Web Sevices/API

Question

I'm using ColdFusion 8. I need help with Web Services and APIs. I can get the simple a convernsion from Celsius to Fahrenheit to work:
<cfinvoke
webservice = "http://webservices.daehosting.com/services/TemperatureConversions.wso?WSDL"
method="CelciusToFahrenheit"
nCelcius = "54"
returnvariable="foo"
>
<cfoutput>#foo#</cfoutput>
I can't get anything else to run. Is there a standard template, tool of dvelopment style that I can use to fill in information? Bellow is an API link for SPRACI, it is open an does not require an API key. Can some show me how to intergrate the functions into a web page. Or provide me with other examples that I can study? Thanks
Site with the SPRACI API:
http://www.spraci.com
http://www.xmethods.net/ve2/ViewListing.po;jsessionid=kDmNk9mBY6I2x7C9VJMbvmEl?key=uuid:85 9FF87B-E535-4B29-4E16-ADEC0589B599
http://www.spraci.com/services/soap/index.php?wsdl
Operation / Method Name
area_list
area_getinfo
event_list
event_getinfo
event_show
event_add
event_update
user_getinfo
user_getarea

Answer 1

I'm attempting to learn how to manage Web Services/APIs. I'm using ColdFusion 8 and the webservice is open (no key or password required). With my createobject I don't see where to include the operation or method (see list below) like was done with the <cfinvoke>. With <cfinvoke> I had save the document as wscfc.cfm is it the same with createobject? Thanks for the suggestions TheRealAgentK.
At the bottom of this page is a “Second Attempt” using the Put and <cfinvoke>. This modified code that was sent to me by BKBK (Thanks!). The error message follows the code.
I'm getting an error message (see below). Any help with this API or sample connections would be greatly appreciated.
?WSDL link below:
http://www.spraci.com/services/soap/index.php?wsdl
My script below (operation/method = area_list):
<cfscript>
stUser = structNew();
stUser.appkey = "";
stUser.username = "";
stUser.password = "";
stUser.area = "x0usa";
stUser.name = "";
ws = createObject("webservice", "http://www.spraci.com/services/soap/index.php?wsdl");
myReturnVar = ws.echoStruct(stUser);
</cfscript>
<cfoutput>#myReturnVar#</cfoutput>
Link to API notes:
C:\Users\djones\Documents\Affiliates\spraci\Webmaster Services SPRACI API SOAP area_list.mht
Operations /Methods below?
http://www.xmethods.net/ve2/WSDLAnalyzer.po;jsessionid=GuNmIhBRDeHT2vRN_L4c7nK8
area_list
area_getinfo
event_list
event_getinfo
event_show
event_add
event_update
user_getinfo
user_getarea
Error Message Below:
Web service operation echoStruct with parameters {{USERNAME={},PASSWORD={},AREA={x0usa},APPKEY={},NAME={}}} cannot be found.
The error occurred in C:\ColdFusion8\wwwroot\ybah8r\CMS\Progs\eraseme3.cfm: line 17
15 : stUser.name = "";
16 : ws = createObject("webservice", "http://www.spraci.com/services/soap/index.php?wsdl");
17 : myReturnVar = ws.echoStruct(stUser);
18 : </cfscript>
19 :
Second attempt:
<cfset AreaFetch = createobject("java","java.util.Hashtable")>
<cfscript>
AreaFetch.put("appkey", "");
AreaFetch.put("username", "");
AreaFetch.put("password", "");
AreaFetch.put("area", "x0usa");
AreaFetch.put("name", "");
</cfscript>
<cfinvoke
webservice = "http://www.spraci.com/services/soap/index.php?wsdl"
method="area_list"
inputStructArray ="#AreaFetch#"
returnvariable="foo"
>
<cfdump var="#foo#">
Error message:
Web service parameter name data cannot be found in the provided parameters {INPUTSTRUCTARRAY}.
The error occurred in C:\ColdFusion8\wwwroot\ybah8r\wscfc.cfm: line 41
39 : webservice = "http://www.spraci.com/services/soap/index.php?wsdl"
40 : method="area_list"
41 : inputStructArray ="#AreaFetch#"                       
42 : returnvariable="foo"
43 : >