I CAN get DIME attachments to work in general, but SOAP w/attachments does
not seem to handle the following semantic where I want to RPC and return a
structured "Person" type that includes an ID photo (image/jpeg). The
conceptual method signature that I want is:
public StructuredPersonType getPersonData(String IDString);
Where
public class StructuredPersonType {
public String getFirstName(){...}
pulic JpegBytes getPhotoID() {}
...
}
I can get a structured person (bean serialization) to be RPC returned. I can
get a DIME image RPC returned. I CANNOT GET BOTH THE PERSON STRUCTURE AND
THE IMAGE BACK IN ONE RPC CALL (UNLESS i DO CUSOM DESERIALIZATION ON THE M$
CLIENT SIDE - YUCK).
Mad as hell rignt now so here is my soap box: I am using DIME as I am trying
to interop w/those bastards in Redmond who have shoved XML down our throats.
This exact process was SIMPLE with CORBA - 6 years ago (M$ client, Unix
server - no worries). Those M$ bastards just couldn't deal with an open
standard that they could not own. The DOJ (Dept. of Justice) should be aware
that I indeed am not "helping the consumer" right now, I am going through
GRUELING WSDL HELL and descending back into the dark ages of cryptic
assembly-like coding. The XML emporer is buck-ass naked, yet I am forced to
pay him homage. I'd rather write FORTRAN than this CRAP! No hot air
returned, please, unless YOU HAVE USED the superior technologies and still
disagree with me. I know that I am off topic, but someone has to say it!
(In a meek voice ...) I'd love it if someone could help me with my DIME +
structured data return.
Thanks,
Paul
