PowerShell Tip: New-WebServiceProxy Exception

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Summary

This TechNet wiki is to show the usage method of New-WebServiceProxy.

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Exception

In a client environment, a few PowerShell scripts are used for querying some information using a Web Service. They faced an issue while using the script and the exception is below:

 Exception calling "GetInfoByZIP" with "1" argument(s): "The operation has timed out"
At line:2 char:1 + $webservice1.GetInfoByZIP(98065).Table + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : WebException Exeption The exception is simple and clear. 'The Operation has time out'

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Troubleshooting Steps

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$ws = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri 'http://www.webservicex.net/uszip.asmx?WSDL' $ws | GM

$ws = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri 'http://www.webservicex.net/uszip.asmx?WSDL' $ws | Get-Member | ?{$_.Name -eq 'TimeOut'}

 Voila -we got it now. Check the value:

$ws = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri 'http://www.webservicex.net/uszip.asmx?WSDL' $ws.Timeout

 This is not good. The timeout value set to 1. Change it to 100000 [default].

$ws = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri 'http://www.webservicex.net/uszip.asmx?WSDL' $ws.Timeout = 100000

Bingo - it worked.

Enjoy PowerShell :)