Create a proxy class for a non .NET xml provider

[mich_stone]

Hi world,

I am about to buy an application from a vendor that has module which
will respond to HTTP XML requests. The software is a windows
application, and the XML interface is provided so that other in-house
built applications can interface with it.

My question : Is it possible to create a proxy class for this XML
provider? I know how to create proxy class and easily access functions
while using Web Services (by simply adding a Web Reference in Visual
Studio).

Is this possible even if the xml module developed by the vendor is NOT
an ASP.NET webservice?

To shed more light on the kind of xml service the software provides, I
will quote from their documentation.

Input : http://localhost:90/pp_xml_function results in
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" standalone="yes" ?>
<Test>
<Test2>
<ref>1</ref>
</Test2>
<Test>

Thanks a lot...

Regards,

Michelle.

 

[Tasos Vogiatzoglou]

I don't think you can have such a proxy (at least automatically). If it
not a valid web service with a known WSDL I cannot see a way to create
such a proxy.

You can always wrap this functionality in a class of your own.

Regards,
Tasos