SOAP client module

[Jano]

Hello,

I need a SOAP client-only solution. Ideally, the simpler the better: I
don't need to mess around with SOAP internals, just call a simple web
service and check the returned values.

A plus would be if it could make several request over a persistent HTTP
connection.

What library would you recommend? I've only taken a look at Axis but I
think it's overkill for my needs.

TIA,

A. Mosteo.

 

[EJP]

This may be a bit off topic, but did anyone consider something like
"RMI-over-SOAP" (like "RMI-over-IIOP"). I didn't check out SOAP yet, so
I don't know whether this is anyhow possible, but IMHO (in this case
really "H" ;-) SOAP is just another RPC mechanism, so why not?

This is more or less what JAX-RPC is, in the Sun Java JAX Pack. See also
http://www.extreme.indiana.edu/soap/.

EJP