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SOAP SEND FAULT


SOAP SEND FAULT ( faultType ; description )

Parameter	Type	Description
faultType	Longint	1 = Client fault, 2 = Server fault
description	String	Description of error to be sent to SOAP client

Description

The SOAP SEND FAULT command returns an error to a SOAP client indicating the origin of the fault: client or server. Using this command lets you indicate an error to a client without having to return a result.

For instance, a fault on the client side may be detected when you publish a “Square_root” Web Service and a client sends a request with a negative number; you can use this command to indicate to the client that a positive value is required.

A possible fault on the server side may be, for instance, a lack of memory occurring during method execution.

Pass the origin of the error in faultType. You can use the following predefined constants, located in the Web Services (Server) theme:

Constant	Type	Value
SOAP client fault	Longint	1
SOAP server fault	Longint	2

Pass a description of the error in description. If the client implementation is in conformity, the error can be processed.

Example

To go back to the example of the “Square_root” Web Service provided in the command description, the following command can be used to process requests with negative numbers:

SEND SOAP FAULT(SOAP client fault;"Positive values required")