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tjay's avatar
tjay
Occasional Contributor
10 years ago

java.lang.Exception: Failed to load url

I have just installed SoapUI 5.2.0 on Windows. Regardless of what wsdl file I put in I get the following kind of error: Error loading [http://www.restfulwebservices.net/wcf/StockQuoteService.svc?ws...
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rupert_anderson
Valued Contributor
10 years ago

Hi,

 

It sounds as though your SoapUI cannot see the internet. I am guessing this because the starter page is effectively a browser that loads some web based content and when a WSDL wont load due to problems resolving network/web based dependencies, this often means that SoapUI cannot see the internet.

 

Common causes for this are:

  • Needing to configure proxy settings (in SoapUI preferences > Proxy Settings).
  • Needing to allow SoapUI access in firewall settings. 

Whilst the internet isn;t strictly required to use SoapUI for testing local web services etc, it would affect the two things you listed.

 

Cheers,

Rupert

  • tjay's avatar
    tjay
    Occasional Contributor
    10 years ago

    Rupert,

    Thanks for your reply. I am going to see what I can do to apply your suggestions.

    It may be of interest that I have installed SoapUI on an Apache server -- which is my development machine for http://localhost development. Don't know if this is significant.

     

    Also - I think that I posted the additional info about the error log while you were also responding. So this might also be significant. Sorry for not posting that info before you responded.

     

    Thanks,

    tjay

    • rupert_anderson's avatar
      rupert_anderson
      Valued Contributor
      10 years ago

      Hi tjay,

       

      Ok, no problem.

       

      I have been able to build a SOAP project based on http://www.restfulwebservices.net/wcf/StockQuoteService.svc?wsdl e.g.

       

      Screen Shot 2015-08-13 at 17.50.20.png

      So that WSDL is fine. I am using SOapUI 5.2 Beta.

       

      Have you tried making requests from that box from outside of SoapUI e.g.

       

      curl http://www.restfulwebservices.net/wcf/StockQuoteService.svc?wsdl

       

      Assuming you have curl (or similar basic shell based means of making an http request), if that doesn't work then SoapUI wont be able to see the WSDL either.

       

      Cheers,

      Rupert

      • tjay's avatar
        tjay
        Occasional Contributor
        10 years ago

        Thanks for responses Rupert.

         

        I have not tried curl. I do have php-soap enabled.

         

        I have been able to open url www.restfulwebservices.net/wcf/StockQuoteService.svc?wsdl with no problems on the browser.

         

        I have been a PHP programmer for years. I am trying to learn SOAP and understand all its elements. I have a main source for wsdl file for a major project, and am able to communicate with it through PHP's SoapClient - but don't understand SOAP well enough for smooth communications yet. I was hoping SoapUI would be the program that would speed up my learning process. That may help you know where I am coming from.

         

        I assume you read the error log that I added to my first post while you were sending your first respons - and if so, did that tell you anything.

         

        Thanks - tjay