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∟DataFlex Web Service for Country Information

∟Operations Provided by DataFlex Web Service

This section describes the free Web service 'DataFlex' provided by oorsprong.org. It supports 21 operations to retrieve country information, including names, capitals, languages, currencies, flags, phone codes, etc..

DataFlex - A free Web service that provides 21 operations to retrieve country information, including names, capitals, languages, currencies, flags, phone codes, etc.

Technical information on the Web service:

You can use Zeep Python library to parse its WSDL document into an easy-to-read format: 

herong$ python3 -m zeep \
  http://webservices.oorsprong.org/websamples.countryinfo/CountryInfoService.wso?WSDL

...

Bindings:
  Soap11Binding: {http://www.oorsprong.org/
    websamples.countryinfo}CountryInfoServiceSoapBinding
  Soap12Binding: {http://www.oorsprong.org/
    websamples.countryinfo}CountryInfoServiceSoapBinding12

Service: CountryInfoService
  Port: CountryInfoServiceSoap (Soap11Binding: 
    {http://www.oorsprong.org/websamples.countryinfo}CountryInfoServiceSoapBinding)
    Operations:
      CapitalCity(sCountryISOCode: xsd:string) -> CapitalCityResult: xsd:string
      CountriesUsingCurrency(sISOCurrencyCode: xsd:string) 
        -> CountriesUsingCurrencyResult: ns0:ArrayOftCountryCodeAndName
      CountryCurrency(sCountryISOCode: xsd:string) -> CountryCurrencyResult: ns0:tCurrency
      CountryFlag(sCountryISOCode: xsd:string) -> CountryFlagResult: xsd:string
      CountryISOCode(sCountryName: xsd:string) -> CountryISOCodeResult: xsd:string
      CountryIntPhoneCode(sCountryISOCode: xsd:string) -> CountryIntPhoneCodeResult: xsd:string
      CountryName(sCountryISOCode: xsd:string) -> CountryNameResult: xsd:string
      CurrencyName(sCurrencyISOCode: xsd:string) -> CurrencyNameResult: xsd:string
      FullCountryInfo(sCountryISOCode: xsd:string) -> FullCountryInfoResult: ns0:tCountryInfo
      FullCountryInfoAllCountries() 
        -> FullCountryInfoAllCountriesResult: ns0:ArrayOftCountryInfo
      LanguageISOCode(sLanguageName: xsd:string) -> LanguageISOCodeResult: xsd:string
      LanguageName(sISOCode: xsd:string) -> LanguageNameResult: xsd:string
      ListOfContinentsByCode() -> ListOfContinentsByCodeResult: ns0:ArrayOftContinent
      ListOfContinentsByName() -> ListOfContinentsByNameResult: ns0:ArrayOftContinent
      ListOfCountryNamesByCode() 
        -> ListOfCountryNamesByCodeResult: ns0:ArrayOftCountryCodeAndName
      ListOfCountryNamesByName() 
        -> ListOfCountryNamesByNameResult: ns0:ArrayOftCountryCodeAndName
      ListOfCountryNamesGroupedByContinent() 
        -> ListOfCountryNamesGroupedByContinentResult: 
          ns0:ArrayOftCountryCodeAndNameGroupedByContinent
      ListOfCurrenciesByCode() -> ListOfCurrenciesByCodeResult: ns0:ArrayOftCurrency
      ListOfCurrenciesByName() -> ListOfCurrenciesByNameResult: ns0:ArrayOftCurrency
      ListOfLanguagesByCode() -> ListOfLanguagesByCodeResult: ns0:ArrayOftLanguage
      ListOfLanguagesByName() -> ListOfLanguagesByNameResult: ns0:ArrayOftLanguage

  Port: CountryInfoServiceSoap12 (Soap12Binding: 
    {http://www.oorsprong.org/websamples.countryinfo}CountryInfoServiceSoapBinding12)
    Operations:
      ...

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Python SOAP Client: Zeep

 SoapUI - Web Service Testing Tool

 SOAP Web Service and SoapUI

 REST Web Service and SoapUI

 Mock Web Services - herongyang.com/Service

 "SoapResponder" and Web Service Test Tool

 "Calculator" for 4 Integer Operations

►DataFlex Web Service for Country Information

►Operations Provided by DataFlex Web Service

 Test DataFlex with Zeep Python Library

 DataFlex - "ListOfCountryNamesByName" Operation

 DataFlex - "FullCountryInfo" Operation

 LatLonListCityNames - Return Latitudes and Longitudes of US Cities

 LatLonListZipCode - Return Latitudes and Longitudes of US Zip Code

 TempConvert Web Service for Temperature Conversion

 NDFDgenByDay - US Weather Forecast by Day

 NDFDgen - US-Weather Forecast for a Single Location

 Currency Exchange Rate

 Bitcoin Blockchain Data API (or Explorer)

 flickr.interestingness.getList - Get Interesting Photos

 UUID/GUID Generator

 NumberToWords - Convert Number in Digits to Words

 TitleCaseWordsWithToken - Words to Title Case Format

 "PUG SOAP" Web Service for PubChem Database

 RSC - ChemSpider APIs

 Discontinued: Currency Converter by kowabunga.net

 Discontinued: GetCountries - Get All Countries and Territories

 Discontinued: GetCurrencies - Get Currencies from All Countries

 Discontinued: GetGMTbyCountry - Get GMT Information of a Given Country

 Discontinued: GetISD - Get ISD Phone Code of a Given Country

 Discontinued: GetCitiesByCountry - Get Cities by Country

 Discontinued: GetInfoByState - Get ZIP Codes of a Given US State

 Discontinued: GetAirportInformationByCountry - Get Airport Code by Country

 Discontinued: GetGeoIP - Get Country by IP Address

 Discontinued: ConvertTemp - Convert Temperature Unit

 Discontinued: ChangeLengthUnit - Convert Length Unit

 Discontinued: ConvertWeight - Convert Weight Unit

 Discontinued: ChangeAreaUnit - Convert Area Unit

 Discontinued: Code39 - Generate Bar Code Images in Code 39 Format

 Discontinued: GenerateBarCode - Generate Bar Code Images

 Discontinued: GetMortgagePayment - Calculate Mortgage Payment

 Discontinued: ConversionRate - Get Currency Exchange Rate

 Discontinued: GetQuote - Get Stock Quote

 Discontinued: GetSunSetRiseTime - Get Sunrise and Sunset Time

 Discontinued: GetWeatherByZipCode - Get Weather by ZIP Code in US

 Discontinued: getTime - Get the Current Time

 Discontinued: questionSearch - Search Yahoo! Questions and Answers

 Discontinued: Hotwire - Get Travel Ticker Deals

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