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Calling asmx web service from javascript

wadsonmakari — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 11:53:17 GMT

Dear all,

I have some legacy asmx web services that I would like to call from javascript for the custom widget I am building. The asmx web service has a number of operations that take input parameters to run. I have attempted to the web service as shown below

var requestData = esriRequest({

url: ".../webservice.asmx/OperationName",

content: {parameterName: "parameterVale"},

handleAs: "xml"

});

requestData.then(

function (data){

console.log("Data:",data);

function (error){

console.log("error:",error);

}

When I run I get the following error in the console

RequestError: Unable to load //mydomainname/webservicename.asmx/OperationName?parameterName=parameterValue status: 500.

I can run the webservice manually by the way and it returns the result xml as I expect to. Any ideas will be much appreciated.

Using Javascript 3.18

Re: Calling asmx web service from javascript

LoriGonzalez — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 13:14:41 GMT

I've had a similar issue. For the 'content' attribute of esriRequest make sure you are passing the same number of parameters your asmx service expecting even if their values are empty.

var requestData = esriRequest({

url: ".../webservice.asmx/OperationName",

content: {
"FirstName": "",
"LastName": "",
"StartDate": "1/1/2000"
},

handleAs: "xml"

});

Re: Calling asmx web service from javascript

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 13:54:37 GMT

Wadson,

Is your asmx SOAP or REST? I have never had any luck using a SOAP based web service, but I have many apps using RESTful web services.

Re: Calling asmx web service from javascript

JoseSanchez — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 12:47:26 GMT

Hello everyone,

I am writing my first esriRequest, what do I need to add in the "content: {" section if I am calling the default "HelloWorld" method? I am trying to call a asmx web service

Re: Calling asmx web service from javascript

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 14:52:27 GMT

Jose,

I don't believe that the hello world method take s any parameters so you don't use the content portion.

Re: Calling asmx web service from javascript

BillChappell — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 16:46:21 GMT

Might be a simple CORS issue. I've run into this when I manually check a service and it runs then try to hit it with code and it doesn't. Check the console.