Unable to read the PDF file using http service of wM

1

Hi,

We are able to read the PDF file from a given http link(xxxx) using internet explorer and XML spy.
But we are unable to read the pdf file from webMethods system using “pub.client:http” service. We are getting an authorisation problem while accessing with webMethods but not through internet explorer/XML spy.
We are giving the same username and password for both cases(webMethods and internet explorer/XML spy).

We are givng the following options:
method:get

Is the PDF file would be given any special authorisations or any configuration changes or any properties changes need to be done to access from webMethods ?

Please could you help us in this issue ASAP.
Waiting for your precious inputs.

Thanks,
Ramesh

2

How are you specifying the credentials in the pub.client:http call? Can you post the complete list of inputs you are providing to pub.client:http?

3

Thanks for all your suggestions and inputs.

Please find the details below which we are giving. There is no other parameters we are giving.

For security prupose, I have mentioned as xxxx in below details.

url:[url]http://xxxxxxxxxx.com/XX/XX/xx.pdf[/url]
methode :get
loadas :bytes
auth/type :application/pdf
auth/user :xxxdom\xxu002
auth/pass :xxxxxxx

Is the webMethods user account needs to be maintained in the target server to retrieve the file ? Sine it is giving authorization error only when we are trying to access from webMethods.

Please provide your precious inputs.

Thanks,
Ramesh

4

What is the exact error you’re getting? One thing to note is that you’re setting auth/type to application/pdf. Why? application/pdf is a content-type not an authentication type.

  • Percio
5

As Percio points out, the auth/type is incorrect. The auth/user and auth/pass must match what the target server is expecting. Refer to the wM IS Built-in Services Reference for info on the acceptable values for auth/type.