = "\"http://www.xxx.org/RunVacationSickPayoutWS\"";
System.Xml.XmlDocument soapEnvelopeXml = CreateSoapEnvelope(soap);
HttpWebRequest webRequest = CreateWebRequest(_url, _action);
InsertSoapEnvelopeIntoWebRequest(soapEnvelopeXml, webRequest);
// begin async call to web request.
IAsyncResult asyncResult = webRequest.BeginGetResponse(null, null);
// suspend this thread until call is complete. You might want to
// do something usefull here like update your UI.
asyncResult.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne();
// get the response from the completed web request.
string soapResult;
using (WebResponse webResponse = webRequest.EndGetResponse(asyncResult))
{
using (StreamReader rd = new StreamReader(webResponse.GetResponseStream()))
{
soapResult = rd.ReadToEnd();
}
Response.Write(soapResult);
}
}
private static HttpWebRequest CreateWebRequest(string url, string action)
{
HttpWebRequest webRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url);
webRequest.Headers.Add("SOAPAction", action);
webRequest.ContentType = "text/xml;charset=\"utf-8\"";
webRequest.Accept = "text/xml";
webRequest.Method = "POST";
return webRequest;
}
private static System.Xml.XmlDocument CreateSoapEnvelope(string soap)
{
System.Xml.XmlDocument soapEnvelop = new System.Xml.XmlDocument();
soapEnvelop.LoadXml(soap);
return soapEnvelop;
}
private static void InsertSoapEnvelopeIntoWebRequest(System.Xml.XmlDocument soapEnvelopeXml, HttpWebRequest webRequest)
{
using (Stream stream = webRequest.GetRequestStream())
{
soapEnvelopeXml.Save(stream);
}
}

Sending SOAP message with C# Help Needed

I would like to send a SOAP Message to a Web Service and read the response. My code is as follows: I will appreciate your help.
I hope my question is not repeated, I have looked around for a solution however I have not been successful.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.Services;
using System.Xml;
using System.Net;
using System.IO;
namespace TolunaPush
{
public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
{
private string sourceID = "50001255";
private string email = "adsvine#gmail.com";
private string firstName = "Muz";
private string lastName = "Khan";
private string countryID = "2000077";
private string countryLanguage = "2000240";
private string postalCode = "N19 3NU";
private string dob = "1977-03-08";
private string gender = "2000247";
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
sendSoapMessage();
}
protected void sendSoapMessage()
{
XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.InnerXml = #"<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi=""http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"" xmlns:xsd=""http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"" xmlns:soap=""http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"">
<soap:Body>
<SubmitPanelist xmlns=""http://www.greenfield.com/RegistrationGateway/Messages"">
<Registration xmlns=""http://www.greenfield.com/RegistrationGateway/Types"">
<Source>
<SourceID>" + sourceID + #"</SourceID>
</Source>
<Email>" + email + #"</Email>
<FirstName>" + firstName + #"</FirstName>
<LastName>" + lastName + #"</LastName>
<CountryUK>
<CountryID>" + countryID + #"</CountryID>
<Language>" + countryLanguage + #"</Language>
<Address>
<Postalcode>" + postalCode + #"</Postalcode>
</Address>
</CountryUK>
<DOB>" + dob + #"</DOB>
<Gender>" + gender + #"</Gender>
</Registration>
</SubmitPanelist>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>";
HttpWebRequest req = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://coreg.surveycenter.com/RegistrationGateway/PanelistService.asmx");
//if (proxy != null) req.Proxy = new WebProxy(proxy, true);
// req.Headers.Add("GetClientInfo", "http://tempuri.org/GetClientInfo");
req.ContentType = "text/xml;charset=\"utf-8\"";
req.Accept = "text/xml";
req.Method = "POST";
Stream stm = req.GetRequestStream();
doc.Save(stm);
stm.Close();
WebResponse resp = req.GetResponse();
stm = resp.GetResponseStream();
StreamReader r = new StreamReader(stm);
Response.Write(r.ReadToEnd());
//Response.Write(stm.ToString());
//Response.Write(r.ToString());
Response.End();
}
}
}
Update
As suggested by Darin. I did as instructed however the following line of code
using (var client = new RegistrationBindingsClient("RegistrationBindings"))
gives the error
The type or namespace name 'RegistrationBindingsClient' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
Any help will be greatly appreciated

The web service you are trying to consume offers a WSDL at the following address. So simply right click on the References in the solution explorer and use the Add Service Reference dialog in Visual Studio and point to the WSDL and it will generate strongly typed classes for you to easily consume the service, just like this:
protected void sendSoapMessage()
{
using (var client = new RegistrationBindingsClient("RegistrationBindings"))
{
var registration = new RegistrationType();
registration.Source = new SourceType();
registration.Source.SourceID = "50001255";
registration.Email = "adsvine#gmail.com";
registration.FirstName = "Muz";
registration.LastName = "Khan";
var countryUK = new CountryTypeUK();
countryUK.CountryID = 2000077;
countryUK.Language = 2000240;
countryUK.Address = new AddressTypeUK();
countryUK.Address.Postalcode = "N19 3NU";
registration.Item = countryUK;
registration.DOB = new DateTime(1977, 3, 8);
registration.Gender = 2000247;
client.SubmitPanelist(registration);
}
}
See how easy it is. You should not worry about any SOAP and XML plumbing.
And if you are interested in the actual underlying SOAP envelope that is being sent on the wire using this request:
<s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<s:Body xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<SubmitPanelist xmlns="http://www.greenfield.com/RegistrationGateway/Messages">
<Registration xmlns="http://www.greenfield.com/RegistrationGateway/Types">
<Source>
<SourceID>50001255</SourceID>
</Source>
<Email>adsvine#gmail.com</Email>
<FirstName>Muz</FirstName>
<LastName>Khan</LastName>
<CountryUK>
<CountryID>2000077</CountryID>
<Language>2000240</Language>
<Income>0</Income>
<Education>0</Education>
<Address>
<Postalcode>N19 3NU</Postalcode>
</Address>
</CountryUK>
<DOB>1977-03-08</DOB>
<Gender>2000247</Gender>
</Registration>
</SubmitPanelist>
</s:Body>
</s:Envelope>

Is there any error message or did you use an HTTP monitor?
Some maybe useful Links:
XmlDocument Save Method
How to: Send Data Using the WebRequest Class
Similar Question in stackoverflow maybe helpful

You can access the service in 2 methods:
By adding a web reference of the service. In visual studio you can right click on your project and select the option Add Web reference and then paste the URL of the service.
Generate client proxy from the wsdl using wsdl tool from Visual studio command prompt.The command would be as follows:
c:>wsdl "http://coreg.surveycenter.com/RegistrationGateway/PanelistService.asmx?wsdl
It would generate a .cs file and an output.config. Include the .cs file in your project and you can directly use it to access the service. Make sure that the config file entries are added to your projects config.
If you want to use HttpWebRequest then find the code below :
string soap =
#"<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8""?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi=""http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance""
xmlns:xsd=""http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema""
xmlns:soap=""http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"">
<soap:Body>
<Register xmlns=""http://tempuri.org/"">
<id>123</id>
<data1>string</data1>
</Register>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>";
HttpWebRequest req = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://localhost/WebServices/CustomerWebService.asmx");
req.Headers.Add("SOAPAction", "\"http://tempuri.org/Register\"");
req.ContentType = "text/xml;charset=\"utf-8\"";
req.Accept = "text/xml";
req.Method = "POST";
using (Stream stm = req.GetRequestStream())
{
using (StreamWriter stmw = new StreamWriter(stm))
{
stmw.Write(soap);
}
}
WebResponse response = req.GetResponse();
Stream responseStream = response.GetResponseStream();
// TODO: Do whatever you need with the response
My Service looks like :
[WebService(Namespace = "http://tempuri.org/")]
[WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo = WsiProfiles.BasicProfile1_1)]
public class CustomerWebService : System.Web.Services.WebService
{
[WebMethod]
public string Register(long id, string data1)
{
return "ID.CUSTOMER";
}
}

Here's a general purpose class you can use to achieve what you need.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: You should only use this when you want (or need) to manually issue a SOAP-based web service: in most common scenarios you should definitely use the Web Service WSDL together with the Add Service Reference Visual Studio feature, which is the proper way to do that.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Xml;
namespace Ryadel.Web.SOAP
{
/// <summary>
/// Helper class to send custom SOAP requests.
/// </summary>
public static class SOAPHelper
{
/// <summary>
/// Sends a custom sync SOAP request to given URL and receive a request
/// </summary>
/// <param name="url">The WebService endpoint URL</param>
/// <param name="action">The WebService action name</param>
/// <param name="parameters">A dictionary containing the parameters in a key-value fashion</param>
/// <param name="soapAction">The SOAPAction value, as specified in the Web Service's WSDL (or NULL to use the url parameter)</param>
/// <param name="useSOAP12">Set this to TRUE to use the SOAP v1.2 protocol, FALSE to use the SOAP v1.1 (default)</param>
/// <returns>A string containing the raw Web Service response</returns>
public static string SendSOAPRequest(string url, string action, Dictionary<string, string> parameters, string soapAction = null, bool useSOAP12 = false)
{
// Create the SOAP envelope
XmlDocument soapEnvelopeXml = new XmlDocument();
var xmlStr = (useSOAP12)
? #"<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8""?>
<soap12:Envelope xmlns:xsi=""http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance""
xmlns:xsd=""http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema""
xmlns:soap12=""http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope"">
<soap12:Body>
<{0} xmlns=""{1}"">{2}</{0}>
</soap12:Body>
</soap12:Envelope>"
: #"<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8""?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap=""http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/""
xmlns:xsi=""http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance""
xmlns:xsd=""http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"">
<soap:Body>
<{0} xmlns=""{1}"">{2}</{0}>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>";
string parms = string.Join(string.Empty, parameters.Select(kv => String.Format("<{0}>{1}</{0}>", kv.Key, kv.Value)).ToArray());
var s = String.Format(xmlStr, action, new Uri(url).GetLeftPart(UriPartial.Authority) + "/", parms);
soapEnvelopeXml.LoadXml(s);
// Create the web request
HttpWebRequest webRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url);
webRequest.Headers.Add("SOAPAction", soapAction ?? url);
webRequest.ContentType = (useSOAP12) ? "application/soap+xml;charset=\"utf-8\"" : "text/xml;charset=\"utf-8\"";
webRequest.Accept = (useSOAP12) ? "application/soap+xml" : "text/xml";
webRequest.Method = "POST";
// Insert SOAP envelope
using (Stream stream = webRequest.GetRequestStream())
{
soapEnvelopeXml.Save(stream);
}
// Send request and retrieve result
string result;
using (WebResponse response = webRequest.GetResponse())
{
using (StreamReader rd = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
{
result = rd.ReadToEnd();
}
}
return result;
}
}
}
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