From: Mark Thomas <mark@...>
Date: 2009-03-28T02:27:07+09:00
Subject: Re: SOAP and NTLM Authentication

On Mar 27, 12:01 pm, Andrew Porter <partydr...@me.com> wrote:
> The example you give on your blog, like all the others I've seen,  
> assumes the WSDL file is "in the open." In my case, I have to  
> authenticate in order to even get to it. Your example creates the  
> driver first, then adds authentication for subsequent requests. I  
> can't even create the driver. The SOAP::WSDLDriverFactory.new() call  
> fails every time with a 401, "Unauthorized" error.

Since you have shown you can get the WSDL, can't you just use it
locally when generating your client?

wsdl2ruby --wsdl <local_filename.wsdl> --type client --force

> Also, I'm using the SOAP libraries in Ruby 1.8.6. It's my  
> understanding that soap4r was integrated into this version of Ruby. Am  
> I mistaken?

Do NOT use the built-in libraries. Please upgrade to the latest.