http post to webMethods [IS]

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We are trying to create a java web application that posts to a webMethods flow. We were successfully posting to a flow when we append the name/value pairs as part of the url. The problem we found is when the data is too long, we are getting a 414 error.

We are trying to do the post with the data as part of body but are having difficulty with webMethods seeing the inbound name/value pairs. (We have content-type set to “text/xml”.) Can anyone show me some sample java code that successfully posts to a webMethods flow where the data being posted is contained in the body?

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There are couple of examples on the forums here that demonstrate how to post to Integration Server using Java. Use the search facilities to find them. If you use text/xml as the content-type, then you don’t want the body to be name/value pairs. The body will need to be XML. If you really want to post name/value pairs, you’ll need to use a different content-type although I can’t remember exactly which one off the top of my head. Perhaps someone else can provide that answer?

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Thanks. I did look around for some examples none jumped out at me. Interesting about “text/xml”, I thought that was a requirement on a post into wM.

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Integration Server (not wM or webMethods–webMethods is a company, not product) can accept data in a number of different ways. Name/value pairs is simply one of them. It excels in working with XML–that’s its main strength.

Search using the terms http post java and you’ll get some hits. Here’s one.

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Thanks. We were able to get it working. Content-Type was the key. We needed to set it to “application/x-www-form-urlencoded”.

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Snolan,

Be careful with just setting the content-type to to something that “Works!” without knowing the implications. For example, if you set the content-type to application/x-www-form-urlencoded, one of the things that you’re telling the receiver is that your data is “URL-encoded.” Therefore, if you do not URL encode it and you happen to have a special character within the data (example, &), you will most likely run into an error.

Like Rob was saying, if all you want to do is to post an XML message to a Flow service from a Java application, then set your content-type to “text/xml” and send the XML in the body of the HTTP POST request. The IS content handler will then pass the XML as an XML node to your Flow service.

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