Question

I have a SOAP application created with delphi.

Input comes to server correct. But output is always empty. r object (response) created, but length(r.notes) always 0. If I do application without arrays, it also works correct. Where is the problem? 3 days of googling and trying different combinatios did not help.

Interface:

////////////// INPUT ///////////////////////
type TClientInformationStructure= class(TRemotable)
  private
    fClientApplicationName:string;
    fClientApplicationPassword:string;
    fRequestIdentifier:string;
    fStartSequenceNumber:integer;
    fNumberOfNotes:integer;
  published
    property ClientApplicationName:string read fClientApplicationName  write fClientApplicationName;   //Name of calling application
    property ClientApplicationPassword:string read fClientApplicationPassword write fClientApplicationPassword;          //Password that calling application must use to call the service
    property RequestIdentifier:string read fRequestIdentifier write fRequestIdentifier;//Transaktionsid from calling system that is stamped in all loggings for service,
                                                                                       //so that later it is easy to compare client and server logs. May be null.
    property StartSequenceNumber:integer read fStartSequenceNumber write fStartSequenceNumber;
    property NumberOfNotes:integer read fNumberOfNotes write fNumberOfNotes;
end;

///////////// OUTPUT ////////////////////////////
Type TNote=class(tremotable)
  private
    fNotetId:string;
    fSequenceNumber:integer;
    fDeleteMark:boolean;
    fAuthorRole:string;
    fAuthorUserName:string;
    fAuthor:string;
    fAcceptTime:tdateTime;
    fOrganizationalUnit:string;
    fLocationStartTime:tdateTime;
    fLocationEndTime:TdateTime;
    fBeadWard:string;
    fPersonCivilRegistrationIdentifier:string;
    fNoteType:string;
    fNoteText:string;
    fMoreNotesAvailable:boolean;
  public
    property NotetId:string read fNotetId  write fNotetId;
    property SequenceNumber:integer read fSequenceNumber write fSequenceNumber;
    property DeleteMark:boolean read fDeleteMark write fDeleteMark;
    property AuthorRole:string read fAuthorRole write fAuthorRole;
    property AuthorUserName:string read fAuthorUserName write fAuthorUserName;
    property Author:string read fAuthor write fAuthor;
    property AcceptTime:tdateTime read fAcceptTime write fAcceptTime;
    property OrganizationalUnit:string read fOrganizationalUnit write fOrganizationalUnit;
    property LocationStartTime:tdateTime read fLocationStartTime write fLocationStartTime;
    property LocationEndTime:TdateTime read fLocationEndTime write fLocationEndTime;
    property BeadWard:string read fBeadWard write fBeadWard;
    property PersonCivilRegistrationIdentifier:string read fPersonCivilRegistrationIdentifier write fPersonCivilRegistrationIdentifier;
    property NoteType:string read fNoteType write fNoteType;
    property NoteText:string read fNoteText write fNoteText;
    property MoreNotesAvailable:boolean read fMoreNotesAvailable write fMoreNotesAvailable;
end;

type TnoteStructure = array of TNote;

type tNoteCollection=class(tremotable)
  private
    fnotes:TnoteStructure;
  public
    property notes:TnoteStructure read fnotes write fnotes;
end;

type
  ibla = interface(IInvokable)
   ['{FFD831EC-56B1-4C0E-9CCE-8D9C7ECEE656}']
    function GetNotes(ClientInformationStructure:TClientInformationStructure)
              : tNoteCollection; stdcall;
  end;

implementation

initialization
  RemClassRegistry.RegisterXSClass(TClientInformationStructure);
  RemClassRegistry.RegisterXSClass(Tnote);
  RemClassRegistry.RegisterXSClass(tNoteCollection);
  RemClassRegistry.RegisterXSInfo(TypeInfo(TnoteStructure));
  InvRegistry.RegisterInterface(TypeInfo(ibla));

finalization
  RemClassRegistry.UnRegisterXSClass(TClientInformationStructure);
  RemClassRegistry.unRegisterXSClass(Tnote);
  RemClassRegistry.unRegisterXSClass(tNoteCollection);
  RemClassRegistry.unRegisterXSInfo(TypeInfo(TnoteStructure));
  InvRegistry.UnRegisterInterface(TypeInfo(ibla));
end.

Implementation:

type
  Tbla = class(TInvokableClass, ibla)
  public
    function GetNotes(ClientInformationStructure:TClientInformationStructure)
              : TNotecollection; stdcall;
  end;

implementation

function Tbla.GetNotes(ClientInformationStructure:TClientInformationStructure)
              : TNotecollection;
var n:tNoteStructure;
begin
  try
    result:=TNotecollection.Create;
    setlength(n,1);
    n[0]:=tnote.create;
    n[0].NotetId:=inttostr(random(100));
    n[0].AuthorUserName:='!1!'+ClientInformationStructure.ClientApplicationName;
    n[0].SequenceNumber:=999;
    result.notes:=copy(n);
  except
    on e:exception do addtolog(e.Message)
  end;
end;

initialization
  InvRegistry.RegisterInvokableClass(Tbla)

finalization
  InvRegistry.unRegisterInvokableClass(Tbla)

Client side:

  c:=tclientinformationstructure.Create;
  try
    c.ClientApplicationName:=labelededit1.Text;
    c.ClientApplicationPassword:=labelededit2.Text;
    c.RequestIdentifier:=labelededit3.Text;
    c.StartSequenceNumber:=strtointdef(labelededit4.Text,0);
    c.NumberOfNotes:=strtointdef(labelededit5.Text,0);
    r:=(HTTPRIO1 as ibla).GetNotes(c);
    if assigned(r) then
      if length(r.notes)>0 then
        if assigned(r.notes[0]) then showmessage(r.notes[0].AuthorUserName);
  finally
    freeandnil(c);
    if assigned (r.notes[0]) then freeandnil(r.notes[0]);
    if assigned(r) then freeandnil(r);
  end;

Answer 1

Thanks to all.
All works fine with this code:

Server

Interface part:

interface

const
  IS_OPTN = $0001;
  IS_UNBD = $0002;

type tNoteCollection=class(tremotable)
  private
    fnotes:TnoteStructure;
    procedure Setnotes(Index: Integer; const anotes: TnoteStructure);
  published
    property notes:TnoteStructure index(IS_OPTN or IS_UNBD)  read fnotes write setnotes;
    procedure setlen(count:byte);
    function getlen:integer;
end;

implementation

procedure tNoteCollection.setlen(count:byte);
begin
   setlength(fnotes,count);
end;

function tNoteCollection.getlen:integer;
begin
   result:=length(fnotes);
end;

procedure tNoteCollection.Setnotes(Index: Integer; const anotes: TnoteStructure);
begin
  fnotes:=anotes;
end;

Implementation part:

function Tcis2opus.GetNotes(ClientInformationStructure:TClientInformationStructure)
              : tNoteCollection;
begin
  try
    result:=tNoteCollection.Create;
    result.setlen(1);
    result.notes[0]:=tnote.create;
    result.notes[0].NotetId:=inttostr(random(100));
    result.notes[0].AuthorUserName:='!1!'+ClientInformationStructure.ClientApplicationName;
    result.notes[0].SequenceNumber:=999;
  except
    on e:exception do addtolog(e.Message)
  end;
end;

Client

procedure TForm1.BitBtn1Click(Sender: TObject);
var c:tclientinformationstructure;
    r:tNoteCollection;
begin
  c:=tclientinformationstructure.Create;
  try
    c.ClientApplicationName:=labelededit1.Text;
    c.ClientApplicationPassword:=labelededit2.Text;
    c.RequestIdentifier:=labelededit3.Text;
    c.StartSequenceNumber:=strtointdef(labelededit4.Text,0);
    c.NumberOfNotes:=strtointdef(labelededit5.Text,0);
    r:=nil;
    r:=(HTTPRIO1 as iCIS2Opus).GetNotes(c);
      if r.getlen>0 then
        if assigned(r.notes[0]) then showmessage(r.notes[0].AuthorUserName);
  finally
    if assigned(c) then freeandnil(c);
    if assigned(r) then freeandnil(r);
  end;
end;