November 2001
Intermediate to advanced
736 pages
16h 7m
English

This chapter delves into xml web services—an innovative and cross-platform technology for exposing Application Program Interfaces (APIs) over the web. This chapter begins with an explanation of the concepts. It walks you through the creation of a simple XML Web Service and shows you how to build a client that uses the service. Along the way, we investigate the tools and technologies that support XML Web Services and their development in the Windows environment. Near the end of the chapter, you learn how to advertise your XML Web Service on the Internet and query others’ services.
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