From: "dhf0820.lists@..." <dhf0820.lists@...>
Date: 2009-03-01T01:23:59+09:00
Subject: Re: xml-rpc calling question

On Feb 28, 9:42 am, James Gray <ja...@grayproductions.net> wrote:

> Arrays, Hashes, Numeric types, and simple Strings are all handled the  
> same in XML-RPC.  Just replace the simple data you've seen in the  
> examples with more complex collections and it should work fine.
>
> James Edward Gray II

Ok I have tried that with the following:
server = XMLRPC::Client.new2("http://websearch.ramaui.com/ramxml.php")
results = server.call("lists",{ "dbid" =>"dbid1113086003", "getlist"
=> "district"})

and I get XMLRPC::FaultException: XMLRPC::FaultException

Also tried this:
results = server.call("lists",{ :dbid =>"dbid1113086003", :getlist =>
"district"})
and same results

finally tried this:
 results = server.call("lists", :dbid =>"dbid1113086003", :getlist =>
"district")

with the same results

I can run this as the base example I took it from:
require 'xmlrpc/client'
require 'pp'

server = XMLRPC::Client.new2("http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping")
result = server.call("weblogUpdates.ping", "Copenhagen.rb", "http://
www.copenhagenrb.dk/")
pp result

And it woks fine.

What is the correct initialization and call?

the actual xml structure that should be passed is this:
<methodCall>
<methodName>lists</methodName>
-
<params>
-
<param>
-
<value>
-
<struct>
-
<member>
<name>dbid</name>
-
<value>
<string>dbid1113086003</string>
</value>
</member>
-
<member>
<name>getlist</name>
-
<value>
<string>district</string>
</value>
</member>
</struct>
</value>
</param>
</params>
</methodCall>

When called from an unapproved ip it should come back with a message
stating so.

Don French
Any ideas?