The Calling Specification: The minimum sequence of events required to communicate with a Web server (assuming, for simplicity, that HTTP is the transport for both directions) is as follows:
1. The client sends an HTTP post request that includes the Web service and the parameters. Note that an HTTP get specification is also available.
2. The server sends an HTTP response that includes the result of the processing requested.
The Interface Specification: WSDL: You already know that WSDL tells the world how to contact your application, but you can also think of WSDL as a standard--in the sense that a phone number is a standard. You must know the phone number to communicate with the person you're calling. Likewise, your application must know the interface to communicate with a Web service. Most environments will generate WSDL files automatically--you shouldn't have to write them.
So how do you get your hands on the WSDL file of a Web service? Most will respond to a request of the form: www.mywebservice.com/someServiceURL/wsdl?
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