The Simple Object Access Protocol or SOAP ( SOAP 1.1 , 2003) has become a popular standard protocol for TCP/IP communications. Web services developed using SOAP allow intercommunication of different platforms and development tools. Hence, popular tools have integrated SOAP as one of the basic features. Delphi for one has a built-in SOAP feature for the development of both the service and the client (Delphi, 2005). This document outlines the step by step procedure for building a web service using Delphi. Similarly, the procedure for consuming the developed web service is also given. CREATING THE SERVICE Open the Delphi IDE then on the menu, click File > New > Other (Select SOAP Server Application from WebServices Tab), then choose deployment type ISAPI/NSAPI DLL, CGI Stand-alone executable, Apache Shared Module (depending on how you want your service to be deployed and what kind of web server you are using)…

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