Setting Client Credentials when calling an HTTPS Web Service with the WSDL Type Provider

.. just because it was so hard to find it online.  (This works with .Net 4.5 and F# 3.1).

You will need to add references to:

• System.Runtime.Serialization
• System.ServiceModel
• System.IdentityModel
• FSharp.Data.TypeProviders

Here’s the code, I’m sure you can work out the important bit.  It’s calling a WCF service called MyService, your names may vary:

open System
open System.ServiceModel
open System.IdentityModel
open Microsoft.FSharp.Data.TypeProviders

type MyService = WsdlService<"https://someuri.com/MyService">

let someService = MyService.GetBasicHttpBinding_SomeService()

// important bit here!
someService.DataContext.ClientCredentials.UserName.UserName <- "MyUser"
someService.DataContext.ClientCredentials.UserName.Password <- "Password1"

someService.DoStuff()
// you should probably catch some exceptions here