Rails - Jan 2006 - Send XML Document with SOAP

Hello,

yes it''s another ruby-nuby question but i cant find the right docs so I
hope either someone has an answer or can provide links to what i havent 
been able to find.

I am trying to call a wsdl web service running on .net server with a 
ruby client. I can make the request and with a wiredump I see the SOAP 
request and responce XML files, the files are correct but I am not sure 
why I can not access the results.

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require "rexml/document"
service = SOAP::WSDLDriverFactory.new(wsdl).create_rpc_driver
result =
service.GetAnswer(:question=>''tuition'',:id=>''64'')
doc = REXML::Document.new result
render_text doc.to_s

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this is what I get
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"SOAP::Mapping::Object is not a valid input stream.  It must be
either a String, IO, StringIO or Source."

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why is the result not an XML string? it appears as if result is empty 
eveI have tried converting the result to a sting but it give me another 
error suggesting that the result variable is empty
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#<REXML::ParseException: malformed XML: missing tag start
Line:
Position:
Last 80 unconsumed characters:
<SOAP::Mapping::Object:0x3761048>>

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any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

thanks, Arlen Thurber

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here is the SOAP responce I am recieving, is there a problem with the 
way it is trying to send an XML document with in the SOAP responce? It 
works fine in JAVA but i am wondering if there is an issue with the way 
RUBY parses the SOAP responce.


  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
- <soap:Envelope
xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
- <soap:Body>
- <GetAnswerResponse xmlns="http://tempuri.org/">
  <GetAnswerResult><?xml version="1.0" 
encoding="utf-16"?><VIRTUALADVISOR><ExpressionID>1868</ExpressionID><CompositeAnswer><CAID>60</CAID><Answer><![CDATA[<font
face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Arial"
color="#ff00ff"> <p><font
color="#000000">Cal Poly&#8217;s 6,000+ acre campus is located
in San
Luis Obispo, California, midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, 
making the university one of the largest campuses in the nation in terms 
of physical size. </font></p> <p><font
color="#000000">The surrounding
area boasts mild temperatures year round and offers many types of 
outdoor recreation including the Pacific beaches, local mountain areas 
and nearby lakes.</font></p> <p><font
color="#000000">Some of these
areas are: Pismo Beach, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Lake Lopez, Lake 
Nacimiento, Lake San Antonio, Hearst Castle, Bishop''s Peak and Madonna 
Mountain.</font></p> <p><font
color="#000000"><a
href="http://www.ess.calpoly.edu/_admiss/visit/index.htm" 
target="_self">Directions and visitor information</a>. 
</font></p></font></font>]]></Answer></CompositeAnswer><Question><![CDATA[location]]></Question></VIRTUALADVISOR></GetAnswerResult>
  </GetAnswerResponse>
  </soap:Body>
  </soap:Envelope>

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