Re: Is there a future for RPC style SOAP?

> Date:    Fri, 6 Dec 2002 14:35:27 -0000
> From:    "GOFFIN, Fraser" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Is there a future for RPC style SOAP?
>
>  <snip>
>         So, despite the fact that RPC/Encoded is commonly used today I for
> one will not implement anything further using SOAP encoding. This still
> leaves the fact that there are some circumstances where implementing RPC
> style exchange could be of use. Unfortunately there is little tool support
> RPC/Literal so I guess its Doc/Lit only going forward ?
>
>         Fraser.
>

I'm not sure I really see much value for the SOAP RPC structure if you're
not using SOAP encoding. If you're not using SOAP encoding, then the only
difference between RPC and Document style formats is that the RPC message is
wrapped in an element that represents the method name. There are other ways
to indicate the method you'd like to perform (e.g., the target URI, or the
SOAPAction header).

What circumstances were you thinking of where it could be of use?

Anne

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