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Send Part of an XForms Instance to a Web Service

Include your SOAP request within a general instance document: This intermediate level article by Nicholas Chase explains how an XForms form is handy as a Web service client because it enables you to easily send and receive an XML document, but what if you don't necessarily want to send the entire data instance? This tip explains how you can build an instance that includes a SOAP message along with other data, and then send only the SOAP message on submission. (This article originally appeared on IBM developerWorks, 13 Aug 2004, at http://www.ibm.com/developerWorks.)

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November 02, 2004

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

· Send Part of an XForms Instance to a Web Service
· Structuring the form
· Creating the submission
· Resources

Nicholas Chase, a Studio B author, has been involved in Web site development for companies such as Lucent Technologies, Sun Microsystems, Oracle, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Nick has been a high school physics teacher, a low-level radioactive waste facility manager, an online science fiction magazine editor, a multimedia engineer, and an Oracle instructor. More recently, he was the Chief Technology Officer of an interactive communications firm in Clearwater, Florida, USA, and is the author of several books on Web development, including XML Primer Plus (Sams). He's currently trying to buy a farm so he and his wife can raise alpacas and chickens. He loves to hear from readers and can be reached at: nicholas@nicholaschase.com.

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