Get VB error "Root element is missing" when calling a webservice method

Question

I'm trying to call a webservice method in TestComplete but I'm getting a VB error "Root element is missing". I can access and execute the method just fine through a browser so I think the link and the WSDL are good.

Is there some setting that I need to set in TC or something?

Please help! I'm using TC v10.5 Here is what I have in Testcomplete:

1. Add a webservice, give it a URL to the WSDL file http://localhost:8080/XXXX

X/TestWebservice?wsdl

2. Verify that I can see all the expected methods.

3. Add the following like to the script

WebServices.FmsPlanningWebservice.clearFreightCache()

If I execute this, I get a VB error saying "Root element is missing". Is this a TestComplete issue or is am I missing something?

Thanks,

TTT.

alexkaras · Answer

Hi,Does the clearFreightCache() method have any parameters?Can you share (here or privately) either the WSDL file or the relevant TestComplete items created for this web service?

thuy · Answer

The method doesn't take any params.&nbsp; Note if I write a .NET test wrapper and then in TestComplete I call the .NET method, then it works fine.&nbsp; It doesn't work if I add this webservice in TestComplete and call it directly.&nbsp; Strange.&lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?&gt; - &lt;!--  Published by JAX-WS RI at http://jax-ws.dev.java.net. RI's version is Metro/2.1 (branches/2.1-6728; 2011-02-03T14:14:58+0000) JAXWS-RI/2.2.3 JAXWS/2.2.  &nbsp; --&gt; - &lt;!--  Generated by JAX-WS RI at http://jax-ws.dev.java.net. RI's version is Metro/2.1 (branches/2.1-6728; 2011-02-03T14:14:58+0000) JAXWS-RI/2.2.3 JAXWS/2.2.  &nbsp; --&gt;   - &lt;definitions xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd" xmlns:wsp="http://www.w3.org/ns/ws-policy" xmlns:wsp1_2="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/09/policy" xmlns:wsam="http://www.w3.org/2007/05/addressing/metadata" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap/" xmlns:tns="http://ws.planning.lynden.com/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/" targetNamespace="http://ws.planning.lynden.com/" name="FmsPlanningTestWebservice"&gt;          - &lt;types&gt;                  - &lt;xsd:schema&gt;                          &nbsp; &lt;xsd:import namespace="http://ws.planning.lynden.com/" schemaLocation="http://john:8080/Fms-Planning-Webservice-1.1.5-SNAPSHOT/FmsPlanningTestWebservice?xsd=1" /&gt;                   &nbsp; &lt;/xsd:schema&gt;                  &nbsp; &lt;/types&gt;              - &lt;message name="startCacheClient"&gt;                  &nbsp; &lt;part name="parameters" element="tns:startCacheClient" /&gt;             &nbsp; &lt;/message&gt;              - &lt;message name="startCacheClientResponse"&gt;                  &nbsp; &lt;part name="parameters" element="tns:startCacheClientResponse" /&gt;             &nbsp; &lt;/message&gt;              - &lt;message name="LyndenCacheException"&gt;                  &nbsp; &lt;part name="fault" element="tns:LyndenCacheException" /&gt;             &nbsp; &lt;/message&gt;              - &lt;message name="stopCacheClient"&gt;                  &nbsp; &lt;part name="parameters" element="tns:stopCacheClient" /&gt;             &nbsp; &lt;/message&gt;              - &lt;message name="stopCacheClientResponse"&gt;                  &nbsp; &lt;part name="parameters" element="tns:stopCacheClientResponse" /&gt;             &nbsp; &lt;/message&gt;              - &lt;message name="clearFreightCache"&gt;                  &nbsp; &lt;part name="parameters" element="tns:clearFreightCache" /&gt;             &nbsp; &lt;/message&gt;              - &lt;message name="clearFreightCacheResponse"&gt;                  &nbsp; &lt;part name="parameters" element="tns:clearFreightCacheResponse" /&gt;             &nbsp; &lt;/message&gt;              - &lt;portType name="FmsPlanningTestWebservice"&gt;                  - &lt;operation name="startCacheClient"&gt;                          &nbsp; &lt;input wsam:Action="http://ws.planning.lynden.com/FmsPlanningTestWebservice/startCacheClientRequest" message="tns:startCacheClient" /&gt;                           &nbsp; &lt;output wsam:Action="http://ws.planning.lynden.com/FmsPlanningTestWebservice/startCacheClientResponse" message="tns:startCacheClientResponse" /&gt;                           &nbsp; &lt;fault message="tns:LyndenCacheException" name="LyndenCacheException" wsam:Action="http://ws.planning.lynden.com/FmsPlanningTestWebservice/startCacheClient/Fault/LyndenCacheException" /&gt;                   &nbsp; &lt;/operation&gt;                        - &lt;operation name="stopCacheClient"&gt;                          &nbsp; &lt;input wsam:Action="http://ws.planning.lynden.com/FmsPlanningTestWebservice/stopCacheClientRequest" message="tns:stopCacheClient" /&gt;                           &nbsp; &lt;output wsam:Action="http://ws.planning.lynden.com/FmsPlanningTestWebservice/stopCacheClientResponse" message="tns:stopCacheClientResponse" /&gt;                           &nbsp; &lt;fault message="tns:LyndenCacheException" name="LyndenCacheException" wsam:Action="http://ws.planning.lynden.com/FmsPlanningTestWebservice/stopCacheClient/Fault/LyndenCacheException" /&gt;                   &nbsp; &lt;/operation&gt;                        - &lt;operation name="clearFreightCache"&gt;                          &nbsp; &lt;input wsam:Action="http://ws.planning.lynden.com/FmsPlanningTestWebservice/clearFreightCacheRequest" message="tns:clearFreightCache" /&gt;                           &nbsp; &lt;output wsam:Action="http://ws.planning.lynden.com/FmsPlanningTestWebservice/clearFreightCacheResponse" message="tns:clearFreightCacheResponse" /&gt;                           &nbsp; &lt;fault message="tns:LyndenCacheException" name="LyndenCacheException" wsam:Action="http://ws.planning.lynden.com/FmsPlanningTestWebservice/clearFreightCache/Fault/LyndenCacheException" /&gt;                   &nbsp; &lt;/operation&gt;                  &nbsp; &lt;/portType&gt;              - &lt;binding name="FmsPlanningTestWebservicePortBinding" type="tns:FmsPlanningTestWebservice"&gt;                  &nbsp; &lt;soap:binding transport="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/http" style="document" /&gt;                   - &lt;operation name="startCacheClient"&gt;                          &nbsp; &lt;soap:operation soapAction="" /&gt;                           - &lt;input&gt;                                  &nbsp; &lt;soap:body use="literal" /&gt;                         &nbsp; &lt;/input&gt;                                  - &lt;output&gt;                                  &nbsp; &lt;soap:body use="literal" /&gt;                         &nbsp; &lt;/output&gt;                                  - &lt;fault name="LyndenCacheException"&gt;                                  &nbsp; &lt;soap:fault name="LyndenCacheException" use="literal" /&gt;                         &nbsp; &lt;/fault&gt;                          &nbsp; &lt;/operation&gt;                        - &lt;operation name="stopCacheClient"&gt;                          &nbsp; &lt;soap:operation soapAction="" /&gt;                           - &lt;input&gt;                                  &nbsp; &lt;soap:body use="literal" /&gt;                         &nbsp; &lt;/input&gt;                                  - &lt;output&gt;                                  &nbsp; &lt;soap:body use="literal" /&gt;                         &nbsp; &lt;/output&gt;                                  - &lt;fault name="LyndenCacheException"&gt;                                  &nbsp; &lt;soap:fault name="LyndenCacheException" use="literal" /&gt;                         &nbsp; &lt;/fault&gt;                          &nbsp; &lt;/operation&gt;                        - &lt;operation name="clearFreightCache"&gt;                          &nbsp; &lt;soap:operation soapAction="" /&gt;                           - &lt;input&gt;                                  &nbsp; &lt;soap:body use="literal" /&gt;                         &nbsp; &lt;/input&gt;                                  - &lt;output&gt;                                  &nbsp; &lt;soap:body use="literal" /&gt;                         &nbsp; &lt;/output&gt;                                  - &lt;fault name="LyndenCacheException"&gt;                                  &nbsp; &lt;soap:fault name="LyndenCacheException" use="literal" /&gt;                         &nbsp; &lt;/fault&gt;                          &nbsp; &lt;/operation&gt;                  &nbsp; &lt;/binding&gt;              - &lt;service name="FmsPlanningTestWebservice"&gt;                  - &lt;port name="FmsPlanningTestWebservicePort" binding="tns:FmsPlanningTestWebservicePortBinding"&gt;                          &nbsp; &lt;soap:address location="http://john:8080/Fms-Planning-Webservice-1.1.5-SNAPSHOT/FmsPlanningTestWebservice" /&gt;                   &nbsp; &lt;/port&gt;                  &nbsp; &lt;/service&gt;          &nbsp; &lt;/definitions&gt;

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