Jobs


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ExecuteQuickJob

Executes a synchronous query in the shortest queue of a given context.
Returns job results on success, myriad of exceptions otherwise.

Parameters:
long wsid : WebServicesID of the account the query will be run under
string pw : Password of said account
string qry : Query to run
string context : Context of job
string taskname : Optional identifier of job
bool isSystem : System jobs are not visible in the web UI and require a flag with GetJobs().

Output:
string : A typed-csv format string containing the results of the query.
Column types are embedded in the column headers. For example,

'[ra]:Float,[dec]:Float'

describes two columns, named 'ra' and 'dec', both floating points.

Test

To test the operation using the HTTP POST protocol, click the 'Invoke' button.
Parameter Value
wsid:
pw:
qry:
context:
taskname:
isSystem:

SOAP 1.1

The following is a sample SOAP 1.1 request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /CasJobs/services/jobs.asmx HTTP/1.1
Host: casjobs.sdss.org
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length
SOAPAction: "http://Services.Cas.jhu.edu/ExecuteQuickJob"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <ExecuteQuickJob xmlns="http://Services.Cas.jhu.edu">
      <wsid>long</wsid>
      <pw>string</pw>
      <qry>string</qry>
      <context>string</context>
      <taskname>string</taskname>
      <isSystem>boolean</isSystem>
    </ExecuteQuickJob>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <ExecuteQuickJobResponse xmlns="http://Services.Cas.jhu.edu">
      <ExecuteQuickJobResult>string</ExecuteQuickJobResult>
    </ExecuteQuickJobResponse>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

SOAP 1.2

The following is a sample SOAP 1.2 request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /CasJobs/services/jobs.asmx HTTP/1.1
Host: casjobs.sdss.org
Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap12:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap12="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
  <soap12:Body>
    <ExecuteQuickJob xmlns="http://Services.Cas.jhu.edu">
      <wsid>long</wsid>
      <pw>string</pw>
      <qry>string</qry>
      <context>string</context>
      <taskname>string</taskname>
      <isSystem>boolean</isSystem>
    </ExecuteQuickJob>
  </soap12:Body>
</soap12:Envelope>
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap12:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap12="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
  <soap12:Body>
    <ExecuteQuickJobResponse xmlns="http://Services.Cas.jhu.edu">
      <ExecuteQuickJobResult>string</ExecuteQuickJobResult>
    </ExecuteQuickJobResponse>
  </soap12:Body>
</soap12:Envelope>

HTTP GET

The following is a sample HTTP GET request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

GET /CasJobs/services/jobs.asmx/ExecuteQuickJob?wsid=string&pw=string&qry=string&context=string&taskname=string&isSystem=string HTTP/1.1
Host: casjobs.sdss.org

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<string xmlns="http://Services.Cas.jhu.edu">string</string>

HTTP POST

The following is a sample HTTP POST request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /CasJobs/services/jobs.asmx/ExecuteQuickJob HTTP/1.1
Host: casjobs.sdss.org
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: length

wsid=string&pw=string&qry=string&context=string&taskname=string&isSystem=string
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<string xmlns="http://Services.Cas.jhu.edu">string</string>