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amnag
Occasional Contributor
15 years ago

SoapUi Pro 3.0 - Sending a null value instead of a space in the request

Hi,

  I am using SoapUi Pro 3.0 Trial. I am sending a request with all mandatory values by excluding optional values. I am using form view to do this. This request is not being honored by the server as I am getting a message 'invalid field format' for the optional fields. The logs say we are sending a space instead of null values in the optional fields. I made the test property 'Remove Empty Content' to 'True'.....but still no use. When I populate the form view with all fields and sending the request, I am getting back the response. Could you please help me in fixing this?

  By the way, I am a tester and not a XML person. So please explain step by step and I reallly appreciate it.

Thanks,

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  • SmartBear_Suppo's avatar
    SmartBear_Suppo
    SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
    15 years ago
    Hello,

    Could you send the request, and then open the HTTP log and send it to us? You can right-click in the log window and select "Copy to clipboard". Maybe with the log we will be able to troubleshoot your problem better, thanks.

    Regards,
    Dain
    eviware.com
  • amnag's avatar
    amnag
    Occasional Contributor
    15 years ago
    ok, Below is the HTTP log.

    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "POST /creditcard.asmx HTTP/1.1[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "Content-Type: text/xml;charset=UTF-8[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "SOAPAction: "http://www.paymentresources.com/webservices/CCSale"[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.1[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "Host: cot-darkgreen.transfirst.net[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "Content-Length: 447[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "[\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "  19084N4SQPGEJL9M3JKJM1.250.041111111111111110909[\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "    "
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "HTTP/1.1 100 Continue[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "HTTP/1.1 100 Continue[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Via: 1.1 LOUS-SILVER[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:21:43 GMT[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Server: Microsoft-IIS/5.0[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "X-Powered-By: ASP.NET[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "HTTP/1.1 200 OK[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "HTTP/1.1 200 OK[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Via: 1.1 LOUS-SILVER[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Connection: Keep-Alive[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Proxy-Connection: Keep-Alive[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Content-Length: 698[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:21:43 GMT[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Server: Microsoft-IIS/5.0[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "X-Powered-By: ASP.NET[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "X-AspNet-Version: 1.1.4322[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Cache-Control: private, max-age=0[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:21:46 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "02009-08-11T08:21:43.4896250-06:002009-08-11T08:21:43.4896250-06:000CanceledInvalid field format"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "POST /creditcard.asmx HTTP/1.1[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "Content-Type: text/xml;charset=UTF-8[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "SOAPAction: "http://www.paymentresources.com/webservices/CCSale"[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.1[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "Host: cot-darkgreen.transfirst.net[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "Content-Length: 447[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "[\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "  19084N4SQPGEJL9M3JKJM1.250.041111111111111110909[\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:>> "    "
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "HTTP/1.1 100 Continue[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "HTTP/1.1 100 Continue[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Via: 1.1 LOUS-SILVER[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:46:36 GMT[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Server: Microsoft-IIS/5.0[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "X-Powered-By: ASP.NET[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "HTTP/1.1 200 OK[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "HTTP/1.1 200 OK[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Via: 1.1 LOUS-SILVER[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Connection: Keep-Alive[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Proxy-Connection: Keep-Alive[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Content-Length: 698[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:46:36 GMT[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Server: Microsoft-IIS/5.0[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "X-Powered-By: ASP.NET[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "X-AspNet-Version: 1.1.4322[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "Cache-Control: private, max-age=0[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "[\r][\n]"
    Tue Aug 11 08:46:37 MDT 2009:DEBUG:<< "02009-08-11T08:46:37.0547500-06:002009-08-11T08:46:37.0547500-06:000CanceledInvalid field format"
  • SmartBear_Suppo's avatar
    SmartBear_Suppo
    SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
    15 years ago
    Hello,

    Looking at your HTTP log I can't see any empty elements being sent (containting just a space), in fact, everything looks proper to me.
    From your attached HTTP log:

    <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
     <soapenv:Body>
      <web:CCSale xmlns:web="http://www.paymentresources.com/webservices">
       <web:MerchantID>19084</web:MerchantID>
       <web:RegKey>N4SQPGEJL9M3JKJM</web:RegKey>
       <web:Amount>1.25</web:Amount>
       <web:SaleTaxAmount>0.0</web:SaleTaxAmount>
       <web:CardNumber>4111111111111111</web:CardNumber>
       <web:Expiration>0909</web:Expiration>
      </web:CCSale>
     </soapenv:Body>
    </soapenv:Envelope>


    What elements are being reported as empty?

    Regards,
    Dain
    eviware.com