Either WSDL or wsimport and wsdl (mono) are horribly broken

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EDIT I started off with the example given below, but I have now:

• Tried the example from the W3C spec. After fixing another error (binding was

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Although the question is rather old, here's a working WSDL:

Things that I've changed:

• set xmlns:xsd to http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema instead of http://www.w3.org/1999/XMLSchema (the 1999 version is quite outdated)

• removed namespace identified from the schema elements (GetOrders instead of o:GetOrders and GetOrdersResponse instead of os:GetOrdersResponse) (namespace qualifiers are not allowed within the name attribute of an element or type definition)

• used the correct types for the subelements criteria and orders: xsd:string instead of string

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I agree, that a WSDL might be difficult in the beginning, however, once you have a grip on it, there's nothing better than a clearly defined interface. If I had a choice, I would prefer a wsdl over a json-REST-API without hesitation. But I guess that's a matter of taste ;-)