Hi,

I am trying to send web form data(Firstname and lastname) to web service and web service prints a message "Hello <FirstName> <LastName>!".

In XML web service's Data Source properly, I have checked the box "The value of this parameter can be set via a Web Part connection". The problem is if i don't give any default value, it doesn't work. It prints the above message successfuly only if I provide default values during connection.

I am not sure why it is so!? Is it possible to do without default values?

Thanks,
Jalpa

Is this a service you have written? What does it return if it is called without its parameters?

If it doesn't return anything, SharePoint may be assuming that the service is down, so it doesn't send anything through the connection.

You might have your service return "something" if is called without parameters (or with null parameters), such as some kind of prompt text. (Ideally the null result set will have the same schema as the filled results.)

__________________
- Woody -

Yes, I have written the service. Your explanation solved my problem.

Thanks again!
Jalpa