gSOAP on OpenVMS V0.7 Released

BC&JA have released version 0.7 of gSOAP on OpenVMS for Alpha and Integrity.  The release notes and installation guide contain notes on changes specific to the OpenVMS version.
This releases encompasses all changes and additions made to the gSOAP Version 2.7.9 and its revisions. See the following list and http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~engelen/soap.html for further information.

Version 2.7.9 revisions a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/i/j/k/l (10/24/2006-09/26/2007)

• Added wsdl2h option -j to omit the generation of SOAP Header and Faults for customization of these.
• Added wsdl2h option -q to generate C++ namespace qualified header files.
• Added SOAP_SSLv3, SOAP_TLSv1, SOAP_SSL_SKIP_HOST_CHECK flags.
• Added file input and output specifications (with < and >) to wsdl2h's typemap.dat to specify input and output for wsdl2h.
• Added WS-Addressing 2005/03 support.
• Added function soap_free() = soap_done() + free() and renamed previous soap_free() to soap_temp_free().
• Added wsdl2h option -_ to translate _USCORE.
• Added xsd:anyAttribute (using DOM parser) with wsdl2h option -d.
• Added multi-WSDL types section schema component merging.
• Added TCP keep-alive settings.
• Added QName list normalization.
• Changed soapcpp2 default rule for generating attribute form qualified to unqualified.
• Improved wsdl2h SOAP Fault coding.
• Improved performance and stability.
• Improved portability.
• Improved wsdl2h empty namespace handling ("" namespace).
• Improved wsdl2h and schema conversion to C and C++.
• Improved SSL timeouts and error handling.
• Improved soapcpp2 option -i (generate proxy and service classes).
• Improved class instance initialization.
• Improved use of IPv6.
• Improved proxy and server code output for soapcpp2 option -i.
• Improved soapcpp2 code output with additional exception checks.
• Fixed MIME/MTOM start id handling (SOAP message no longer required to be first attachment).
• Fixed WS-Security wsse plugin canonicalization format issue.
• Fixed ZIP content remainder parsing (CRC check).
• Fixed WSA API handling of messages with MIME/DIME attachments.
• Fixed wsdl2h relative path includes.
• Fixed _XML literal string parsing of root attributes. 

Please do let us know whether you would like a kit and state if for Alpha or Integrity. This release is only available for OpenVMS 8.3 and higher. If you require a kit or need a release for OpenVMS 7.3-2, then please drop us an email at brett.r.cameron (AT) gmail.com and johndapps (AT) gmail.com.

Regards, BC&JA

gSOAP on OpenVMS Kit Announcements

BC&JA are proud to formally announce that Version 06 for gSOAP on OpenVMS is available!

Version 06 includes updated documentation and a completely rewritten user guide for (Fast Interface Dynamic Definition Language for lusty Enterprises) FIDDLE, a tool for developing gSOAP interfaces for HP ACMS.

Version 06 includes support for FastCGI and multi-national character sets such as Hebrew. The release have been updated to include documentation on using gSOAP with Apache FastCGI and with WASD. We have created a new Web page for FastCGI on OpenVMS and encourage you to take a look.

Please see the first comment to this entry for details on additional Web Services you might wish to try. We hope to provide examples of these with the next kit release. Meanwhile, if you manage to implement one or two, we would be very happy to include them in the kit!

Please send a brief note requesting a kit to:

• brett.r.cameron@gmail.com and
• johndapps@gmail.com

Please specify in your mail:

• OpenVMS version (can be 7.3.-2 on Alpha)
• Hardware platform (Alpha or Integrity)

You may review the installation guide and release notes prior to requesting a kit. C++ is not required unless you wish to develop code using that language, of course. If you using ACMS, you might also wish to peruse the FIDDLE

Please do leave a comment, it can be anonymous if you prefer, when you download a kit!

We very much wish to keep track of who is using the software. Why? 

• So that we can influence management to turn the gSOAP on OpenVMS software into a supported Open Source product, for instance
• So that we can write SPAM mails to you :-)
• So that we can see how much interest there really is...

Regards, BC&JA

gSOAP Kit Announcements

BC&JA are truly ecstatic to announce that
Version 06 for gSOAP on OpenVMS is available!

Version 06 includes updated documentation and a completely rewritten user guide for (Fast Interface Dynamic Definition Language for lusty Enterprises) FIDDLE, a tool for developing gSOAP interfaces for HP ACMS applications.

Version 06 includes support for FastCGI and multi-national character sets such as Hebrew. The release notes have been updated to include documentation on using gSOAP with Apache FastCGI and with WASD. We have created a new Web page for FastCGI on OpenVMS and encourage you to take a look.

There will be an update to this note shortly where we hope to announce a few Web Services which you may call from Xignite.

Please send a brief note requesting a kit to:

• brett.r.cameron@gmail.com and
  
• johndapps@gmail.com

Please specify in your mail:

• OpenVMS version (can be 7.3.-2 on Alpha)
  
• Hardware platform (Alpha or Integrity)

You may review the installation guide and release notes prior to requesting a kit. C++ is not required.

Please do leave a comment, it can be anonymous if you prefer, when you download a kit!
We very much wish to keep track of who is using the software.

Why?

• So that we can influence management to turn the gSOAP on OpenVMS software into a supported Open Source product, for instance
• So that we can write SPAM mails to you :-)
• So that we can see how much interest there really is
• ...

Regards, BC&JA

Type of support required for gSOAP on OpenVMS?

Please indicate through a comment how and if you would like support for gSOAP from the OpenVMS engineering group.
Some possible items:

• support should be part of the OpenVMS support contract, similar to the Apache Web Server
• support can come from a group other than OpenVMS for which a small fee (how much?) can be paid
• support must be available 24x7, 5x8 (office hours), world-wide
• the gSOAP news list and other sources on the Web suffice
• no support required

Old gSOAP kit announcement.

This entry has been replaced by the gSOAP Kit Announcements. The entry has been retained due to the valuable comments entered against it.


Regards, BC&JA

Introduce Yourselves!

We would be very happy to hear about what you are doing and how things are progressing!

If you prefer to post anonymously, then that is fine. If, however, you feel you would like to get in touch and let us know more about what you are doing, but do not wish to publish that information here, then please drop us an email at:

Brett.R.Cameron (AT) gmail.com
JohnDApps (AT) gmail.com
Thomas.Siebold (AT) gmail.com

Thank you!

Bugs found in gSOAP on OpenVMS

Every attempt has been made to provide stable and tested software. However, things can go wrong...
Please report bugs that you find with the gSOAP on OpenVMS software here.
Don't forget to mention:

• platform (Alpha or Integrity)
• OpenVMS version
• name of the gSOAP kit you are using (the ZIP file name)
• source code required to reproduce the problem (if possible) or at least sufficient detail for the problem to be investigated further

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