Try this with your SoapInit line.

o.mssoapinit("http://gcomappdev/portal/gcomws.wsdl", ,"gcomwsSoapPort")

>Ok - this is getting ridiculous. I'm trying to create a very simple web service in VFP.
>My server "GComAppDev" - Win2K - IIS5 - SOAP2sp2 - VFP7 runtimes
>My local machine - Win2K - VFP7 - SOAP2 sp2
>
>Here is what I do.
>
>I have a prg based class as follows:

DEFINE CLASS gcomws AS SESSION OLEPUBLIC
>
>	NAME = "gcomws"
>	PROCEDURE DoTest() AS STRING
>		RETURN "This is a test from the web service"
>	ENDPROC
>
>ENDDEF

>1 - I create project, compile this into single-threaded dll DIRECTLY to my web folder which happens to be mapped from my local machine. I check and .dll, .tlb, and .vbr files are there.
>I can instantiate dll from VFP directly and it works fine
>
>2 - ON SERVER - I regsvr32 the dll - it succeeds
>
>2 - I make sure the DLL has I-USER and I_WAM rights - full control
>
>3 - ON MY MACHINE = I open the VFP Web Service Publisher via right clicking the project and choosing builders
>
>4 - for COM Server I enter "H:\appdev\web\portal\gcomws.dll" - which is full path to where I just built my dll (H is a mapped drive)
>
>5 - I note that my one class "gcomws" is selected in "Select Class" - no option to change that
>
>6 - I click advanced tab and set up as follows:
>
>URL: http://gcomappdev/portal/gcomws.WSDL (this is correct w/ virtual directory)
>FIle: h:\appdev\web\portal\gcomws.wsdl (it won't let me use \\appdev\)
>Listener: ISAPI
>Intellisense Scripts: is checked Name:gcomws
>other boxes are unchecked
>
>7 - I generate and get no errors
>
>8 - In VFP command window I enter

o=Createobject("mssoap.soapclient")
>o.mssoapinit("http://gcomappdev/portal/gcomws.wsdl", "",'')

so far so good
>
>9 - now I try "? o.DoTest()" and get an error:
>
>OLE IDispatchexception code 0 from SOAP-ENV:Server:
>WSDLOperation: Instantiating the dispatch object for method
>DoTest failed..
>
>
>ARGHHH!!!!! what am I missing?
>
>TIA,