Web service URL with multiple parameters

Question

Hi all,
I'm trying to make use of a web service that takes multiple parameters without the use of a proxy (we're using NW 7/7.1 and  proxies aren't supported -  i.e. i'm getting the same thing as described here: Proxy object to consume web service)
So instead I'm trying to follow a method similar to what is done [here|http://sample-code-abap.blogspot.com/2009/05/simple-code-consume-web-service-using.html]
When I put the web service url into a browser and click on the operation it comes up with
http://portLocation/company/webservice.asmx?op=operation
and comes up with the sample SOAP request and response as normal.
Now with most web services with one parameter, the url translates to something like: http://www.webservicex.net/globalweather.asmx/GetCitiesByCountry?CountryName=australia
Which works fine.
However, the web service i'm using has 4 parameters and when I try and translate my url to be like this (http://portLocation/Company/WebService.asmx/Operation?parameter1=XX&parameter2=XX&parameter3=XX&parameter4=XX) I get, "The page cannot be displayed"
Can anyone suggest a way that I might be able to get around this or what I'm doing wrong.
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hi,
are you sure that your Operation is valid? So for example in your [example|http://www.webservicex.net/globalweather.asmx] there are just two operations: [GetCitiesByCountry|http://www.webservicex.net/globalweather.asmx/GetCitiesByCountry] and [GetWeather|http://www.webservicex.net/globalweather.asmx/GetWeather]. You are right about passing multiple parameters. You need to put ? after valid URL and then pairs <name>=<value> separated by &. Don't forget that you need to encode <name> and <value> to avoid problems.
Cheers