ByRef "The test form is only available for requests from the local machine"

[Comic Relief]

When trying to call a method, that contains a ByRef Primitive Type
(String), running on a remote machine, I get the message:

The test form is only available for requests from the local machine.

When calling the method in the browser on a local machine, I get the
message:

The test form is only available for methods with primitive types or
arrays of primitive types as parameters.

I have the correct nodes in the web.config (This fixed the problem, for
all methods without ByRef variables):

<add name="HttpSoap1.2"/>
<add name="HttpSoap"/>
<add name="HttpPost"/>
<add name="HttpGet"/>

I have run aspnet_regiis.exe -i

I have read this article on accessing methods from the browser:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpguide
/html/cpconaccessingwebservicesfrombrowser.asp

I am even aware of modifying Input and Output Only Arrays, using the
WSDL file (so I'm assuming ByRef is usable, from a web service)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/soap/ht
m/soap_overview_473o.asp?frame=true

Anyone know what I'm missing?

Thx

Merry Christmas

 

[Jan Tielens]

Strange... the test page should work with string values. Can you post the
webmethod declaration?

 

[Comic Relief]

I just found that, although the page displays that message the request
works from the application.

I hadn't had the chance to test it, because of a "The operation has
timed-out." error while making the remote request to the web service,
caused by running my requesting application in debug mode.

I realized, I had to run the application from the directory by clicking
on it (without attaching the debugger) for it to not timeout.

Thanks for the reply all the same.

p.s. I forgot to change my name, no comic relief on this thread ;-)