How to add custom Http Header for C# Web Service Client consuming Axis 1.4 Web service

Question

I\'m trying to write a web service client in c# which the webservice is Java Axis 1.4. Axis service requires the Authorization: Basic Base64EncodedToken hea

Answer 1

user334291's answer was a life saver for me. Just want to add how you can add what the OP originally intended to do (what I ended up using):

Overriding the GetWebRequest function on the generated webservice code:

protected override System.Net.WebRequest GetWebRequest(Uri uri)
{
    System.Net.WebRequest request = base.GetWebRequest(uri);          
    string auth = "Basic " + Convert.ToBase64String(System.Text.Encoding.Default.GetBytes(this.Credentials.GetCredential(uri, "Basic").UserName + ":" + this.Credentials.GetCredential(uri, "Basic").Password));
    request.Headers.Add("Authorization", auth);
    return request;
}

and setting the credentials before calling the webservice:

  client.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(user, password);