> Pete,
> I have exhausted my knowledge of webservices, my experience with them is
> solely from the Microsoft platforms, where I can use my trusty soap headers
> and ICredentials. It seems as though everyone else has shied away from this
> post, I would try to find a group on Apache or try to post in the
> microsoft.public.framework.aspnet.webservices groups. Best of luck and when
> you find your answer post it so others can benefit.
> Jared
>
> "Pete" <phayward_delete@delete_bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> news:63863FD0-0911-4E0C-AD19-50DC9EAD35CD@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks Jared. You have excellently and precisely laid out the
> > functionality
> > of what I'm looking for except that I need it in the context of a "Web
> > Reference" that I have rather than a newly declared web client (which I
> > think
> > means I miss out on the ease of use of a web reference I presume). i.e I
> > need
> > to be able to "wind" backwards to the http context from the web reference
> > which seems to be protocol agnostic (which makes sense as protocols other
> > than http could potentially be used for the soap message). So I suppose a
> > better way to phrase the question is "How may I obtain the http context
> > from
> > a web reference?"
> > I could, I suppose construct the web service call "by hand" ignoring the
> > ease of use of Visual Studio inserting a web reference for me. But this
> > seems
> > such a pity as it would mean considerably more work (I think).
> >
> > Still, I'll look further into what you have suggested ...:)
> >
> > Thanks again.
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > "Jared" wrote:
> >
> >> Pete,
> >> I'm not talking about a browser or a web page, I too am talking about
> >> a
> >> ..NET WinForms application. Take the following code snippit for example:
> >>
> >> Sub PostAMessage()
> >> Dim Site As String = "http://www.yoursite.com"
> >> Dim Web As New System.Net.WebClient
> >> Web.Headers.Add("AUTHORIZATION", "SOMEVALUE")
> >> Dim Stream As System.IO.Stream
> >> Stream = Web.OpenRead(Site)
> >> Dim Reader As New System.IO.StreamReader(Stream)
> >> Dim Output As String = Reader.ReadToEnd()
> >> Stream.Flush()
> >> Stream.Close()
> >> Reader.Close()
> >> End Sub
> >>
> >> This code is declared and used inside a windows application. The name of
> >> the
> >> object I have been referring to is WebClient. You may want to see if it
> >> can
> >> handle what you are trying to do.
> >>
> >> Jared
> >>
> >> "Pete" <phayward_delete@delete_bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> >> news:5367C79D-9F26-44E1-A2AC-FCEFE8340BCD@microsoft.com...
> >> > Thanks Jared, however I'm not using a web client, I'm using Windows
> >> > Forms
> >> > client(and I've tried a console client to keep things simple with the
> >> > same
> >> > results). I have only have the web reference. So I think I need to be
> >> > able
> >> > somehow to get the web request object and from there access the Http
> >> > Request
> >> > object and from there be able to set the contents of the http header
> >> > ???
> >> > Anyone any clues or examples on how to do this? It's the same problem
> >> > as
> >> > my
> >> > orginal question however I'm not getting any closer it seems.
> >> >
> >> > When I use a Java client, it's really easy to set the http
> >> > AUTHORIZATION
> >> > attributes. Not so apparently in .Net. This is so basic I'll bet the
> >> > answer
> >> > is really easy but it has me stumped :)
> >> >
> >> > Pete
> >> >
> >> > "Jared" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I was referring to the System.Net.WebClient. You can send a post
> >> >> message
> >> >> to
> >> >> a client with this class, I believe you can modify the headers, it's
> >> >> been
> >> >> a
> >> >> while since i've used it.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Pete" <phayward_delete@delete_bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:C81F472B-0D1B-427D-A11C-5F449CCA06B6@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Thanks ... however I am aware of this, but the Credentials technique
> >> >> > (discussed int the link you kindly prvided) passes the credentails
> >> >> > at
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > SOAP Header level not the HTTP header level which in my case is
> >> >> > desired
> >> >> > for
> >> >> > the APache/AXIS server.
> >> >> > In the meantime I am looking at the info that Jared supplied.
> >> >> > PS I'm not using a web client, rather a windows forms client.
> >> >> > Pete
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "old" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> take a look at this link
> >> >> >> Pass Current Credentials to an ASP.NET Web Service
> >> >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813834
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Jared" <VB_Puzzled_VB@email.com> wrote in
> >> >> >> news:10k4qkv20mnpof6@corp.supernews.com:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > Sorry about that.
> >> >> >> > Try looking into the System.Net.WebHeaderCollection object or
> >> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> > System.Net namespace in general. The webclient may have the
> >> >> >> > functionality you are looking for.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > "Pete" <phayward_delete@delete_bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> > news:ACB1E631-E8D4-4B43-AE85-50E9B8484994@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> >> Thanks Jared,
> >> >> >> >> However I'm looking for authentication at the http level not at
> >> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> >> soap level.
> >> >> >> >> The SOAP/AXIS server I'm looking to connect my client desires
> >> >> >> >> basic
> >> >> >> >> authentication
> >> >> >> >> within the http header.
> >> >> >> >> ie looking to see how to set the AUTHENTICATION attribute within
> >> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> >> http header.
> >> >> >> >> Pete
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> "Jared" wrote:
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>> I think you just have to create a class that inherits from
> >> >> >> >>> SoapHeader, then
> >> >> >> >>> include the <SoapHeader()> attribute to the method that will
> >> >> >> >>> use
> >> >> >> >>> it.
> >> >> >> >>> I hope
> >> >> >> >>> I understood your question correctly.
> >> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> >>> ms-help://MS.VSCC.2003/MS.MSDNQTR.2003FEB.1033/cpref/html/frlrfSystem
> >> >> >> >>> WebServicesProtocolsSoapHeaderAttributeClassTopic.htm
> >> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> >>> ms-help://MS.VSCC.2003/MS.MSDNQTR.2003FEB.1033/cpguide/html/cpconalte
> >> >> >> >>> ringsoapmessageusingsoapextensions.htm
> >> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> >>> "Pete" <phayward_delete@delete_bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> >>> news:740572F4-22A7-489E-9ADA-2148034D13D1@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> >>> > I'm cross posting from mscom.webservices.general as I have
> >> >> >> >>> > received no answer
> >> >> >> >>> > there:
> >> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >> >>> > There has been a number of recent posts requesting how to
> >> >> >> >>> > satisfactorily
> >> >> >> >>> > enable BASIC authorization at the HTTP level but as yet no
> >> >> >> >>> > fully
> >> >> >> >>> > useful answer.
> >> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >> >>> > I too have been trying to call an apache/axis webservice
> >> >> >> >>> > which
> >> >> >> >>> > desires a
> >> >> >> >>> > username/password from my C# Client. (ie the equivalent of
> >> >> >> >>> > _call.setUsername("Myname") name from within a Java client
> >> >> >> >>> > proxy)
> >> >> >> >>> > Try as I
> >> >> >> >>> > may I cannot get the AUTHORIZATION attribute to be included
> >> >> >> >>> > in
> >> >> >> >>> > the
> >> >> >> >>> > http header. Some mention has been made of directly inserting
> >> >> >> >>> > the
> >> >> >> >>> > attribute into
> >> >> >> >>> > the header ... but how does one get hold of the request
> >> >> >> >>> > object
> >> >> >> >>> > to
> >> >> >> >>> > do this?
> >> >> >> >>> > Using the Credentials object method does not work for me.
> >> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >> >>> > Any clues ..?