3.1.4.16 GetImage

This operation is used to return a chart image or embedded image.

The following is the WSDL port type specification of the GetImage WSDL operation.

 <wsdl:operation name="GetImage" xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/">
   <wsdl:input wsaw:Action="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/Excel/Server/WebServices/ExcelServerInternalService/ExcelServiceSoap/GetImage" message="tns:ExcelServiceSoap_GetImage_InputMessage" xmlns:wsaw="http://www.w3.org/2006/05/addressing/wsdl"/>
   <wsdl:output wsaw:Action="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/Excel/Server/WebServices/ExcelServerInternalService/ExcelServiceSoap/GetImageResponse" message="tns:ExcelServiceSoap_GetImage_OutputMessage" xmlns:wsaw="http://www.w3.org/2006/05/addressing/wsdl"/>
   <wsdl:fault wsaw:Action="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/Excel/Server/WebServices/ExcelServerInternalService/ExcelServiceSoap/GetImageExcelServerMessageFault" name="ExcelServerMessageFault" message="tns:ExcelServiceSoap_GetImage_ExcelServerMessageFault_FaultMessage" xmlns:wsaw="http://www.w3.org/2006/05/addressing/wsdl"/>
 </wsdl:operation>

The protocol client sends an ExcelServiceSoap_GetImage_InputMessage request message, and the protocol server responds with an ExcelServiceSoap_GetImage_OutputMessage response message, as follows:

  • The protocol server MUST return a chart image or embedded image as specified in the imageId element.

In the event of an application error on the protocol server during this operation, a SOAP fault is returned, as specified in section 2.2.2. The Id element of the ExcelServerMessage SHOULD<25> be one of the values specified in section 2.2.2.1.