If you wish to create a client session key you will need to call the CreateSessionKey method. This method is available to developers from the Users.asmx Web Service and is the first step when using the My Alerts web service. The CreateSessionKey method must be called to retrieve the ClientId and SessionKey which are required in all calls to the My Alerts Web Services. This function is automatically called by the iShare portal.
Parameters
Name | Requirement | Description |
|---|---|---|
Username | mandatory | This is the client user name as registered with Astun Technology Ltd. |
Password | mandatory | This is the password for the client user name. |
Key | mandatory | This is the unique key supplied by Astun Technology Ltd when you register. |
All three of these parameters are found in the Main MyAlerts configuration form in iShare Studio.
Returns
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<CreateSessionKeyResult>
<Error>
<Code>string</Code>
<Description>string</Description>
</Error>
<Success>boolean</Success>
<ClientId>int</ClientId>
<SessionKey>string</SessionKey>
</CreateSessionKeyResult> |
Error - Code / Description
An error code and description if the call to the web service is unsuccessful and the Success if False.
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1024 – Client authentication failed
Success
This will be either True or False. If False an error message will be provided in the Error result, if True the ClientId and SessionKey will be provided.
ClientId
This is the unique id for the client and is used in subsequent web service calls
SessionKey
This is a unique session key for the client.
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