Write to SharePoint 2007 list using Web Services, getting Soap error

Question

Hello! I have never worked with XML or SharePoint's Web Services but am not facing a need to use it. I am attempting to write to my SharePoint 2007 list with the following code and am getting the following error :
Exception of type 'Microsoft.SharePoint.SoapServer.SoapServerException' was thrown.
Here is my code I copied from Phil on StackOverflow
Dim lists As New BofaListWebReference.Lists() lists.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials
Dim listguid As String = "{my list guid}"
'Get Name attribute values (GUIDs) for list and view.
Dim ndListView As System.Xml.XmlNode = lists.GetListAndView(listguid, "")
Dim strListID As String = ndListView.ChildNodes(0).Attributes("Name").Value
Dim strViewID As String = ndListView.ChildNodes(1).Attributes("Name").Value
'Create an XmlDocument object and construct a Batch element and its 'attributes. Empty string as view means use the default view.
Dim doc As New System.Xml.XmlDocument()
Dim batchElement As System.Xml.XmlElement = doc.CreateElement("Batch") batchElement.SetAttribute("OnError", "Continue") batchElement.SetAttribute("ListVersion", "1") batchElement.SetAttribute("ViewName",
strViewID)
batchElement.InnerXml = "<Method ID='1' Cmd='New'>" + "<Field Name='Title'>test</Field>" Try
lists.UpdateListItems(strListID, batchElement) Label1.Text = "Call Escalated to sharepoint, ok." Catch ex As Exception
Label1.Text = ex.ToString
End Try
Sorry, the pasting of the code didn't work as expected.
Any help on getting me the ability to write to my list will be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Hi Manzutto,
Not sure if you have attached the whole code in the post.
If so, it contains errors in the Batch Element file, <Method> tab should have </Method> in the end.
batchElement.InnerXml = "<Method ID='1' Cmd='New'>" + "<Field Name='Title'>test</Field></Method>"
And the element in the batch element xml is case sensitive. Please make sure you have the xml file with correct format.
More information, How to: Update List Items:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ms440289(v=office.14).aspx
Thanks,
Qiao Wei
TechNet Community Support