use strict; use SOAP::Lite; use Data::Dumper; my $uri = "Optional URI"; my $proxy = "HTTPS:"; # <== insert print statement here to inspect $uri and $proxy print "URI = [$uri], PROXY = [$proxy]\n"; my $soap = SOAP::Lite->new( uri => ($uri || 'Some URI'), proxy => ($proxy || 'HTTP:') ); print Dumper($soap);