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    Parsing SOAP XML with Classic ASP

    I'm typically a LAMP stack developer, so I'm a little out of my comfort zone on this one. I'm working on a classic ASP site that is doing a SOAP based XML API connection. It's worked in the past, but now we're updating the API to connect to a different application. Problem is, I'm not able to get the API to work any more and I've hit a wall with a generic 500 error. I've got detailed error reporting turned on, and this is all it returns:

    Code:
    An error occurred on the server when processing the URL. Please contact the system administrator.
    I set up a SOAP client before writing this API, and it tested good. I've run several tests since to be sure that it is still working. I've inserted
    Code:
    Response.Write
    statements describing what the code is doing at each step through execution to see which ones show up and which ones do not. It appears to break at this line:
    Code:
    isSuccess = objDoc.getElementsByTagName("Status").text
    If it is helpful, here is the full document.

    Code:
    <%@ language=vbscript %>
    <% Option Explicit %>
    <%
    '============================================================'
    '   Authenticate a representative using the representative's
    '   user name (RepDID or EmailAddress) and password.
    '============================================================'
    
    '----------------------------------------------------------'
    ' Process User Submitted Data
    '----------------------------------------------------------'
    If Request.ServerVariables("REQUEST_METHOD") = "POST" Then
    
    	'Load form fields into variables
    	Response.Write "<p>Loading form fields into variables</p>"
    	Dim repUsername, repPassword
    	repUsername = Trim(Request.Form("rep-username"))
    	repPassword = Trim(Request.Form("rep-password"))
    
    	'Set up basic Validation...
    	Response.Write "<p>Validating form</p>"
    	If repUsername = "" Or repPassword = "" Then
    		Response.Redirect ("../index.asp?login=error#login")
    
    	Else
    		'----------------------------------------------------------'
    		' Compose SOAP Request
    		'----------------------------------------------------------'
    		Dim xobj, SOAPRequest
    		Set xobj = Server.CreateObject("Msxml2.ServerXMLHTTP")
    		xobj.Open "POST", "http://api.domain.com/3.0/Api.asmx", False
    		xobj.setRequestHeader "Content-Type", "text/xml; charset=utf-8"
    		xobj.setRequestHeader "SOAPAction", "http://api.domain.com/AuthenticateCustomer"
    		SOAPRequest = _
    		"<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8""?>" &_
    			"<x:Envelope xmlns:x='http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/' xmlns:api='http://api.domain.com/'>"&_
    				"<x:Header>" &_
    					"<api:ApiAuthentication>" &_
    						"<api:LoginName>string</api:LoginName>" &_
    						"<api:Password>string</api:Password>" &_
    						"<api:Company>string</api:Company>" &_
    					"<api:ApiAuthentication>" &_
    				"</x:Header>" &_
    				"<x:Body>" &_
    					"<api:AuthenticateCustomerRequest>" &_
    						"<api:LoginName>"&repUsername&"</api:LoginName>" &_
    						"<api:Password>"&repPassword&"</api:Password>" &_
    					"</api:AuthenticateCustomerRequest>" &_
    				"</x:Body>" &_
    			"</x:Envelope>"
    
    		Response.Write "<p>Sending SOAP envelope</p>"
    		xobj.send SOAPRequest
    
            '----------------------------------------------------------'
            ' Retrieve SOAP Response
            '----------------------------------------------------------'
    		Dim strReturn, objDoc, isSuccess
    		Response.Write "<p>Receiving SOAP response</p>"
    		strReturn = xobj.responseText 'Get the return envelope
    
            Set objDoc = CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
    		objDoc.async = False
    		Response.Write "<p>Loading XML</p>"
    		objDoc.LoadXml(strReturn)
    		Response.Write "<p>Parsing XML</p>"
    		isSuccess = objDoc.getElementsByTagName("Status")("Success").text
    
    		'----------------------------------------------------------'
    		' If user is valid set Session Authenticated otherwise
    		' restrict user and redirect to the index page and show error
    		'----------------------------------------------------------'
    		Response.Write "<p>Authenticating...</p>"
    		If isSuccess = "Success" Then
    			Session("Authenticated") = 1
    			'Session.Timeout = 1 '60 'Expire session 1 hours from current time
    			Response.Redirect ("../welcome.asp#AdvancedTrainingVideos")
    
    		Else
    			Session("Authenticated") = 0
    			Response.Redirect ("../index.asp?login=error#login")
    
    		End IF 'END - isSuccess
    
    	End IF ' END - Basic Validation...
    End IF 'END - REQUEST_METHOD POST
    
    %>
    Any insights are very welcome.

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    Re: Parsing SOAP XML with Classic ASP

    I'm neither a vbscript nor soap person, but I offer this.

    In the first part of your post you give
    Code:
    isSuccess = objDoc.getElementsByTagName("Status").text
    but in the full document you give
    Code:
    isSuccess = objDoc.getElementsByTagName("Status")("Success").text
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    Re: Parsing SOAP XML with Classic ASP

    Quote Originally Posted by 2kaud View Post
    I'm neither a vbscript nor soap person, but I offer this.

    In the first part of your post you give
    Code:
    isSuccess = objDoc.getElementsByTagName("Status").text
    but in the full document you give
    Code:
    isSuccess = objDoc.getElementsByTagName("Status")("Success").text
    Good catch. I've been doing a number of experiments to see if I can get it to work. At one point I entered in the value of the tag as well as the tag name to see if that would do it. The original API from which I modified this one had a boolean reponse in that second field, which was (0). This response is not boolean, but a string "Success". Unfortunately that didn't fix it. Not sure if it broke it more, but it definitely didn't fix it.

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    Re: Parsing SOAP XML with Classic ASP

    Here's where I'm at. I've installed an ASP host on my computer so I can run locally and get more detailed error reporting. The error is as follows:

    Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a01c2'
    Wrong number of arguments or invalid property assignment
    /inc/verify.asp, line 69
    The line of code in question is as follows:
    Code:
    isSuccess = objDoc.getElementsByTagName("Status")
    I've been toying with this line for quite a while now and nothing I do seems to work, though I have been able to generate more types of errors!

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    Re: Parsing SOAP XML with Classic ASP

    getElementsByTagName returns a list of objects, not a Boolean value.

    Refer to https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...(v=vs.85).aspx
    Last edited by Arjay; August 19th, 2016 at 03:35 PM.

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    Re: Parsing SOAP XML with Classic ASP

    Quote Originally Posted by Arjay View Post
    getElementsByTaskName returns a list of objects, not a Boolean value.

    Refer to https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...(v=vs.85).aspx
    Hi Arjay! The return I'm getting is supposed to be a string, not boolean, so it sounds like I'm using the right method. However, I am having difficulty figuring out how to take that returned value and successfully load it into my "isSuccess" variable.

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    Re: Parsing SOAP XML with Classic ASP

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    Re: Parsing SOAP XML with Classic ASP

    Quote Originally Posted by Auciker View Post
    Hi Arjay! The return I'm getting is supposed to be a string, not boolean, so it sounds like I'm using the right method. However, I am having difficulty figuring out how to take that returned value and successfully load it into my "isSuccess" variable.
    Okay, getElementsByTagName returns a list of objects, not a string.
    Last edited by Arjay; August 19th, 2016 at 03:35 PM.

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    Re: Parsing SOAP XML with Classic ASP

    Quote Originally Posted by Arjay View Post
    Okay, getElementsByTaskName returns a list of objects, not a string.
    What is your recommendation on how I could alter the code to get it to work?

    BTW, you keep entering "getElementsByTaskName", but the method I'm using is "getElementsByTagName". Is this a typo on your part?

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    Re: Parsing SOAP XML with Classic ASP

    Quote Originally Posted by Auciker View Post
    What is your recommendation on how I could alter the code to get it to work?

    BTW, you keep entering "getElementsByTaskName", but the method I'm using is "getElementsByTagName". Is this a typo on your part?
    Sorry, I had typo'd the name of the method, but had you clicked on the link I referred you to, you would have seen that it was getElementsByTagName. The link shows the method returns an array of objects and includes a code snippet that shows you how to access the first object.

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    Re: Parsing SOAP XML with Classic ASP

    I assumed it was a typo, but I wanted to be sure we're on the same page.

    I did visit the page, but unfortunately it is not clear to me exactly what I'm supposed to do. As with most code documentation, but I found it to be too obtuse for me. The examples are in Javascript and C++ and I'm working with ASP and VBS.

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    Re: Parsing SOAP XML with Classic ASP

    What is your recommendation on how I could alter the code to get it to work?
    From looking at the article in post #5, I would consider
    Code:
    isSuccess = objDoc.getElementsByTagName("Status")
    ...
    If isSuccess.item(0).text = "Success" Then
    or possibly
    Code:
    isSuccess = objDoc.getElementsByTagName("Status").item(0).text
    ...
    If isSuccess = "Success" Then
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    Re: Parsing SOAP XML with Classic ASP

    Quote Originally Posted by 2kaud View Post
    From looking at the article in post #5, I would consider
    Code:
    isSuccess = objDoc.getElementsByTagName("Status")
    ...
    If isSuccess.item(0).text = "Success" Then
    or possibly
    Code:
    isSuccess = objDoc.getElementsByTagName("Status").item(0).text
    ...
    If isSuccess = "Success" Then
    Thanks 2kaud. Unfortunately it's now returning the following error:
    Code:
    Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a01a8'
    
    Object required: '[object]'

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    Re: Parsing SOAP XML with Classic ASP

    Which line is causing the error?
    All advice is offered in good faith only. All my code is tested (unless stated explicitly otherwise) with the latest version of Microsoft Visual Studio (using the supported features of the latest standard) and is offered as examples only - not as production quality. I cannot offer advice regarding any other c/c++ compiler/IDE or incompatibilities with VS. You are ultimately responsible for the effects of your programs and the integrity of the machines they run on. Anything I post, code snippets, advice, etc is licensed as Public Domain https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ and can be used without reference or acknowledgement. Also note that I only provide advice and guidance via the forums - and not via private messages!

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    Re: Parsing SOAP XML with Classic ASP

    Quote Originally Posted by Auciker View Post
    Thanks 2kaud. Unfortunately it's now returning the following error:
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    Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a01a8'
    
    Object required: '[object]'
    If objDoc.GetElementsByTagName("Status") doesn't find any objects, then attempting to access the first object in a list (with item(0)) is going to result in an error. You need to check if isSuccess is null and isSuccess.item is null (or has values).

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