Re: how to grab a list of objects from a soap response

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> I also noticed that thw WDSL definition does not contain a description  
> of the content of the Response, it simply states "any"
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> Might this be the problem?
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If you mean xsd:any, then that's the trouble (you might include that part  
of WSDL file - it could help).

See what problems you might encounter with xsd:any:

   http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/ws-tip-xsdcaution.html

xsd:anyType, an alternative to xsd:any, is another story. I have  
successfully used xsd:anyType with rpc/encoded many times (but within PHP  
only!).
PHP SoapClient/Server is able to send e.g. dynamic associative arrays in  
such configuration without losing index names, which is very helpful  
sometimes.

If you plan to make your web service available to different clients  
(JAX-WS, Axis, .NET), eliminate the need for 'any' elements - it is much  
better (if it is possible) to write full type definition of sent data.