Web Services Error: There was an error generating the XML document

[fatcodeguy]

Hi,

I have a web service that returns an object (User), which consists of other user defined objects (UserAttribute).

If i consume the web service in a web form within the same package as the web service, the app works perfectly.

If i consume the web service from another web app, i get a SoapException: Server was unable to process request. --> There was an error generating the XML document. --> The type ActiveDirectoryServices.UserAttribute[] may not be used in this context.

I kinda think it has something to do with making my user object serializable but I tried:

<XmlIncludeAttribute(GetType(UserAttribute))> Public Class User
 ....
End Class

and that didn't work.

Any suggestions? Thanks!!

 

[fatcodeguy]

Nevermind, I've figured it out.

Instead of using the <XmlIncludeAttribute(GetType(UserAttribute))> attribute on the User class, i used it on the web method, and for a UserAttribute ARRAY, not object)

<WebMethod() ,XmlIncludeAttribute(GetType(UserAttribute()))> Get...

Thanks anyway!!