>I'm calling a web service method that needs a parameter passed to it that is of type object. I have this parameter as an XML string. How do I pass it as an "object"?
Not easily. The SOAP Toolkit and COM in general can't marshal generic objects into XML easily unless you predefine them.
There are some alternatives. This article might help:
http://www.west-wind.com/presentations/foxpronetwebservices/foxpronetwebservices.aspIt discusses in some detail of how to pass complex objects via Web Services. Although this discusses the Fox to .NET scenario it applies to any platform you are calling really.
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