Error Downloading the SAP SOAP Client

[Former Member]

I have downloaded the SAP SOAP Client before without issue using J2RE v1.4.2_09 and/or J2SDK v1.4.2_09.

I just got a new PC and tried to download the SAP SOAP Client using the same version of Java, but now I am getting the error "Unable to launch SOAP Client". The detailed exception is the following...

java.net.UnknownHostException: insy-bl03.bers.sap.corp

at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)

at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)

at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)

at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.<init>(Unknown Source)

at com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.SSLSocketFactoryImpl.createSocket(Unknown Source)

at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.doConnect(Unknown Source)

at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)

at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)

at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.<init>(Unknown Source)

at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.a(Unknown Source)

at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.a(Unknown Source)

at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.a(Unknown Source)

at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Source)

at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source)

at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.connect(Unknown Source)

at com.sun.javaws.net.BasicNetworkLayer.doRequest(Unknown Source)

at com.sun.javaws.net.BasicNetworkLayer.doHeadRequest(Unknown Source)

at com.sun.javaws.cache.DownloadProtocol.doDownload(Unknown Source)

at com.sun.javaws.cache.DownloadProtocol.isLaunchFileUpdateAvailable(Unknown Source)

at com.sun.javaws.LaunchDownload.getUpdatedLaunchDesc(Unknown Source)

at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.downloadResources(Unknown Source)

at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.handleApplicationDesc(Unknown Source)

at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.handleLaunchFile(Unknown Source)

at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.run(Unknown Source)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

I have already read a number of Forum threads and looked at the following blogs without any luck...

- /people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2006/02/13/unable-to-open-iresrid-xipipi-71-updated-for-pi-71-support

- /people/community.user/blog/2006/09/19/xi-webservice-studio--a-plain-jane-soap-tool

- /people/paul.medaille/blog/2005/06/24/test-your-xi-configuration-with-the-new-test-tool

- https://wwwn.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/9b16d790-0201-0010-4e9b-baa5f42...

Does anyone have any suggestions of what I could try next?

[Former Member]

Hi Kirk,

Check this..

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/downloads/tools/sa...

cheers,

Prashanth

[Former Member]

This is the site that is causing me the issue.

[Former Member]

I had the same issue and couldnt use SAP SOAP client.

Try other tools like Soap Sonar or XML Spy free editions.

-Jay

[Former Member]

There is no free version of XML Spy anymore.

Nevertheless, for testing purposes, the evaluation version should suffice.

I've just tested soapUI ( http://www.soapui.org/ ), which has been recommended by an SAP employee here: https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/cs/user/view/cs_msg/14298

This worked without a problem. Just keep in mind that you have to enter password and username in the "Details" tab of lower left hand window.

[Former Member]

java.net.UnknownHostException: <b>insy-bl03.bers.sap.corp</b><br>

You are pointing to this server: insy-bl03.bers.sap.corp<br>

Is this one the server you want to point to ?<br>

Regards

Sandro

[Former Member]

To be honest, what am I suppose to specify here?

[Former Member]

It looks like that at the moment SAP pubblish a SAP SOAP Client that can works only in the SAP intranet , because the Java Web Start file it´s located at this url:

https://insy-bl03.bers.sap.corp/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/lw/jws/soapclient/soapclient.jnlp

that is a non-internet url.

Strange.

Regards,

Sandro

[Former Member]

Do you have a recommendation of where I can get this same SAP SOAP client that is not slated as internal to SAP?

[MichalKrawczyk]

hi,

>>>Does anyone have any suggestions of what I could try next?

start using another (maybe better) free tool:

/people/community.user/blog/2006/09/19/xi-webservice-studio--a-plain-jane-soap-tool

Regards,

michal

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