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Web services are web based applications that use open, XML-based standards and transport protocol designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network.

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Countries web service

Information

Description	Source
WSDL	http://www.mobilefish.com/services/web_service/countries.php?wsdl
Owner / Publisher	Mobilefish.com
Description	Mobilefish.com is pleased to announce a program that allows you to access the countries and regions information from our server and include it on your website, free of charge for non-commercial use. IF YOU MISUSE THIS SERVICE YOUR IP ADDRESS WILL BE BLOCKED! The Countries web service provides three operations: getIANAInfo() This operation will return an array containing: ianacode countryname countryInfoByIana(ianacode as string) This operation will return: ianacode countryname latitude longitude regionsInfoByIana(ianacode as string) This operation will return an array containing: ianacode regionname latitude longitude For example: getIANAInfo() This operation returns: ianacode = af countryname = Afghanistan ianacode = ax countryname = Aland Islands : countryInfoByIana("us") This operation returns: ianacode = us countryname = United States latitude = 37.09024 longitude = -95.712891 regionsInfoByIana("us") This operation returns: ianacode = us regionname = Alabama latitude = 32.576225 longitude = -86.680740 ianacode = us regionname = Alaska latitude = 61.304726 longitude = -158.821457 : Notes: The latitude and logitude coordinates are arbritrary chosen located within the country or region. More information about the IANA country code can be found at: http://www.mobilefish.com/tutorials/countrycodes/countrycodes.html
Endpoint	http://www.mobilefish.com/services/web_service/countries.php
Implementation	PEAR:SOAP More information, see tutorial: Install PEAR SOAP
Usage:	Operation: getIANAInfo() Returns: array(ianacode, countryname) Operation: countryInfoByIana(ianacode as string) Returns: ianacode, countryname, latitude, longitude Operation: regionsInfoByIana(ianacode as string) Returns: array(ianacode, regionname, latitude, longitude) Several solutions are created to help you accessing this web service. Solution 1: countries_web_client.php This PHP PEAR::SOAP script must be deployed on a webserver to access the countries web service. Demonstrate the web client accessing the countries web service. Solution 2: countries_commandline_client.php This PHP PEAR::SOAP script can be executed in a DOS window. Solution 3: countries_web_simple_client.php This simple PHP PEAR::SOAP script must be deployed on a webserver to show you what the operations returns. This is helpfull to understand the countries web service and for debug purposes. Demonstrate the simple web client accessing the countries web service. Solution 4: countries_web_simple_client2.php This simple PHP PEAR::SOAP script must be deployed on a webserver to show you the operations structure. This is helpfull to understand the countries web service and for debug purposes. Demonstrate the simple web client 2 accessing the countries web service. Solution 5: Send SOAP messages using the TCPMon application. This is helpfull to understand the countries web service and for debug purposes. SOAP message to invoke operation getIANAInfo(). SOAP message to invoke operation countryInfoByIana("us"). SOAP message to invoke operation regionsInfoByIana("us"). Note: These are all SOAP version 1.1 messages. Solution 6: Create a Java web service client using Eclipse 3.4

Note: Endpoint means the URL where the service is running.