Your First SoapUI Project tutorial - WSDL loading does not work

[eliassal]

Hi, I am new to SOAPUI and trying to follow instructions "Your First SoapUI Project" at http://www.soapui.org/getting-started/your-first-soapui-project.html, the wsdl is not available anymore and getting this message in SoapUI

Error Loading WSDL

Error loading [http://www.mobilefish.com/services/web_service/countries.php?wsdl]: org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException: org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException: error: Reference to undefined entity: nbsp

Thanks in advance

[rupert_anderson · Accepted solution]

Hi,

It seems that someone has fixed the wiki page (http://www.soapui.org/getting-started/your-first-soapui-project.html) since you went on it at the top and added two replacement examples presumably for the missing one you tried:

Note: The WSDL referenced in step 2 of this tutorial has been removed. Please use one of the following WSDL URLs instead:
http://wsf.cdyne.com/WeatherWS/Weather.asmx?WSDL
http://www.webservicex.com/currencyconvertor.asmx?WSDL

Hope this helps,

Rupert

[rupert_anderson]

Just as an note on this particular error message, it case it saves anyone else any time (and because I was investigating another post reporting the same error message).

It seems that SoapUI can display this error message:

Error loading [http://www.mobilefish.com/services/web_service/countries.php?wsdl]: org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException: org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException: error: Reference to undefined entity: nbsp

presumably because it is trying to interpret (as a WSDL) the resulting HTML page that is displayed when the missing WSDL (in this case http://www.mobilefish.com/services/web_service/cou ntries.php?wsdl) redirects. I think it may also happen when the WSDL is available but happens to contain imports/includes a scheama that cannot be found.

Hope this helps,

Cheers,

Rupert

[eliassal]

Thanks for the update.

[JudeBac]

The following URLs does not work for me: Error loading WSDL. Failed to load url:

Note: The WSDL referenced in step 2 of this tutorial has been removed. Please use one of the following WSDL URLs instead:
http://wsf.cdyne.com/WeatherWS/Weather.asmx?WSDL
http://www.webservicex.com/currencyconvertor.asmx?WSDL

Any new URLs for begginers? Workaround?

Thanks,

Jude 

[JudeBac]

My workaround is to open this URL in IE and save as file locally. Then just browse for the WSDL location. It loaded fine.

http://www.webservicex.net/currencyconvertor.asmx?WSDL

[uma_hettiarachc]

Hi,

I am trying out SOAP UI tutorial mentioned above. The currency converter WSDL seems to load fine, however when I run the test the response message comes back with a "-1" response for the conversion rate and no actual rate is returned. There is no error message or anything. I have tried many different pairs of currencies but I get the same response. Any suggestions?

Thanks

Uma