Hello, I have a question...

I've set up an Orchestration as a Web Service. The Orchestration performs a
cd-key check to ensure that the calling client has an active cd-key. This is
done by using an Expression Shape and calling an assembly. The assembly
returns a boolean value indicating of the cd-key is active or not. The
Orchestration has a variable to which the value is assigned. The next step
is the Decide Shape where the value is checked for true or false. If it's
true, the Orchestration proceeds with a query and returns a xml document.
However, if the value is false, that is, the cd-key is not active, I would
like to return an error message or similar to the client calling the Web
Service.

What is the best practice of returning error messages from an Orchestration
to a client?

Thanks,
Chris

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Right, I figured out it was all about creating a New Fault Message on the
port. Said and done, and as for the message, I created a new schema called
SerialInvalid and a new message with SerialInvalid as its Message Type.

Now, after constructing the fault message and sending it to the Fault
Message Operation I receive a SoapException at the Web Service end. How do I
go about extracting the SerialInvalid message from the SoapException? I had
a look at the SoapException.Detail property but it doesn't seem to include
the message I sent back.

Thanks,
Chris

"Christoffer" <christoffer@nospam.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:ObDavAdhEHA.592@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hello, I have a question...
>
> I've set up an Orchestration as a Web Service. The Orchestration performs
a
> cd-key check to ensure that the calling client has an active cd-key. This
is
> done by using an Expression Shape and calling an assembly. The assembly
> returns a boolean value indicating of the cd-key is active or not. The
> Orchestration has a variable to which the value is assigned. The next step
> is the Decide Shape where the value is checked for true or false. If it's
> true, the Orchestration proceeds with a query and returns a xml document.
> However, if the value is false, that is, the cd-key is not active, I would
> like to return an error message or similar to the client calling the Web
> Service.
>
> What is the best practice of returning error messages from an
Orchestration
> to a client?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
>

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You can just create a new orchestration variable of type "string" and assign
the error message to the string. You dont really need another schema. You ca
n
then send this string as the fault message and extract it using the
SoapException.Detail.

Abcool

"Christoffer" wrote:

> Right, I figured out it was all about creating a New Fault Message on the
> port. Said and done, and as for the message, I created a new schema called
> SerialInvalid and a new message with SerialInvalid as its Message Type.
>
> Now, after constructing the fault message and sending it to the Fault
> Message Operation I receive a SoapException at the Web Service end. How do
 I
> go about extracting the SerialInvalid message from the SoapException? I ha
d
> a look at the SoapException.Detail property but it doesn't seem to include
> the message I sent back.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
> "Christoffer" <christoffer@nospam.com> skrev i meddelandet
> news:ObDavAdhEHA.592@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... 
> a 
> is 
> Orchestration 
>
>
>

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